research Tensile properties of twisted hair fibers
Twisting hair weakens it, but strength can be recovered at low twist levels.
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810-840 / 1000+ results research Analysis of Hair Follicles in Mutant Laboratory Mice
Understanding normal hair follicle development helps analyze abnormalities in mutant mice.
research Divergent genetic mechanism leads to spiny hair in rodents
Rodent spiny hair traits are due to genetic factors other than the Edar gene.
research Hairless protein of Jumonji family and hair loss
Mutations in the hairless protein gene cause hair loss.
research Skin abnormalities generated by temporally controlled RXRα mutations in mouse epidermis
RXRα is crucial for hair growth and skin cell function.
research Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia: Successfully Treated with Methotrexate or Just the Natural Disease Progression?
Methotrexate may help stabilize frontal fibrosing alopecia.
research FGF signaling for hair cycle resting phase alleviates radiation alopecia
FGF18 treatment during hair's resting phase can protect against hair loss from radiation.
research Hair perms/straighteners and styling agents
Hair perms or treatments seem safe to use up to 3 to 4 times during pregnancy.
research Missense mutation Y449H of the K10 gene in a patient with severe epidermolytic ichthyosis
A specific gene mutation (Y449H in K10) was found in a patient with severe skin disorder.
research Branching of Spiral Ganglion Neurites Is Induced by Focal Application of Fibroblast Growth Factor‐1
FGF-1 causes spiral ganglion neurites to branch more.
research Size Polymorphisms in the Human Ultrahigh Sulfur Hair Keratin-Associated Protein 4, KAP4, Gene Family
The study found that variations in hair protein genes are likely due to evolutionary deletions or duplications.
research 1433 Epithelially derived, mitochondrial MPZL3 negatively regulates murine and human hair follicle cycling
A protein called MPZL3 in mitochondria slows down hair growth and could be a target for treating hair growth disorders.
research Towards a “free radical theory of graying”: melanocyte apoptosis in the aging human hair follicle is an indicator of oxidative stress induced tissue damage
Oxidative stress causes hair to gray by damaging and killing pigment cells.
research Reply
The Thr1022Ala variant in the hairless gene is not a disease-causing mutation.
research ROBERTSONIAN TRANSLOCATION PATIENT WITH RECURRENT MISCARRIAGE
Robertsonian translocation can cause recurrent miscarriages.
research 9. Immunology and Genetics
The document concludes that Borrelia afzelii causes a skin condition in France, a gene is linked to hair loss in Caucasian women, and various genetic mutations affect skin diseases.
research Activation of the integrated stress response in human hair follicles
Blocking the Mitochondrial Pyruvate Carrier causes stress in hair follicles, which can be reduced by an ISR inhibitor.
research Mast cell hyperplasia in the skin of Dsg4-deficient hypotrichosis mice, which are long-living mutants of lupus-prone mice
A gene mutation in mice causes increased mast cells and disorganized hair follicles in their skin.
research Expression of MK6a dominant-negative and C-terminal mutant transgenes in mice has distinct phenotypic consequences in the epidermis and hair follicle
Mutant MK6a transgenes in mice cause blistering, hair loss, and potential human alopecia.
research Structural change of keratin protein in human hair by permanent waving treatment
Permanent waving damages hair by disrupting its keratin structure.
research A Novel Missense Mutation Affecting the Human Hairless Thyroid Receptor Interacting Domain 2 Causes Congenital Atrichia
A specific gene mutation causes congenital hair loss.
research Hair’s the Question: Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia (FFA)
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research The epidermal growth factor receptor decreases Stathmin 1 and triggers catagen entry in the mouse
EGFR helps mouse hair follicles stop growing by reducing certain growth regulators.
research In-Situ Tensile Testing of Hair Fibers in An Environmental Scanning Electron Microscope (ESEM)
Hair fibers break by cuticle cell slipping, shape changing, cuticle fraying, and surface cracking when stretched under specific conditions.
research Atrichia with papular lesions resulting from a novel homozygous missense mutation in the hairless gene
A new genetic mutation in the hairless gene causes a rare hair loss disorder.
research Editors' Picks
Scientists found gene mutations that affect hair loss, skin stem cells, and skin disorders, and identified drugs that may help treat blood vessel and skin conditions.
research A novel nonsense CDH3 mutation in hypotrichosis with juvenile macular dystrophy
A new genetic mutation in the CDH3 gene causes hair loss and eye problems in young people.
research DNA dioxygenases Tet2/3 regulate gene promoter accessibility and chromatin topology in lineage-specific loci to control epithelial differentiation
The enzymes Tet2 and Tet3 are important for skin cell development and hair growth.
research Inducible, reversible hair loss in transgenic mice.
Scientists made a mouse that can be made to lose hair and then grow it back.