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January 2021 in “Frontiers in cell and developmental biology” Skin cysts might help advance stem cell treatments to repair skin.
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June 2026 in “Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology” LHX2 is crucial for development, tissue repair, and preventing diseases.
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January 2013 in “Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology” Certain transcription factors are key in controlling skin stem cell behavior and could impact future treatments for skin repair and hair loss.
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June 2015 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Feathers are useful for researching growth, regeneration, and the effects of treatments like chemotherapy on hair loss.
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October 2011 in “Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology” Eph/ephrin signaling is important for skin cell behavior and could be targeted to treat skin diseases.
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April 2021 in “The EMBO Journal” Hair follicle stem cells help maintain skin health and could improve skin replacement therapies.
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March 2021 in “Journal of Nanobiotechnology” A new method was developed to grow and maintain human hair follicle stem cells for hair reconstruction.
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August 2021 in “Frontiers in cell and developmental biology” Scientists made structures that look like human hair follicles using stem cells, which could help grow hair without using actual human tissue.
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July 2022 in “Annals of translational medicine” Scientists created complete hair-like structures by growing mouse skin cells together in a special gel.
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November 2023 in “Biomaterials advances” Sponges made of soy protein and β-chitin with human cells from hair or fat can speed up healing of chronic wounds.
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