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May 2015 in “Lasers in Surgery and Medicine” Laser treatment helped regrow hair in mice by activating a key growth pathway.
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July 2008 in “Journal of Dermatological Science” Ephrin-A3 helps increase and speed up hair growth in baby mice.
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December 2022 in “BMC Genomics” The research improved understanding of yak hair growth to help use yak wool better.
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October 2003 in “Developmental Biology” Too much Sonic Hedgehog protein stops hair growth in embryos.
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158 citations
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December 2002 in “Development” Msx2-deficient mice experience irregular hair growth and loss due to disrupted hair cycle phases.
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July 2009 in “Journal of Cutaneous Pathology” Hair follicle stem cells are key for hair growth and skin repair.
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June 2024 in “Skin Research and Technology” Low-level laser therapy can boost hair growth and speed up wound healing.
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January 2010 Ornithine decarboxylase is crucial for human hair growth and the hair cycle.
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January 2013 in “International journal of trichology” Vitamin D3 and its receptor are important for hair growth, and understanding receptors could help treat hair graying and skin cancer.
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April 2008 in “Biomedical Materials” Human hair proteins can be used to create scaffolds that support cell growth for tissue engineering.
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February 2019 in “Genomics” Cashmere and milk goats have different hair growth cycles and gene expressions, which could help improve wool production.
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October 2020 in “BMC Genomics” Long non-coding RNAs play a key role in yak hair growth cycles.
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September 2022 in “Frontiers in veterinary science” Certain long non-coding RNAs are important for the growth of hair follicles in Inner Mongolian cashmere goats.
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May 2017 in “InTech eBooks” Hair loss in Androgenetic alopecia (AGA) is due to altered cell sensitivity to hormones, not increased hormone levels. Hair growth periods shorten over time, causing hair to become thinner and shorter. This is linked to miscommunication between cell pathways in hair follicles. There's also a change in gene expression related to blood vessels and cell growth in balding hair follicles. The exact molecular causes of AGA are still unclear.
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July 2022 in “Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology” Taohong Siwu Decoction may help treat hair loss by targeting multiple genes and pathways.
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