51 citations
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May 2019 in “Biomaterials” Researchers developed a method to grow hair follicles using special beads that could help with hair loss treatment.
May 2025 in “Animal Bioscience” Inhibiting prolactin reduces hair follicle activation in cashmere goats.
18 citations
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September 2011 in “Livestock science” Maternal Nano-Se supplements improve fetal hair follicle development in cashmere goats.
8 citations
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March 2014 in “American Journal of Pathology” Damaged hair follicles make mice more prone to skin inflammation and skin cancer after UV exposure.
184 citations
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December 2018 in “Nature Communications” Researchers created human hair follicles using a new method that could help treat hair loss.
87 citations
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April 2018 in “Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications” Exosomes from dermal papilla cells can help grow hair and might treat hair loss.
42 citations
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February 2017 in “Scientific Reports” Researchers found a way to create cells from stem cells that act like human cells important for hair growth and could be used for hair regeneration treatments.
39 citations
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May 2010 in “Stem Cells” Ephrins slow down skin and hair follicle cell growth.
32 citations
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May 2018 in “Cell Cycle” Melatonin helps Cashmere goats grow more hair by affecting certain genes and cell pathways.
28 citations
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February 1999 in “Archives of Dermatological Research” Finasteride potentially treats hair loss by reducing DHT production.
23 citations
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April 1999 in “Dermatologic Clinics” Pulsed-intense light can significantly reduce hair, with effectiveness depending on treatment number and timing, and has mild side effects.
14 citations
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September 2018 in “Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences” Rex rabbits' hair follicles develop dynamically in the first 8 weeks, with key genes and proteins changing over time.
10 citations
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December 2011 in “Cell Transplantation” Researchers successfully grew human hair follicle cells that could potentially lead to new hair loss treatments.
9 citations
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June 2008 in “Springer eBooks” Understanding hair follicle structure is key for treating hair disorders and could help develop new treatments.
September 2017 in “Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery” Garg and Garg created an affordable, easy-to-use training program for hair restoration surgery using everyday items, which can teach a technician the basics in 3-4 weeks with two hours of daily practice.
78 citations
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August 2002 in “Experimental Dermatology” Researchers developed a quick and easy way to get and grow cells from the base of human hair follicles.
149 citations
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July 2014 in “Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Medicine” The dermal papilla is crucial for hair growth and health, and understanding it could lead to new hair loss treatments.
159 citations
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December 2007 in “American Journal of Pathology” Stress-related substance P may lead to hair loss and negatively affect hair growth.
11 citations
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July 2017 in “Regenerative Medicine” The patch assay can create mature hair follicles from human cells and may help in hair loss treatments.
81 citations
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January 2003 in “The FASEB Journal” Follistatin helps hair growth and cycling, while activin prevents it.
45 citations
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May 2003 in “Journal of Cell Science” α3β1-integrin is crucial for maintaining normal hair follicle shape and function but not needed for the development of the surrounding skin.
14 citations
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April 2011 in “Cell Proliferation” Scientists can grow human hair follicle stem cells in a lab without changing their nature, which could help treat hair loss.
Biotin boosts wool growth and follicle health in sheep.
91 citations
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April 2011 in “Journal of Ethnopharmacology” Polygonum multiflorum extract helps grow hair by activating certain hair growth signals in mice.
25 citations
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September 2018 in “Molecular Biology of the Cell” Blocking Wnt/β-catenin signaling with EGF receptor is necessary for proper hair growth.
18 citations
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January 2008 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” Certain proteins and their receptors are more active during the growth phase of human hair and could be targeted to treat hair disorders.
11 citations
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October 2018 in “The Journal of Dermatology” Decorin helps keep hair follicle stem cells and may prevent age-related hair loss.
8 citations
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August 2020 in “Domestic Animal Endocrinology” Melatonin improved cashmere production in goats during the first cycle but had no lasting effects on the next cycle.
7 citations
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January 2016 in “Methods in molecular biology” Mouse hair follicle stem cells were successfully isolated and used to regenerate hair follicles with two different methods.
330 citations
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December 2009 in “Cell stem cell” SKPs are similar to adult skin stem cells and could help in skin repair and hair growth.