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June 2020 in “Animals” Poor maternal nutrition can lead to fewer wool follicles in Chinese Merino sheep.
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January 2007 in “Frontiers in Medicine” Tofacitinib works well for treating alopecia areata, especially when combined with corticosteroids, but is less effective if the disease has lasted over 2 years.
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June 2019 in “Scientific Reports” Increased PPARGC1α relates to hair thinning in common baldness.
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Mycophenolate mofetil is a good alternative for autoimmune hepatitis patients who can't tolerate azathioprine.
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July 2017 in “Rheumatology and Therapy” Tofacitinib, a medication for arthritis, showed potential for treating severe hair loss in a small Brazilian case series, but more research is needed.
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October 2016 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Activating Nrf2 protects human hair follicles from oxidative stress and helps prevent hair growth inhibition.
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February 2016 in “Science” Foxc1 helps keep hair follicle stem cells inactive, preventing hair loss.
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January 2008 in “Indian Journal of Dermatology” Monilethrix, a genetic hair disorder causing fragile hair, affects three generations in a family.
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OCT4B1 and SOX-2 levels are higher in Crohn's and ulcerative colitis patients, possibly aiding tissue repair.
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Nanozymes can restore hair growth by fixing peroxisomal function.
32 citations
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February 2008 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” KFSD is a genetic disorder causing hair loss and skin issues, with no effective treatment.
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October 2016 in “Case Reports in Dermatology” A man with severe hair loss saw hair and nail improvement after 10 months on tofacitinib without side effects.
June 2021 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” The gene Tfap2b is essential for creating a type of stem cell in zebrafish that can become different pigment cells.
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October 2008 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Mutations in the ST14 gene cause skin and hair issues by disrupting important protein processing.
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January 2017 in “Dermatology online journal” Tofacitinib helped psoriasis but not alopecia universalis, needing more research.
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November 1987 in “The Journal of Pediatrics” Selenium deficiency can cause skin and hair color loss, muscle weakness, and blood cell changes, but these improve with selenium supplements.
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June 2016 in “Acta dermato-venereologica” Tofacitinib helped a young woman's severe hair loss and arthritis but not her plaque psoriasis.
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