December 2023 in “Data in Brief” Curly hair's strength and flexibility vary with moisture and temperature.
December 2023 in “International Journal of Medical Arts” Transplanted hair follicles show significant changes after FUE, needing more research.
June 2023 in “Frontiers in Genetics” Genes related to calcium signaling and lipid metabolism are important for curly hair in Mangalitza pigs.
Guard hair length is positively correlated with guard hair diameter and down fiber length, but negatively correlated with variation in guard hair diameter and down fiber diameter.
January 2021 in “American Journal of Applied Sciences” Cut hair can help link suspects to crime scenes.
A 5-year-old girl has sparse, dry, and brittle hair but is otherwise healthy.
Human hair keratins can self-assemble and support cell growth, useful for biomedical applications.
September 2019 in “Mağallaẗ al-ʿulūm al-ṭabīʿiyyaẗ wa-al-ḥayātiyyaẗ wa-al-taṭbīqiyyaẗ” Camel hair from Afif can be improved for textiles by adding chemicals or blending with other fibers.
August 2019 in “Journal of archaeological science: Reports/Journal of archaeological science: reports” Ancient hair can preserve hormones, revealing health and fertility insights.
January 2019 in “Global Dermatology” Genetic hair shaft abnormalities can be seen with microscopes and often affect scalp hair.
January 2017 in “STARS (University of Central Florida)” Steroid hormones can be preserved in ancient hair, revealing insights into past health and fertility.
Thermal straightening can damage ethnic hair and may pose health risks.
Keratin hydrogels from human hair show promise for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.
October 2012 in “Advanced Materials Research” Higher temperatures improve rabbit hair strength up to 50°C, but moisture weakens it.
January 2011 in “Maofang ke-ji” Rabbit hair research improved its use in textiles and new applications.
Yak hair stretches mainly due to macromolecules slipping past each other.
January 2007 in “The FASEB journal” Human hair keratins help nerve regeneration and support Schwann cell activity.
January 2006 in “东华大学学报:英文版” Microwave plasma treatment improves yak hair dyeing.
September 2001 in “PubMed” The new X-ray technique allows for precise and non-destructive measurement of elements in hair, creating the first database of its kind for a specific ethnic group.
August 1989 in “Proceedings ... annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America/Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America” The research provided a detailed view of the non-keratinous parts of human hair fibers.
January 2023 in “Springer eBooks”
January 2007 in “Dermatologic Surgery” Artificial hair fibers help treat scalp scars with few complications and a 20% yearly fiber fall rate.
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November 1965 in “Textile research journal” Papain and bisulfite break down human hair by dissolving parts of it.
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December 2011
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December 2006 in “Biopolymers” Permanent waving weakens hair by altering its protein structure.
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January 2018 in “Advances in experimental medicine and biology” 37 citations
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October 2015 in “PeerJ” Perming significantly changes hair's molecular structure, while shampoo and conditioner do not.
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April 2021 in “Biomedicines” Creating fully functional in vitro hair follicles for alopecia treatment is still challenging.
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January 2012 in “International Journal of Trichology” Genetics affect early female hair loss, severity depends on duration, and low ferritin levels not significant.
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August 2015 in “PloS one” Keratin from hair binds well to gold and BMP-2, useful for bone repair.