April 2023 in “Medizinische Genetik” New research has found 14 genes linked to the risk of developing alopecia areata, improving understanding and treatment options.
July 2021 in “PARIPEX INDIAN JOURNAL OF RESEARCH” PRP injections significantly improve hair regrowth in alopecia areata.
April 2017 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Triptolide effectively and safely reduces actinic keratosis lesions in mice.
May 2024 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” β-Catenin is essential for new hair growth after skin injury.
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December 1992 in “British Journal of Dermatology” Rat hair follicles grow longer in vitro, but certain factors can inhibit this growth.
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March 2010 in “Histochemistry and cell biology” Skin cells can help create early hair-like structures in lab cultures.
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March 2009 in “Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine” TGF-β2 plays a key role in human hair growth and development.
April 2025 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Fibronectin is essential for hair follicle regeneration by supporting stem cells.
January 2000 in “Acta Academiae Medicine Militaris Tertiae” Epidermal growth factor boosts growth of hair follicle cells.
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February 2018 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” The document concludes that a protein involved in hair growth may link to baldness and that more research is needed on its role in hair loss and skin cancer treatments.
January 2026 in “Materialia” Porcine ADM scaffold helps hair growth in mice.
December 2023 in “Scientific Reports” Scientists created cell lines from balding patients and found that cells from the front of the scalp are more affected by hormones that cause hair loss than those from the back.
January 2009 in “China Practical Medicine” Certain genes help dermal papillae cells in hair follicles grow and group together.
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January 2004 in “Linchuang pifuke zazhi” Routine culture medium boosts cell growth, but dermal hair papilla and sheath cells produce less collagen than fibroblasts.
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September 1981 in “Zentralblatt für Veterinärmedizin Reihe A” Biotin deficiency in pigs causes hair loss, skin issues, and weak claws.
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June 2007 in “Journal of Dermatological Science” Researchers created a cell line to study hair growth and found specific genes affected by dihydrotestosterone.
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January 2018 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Researchers found four distinct fibroblast types in human skin, which could help in treating wounds and fibrotic diseases.
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November 2019 in “FEBS open bio” Combining specific inducers helps dermal papilla cells regain hair-forming ability.
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June 1996 in “Journal of cellular physiology” Retinoic acid, glucocorticoids, and IGF1 increase IGFBP-3 production in human dermal papilla cells, affecting hair growth.
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May 1996 in “Plant Cell & Environment” Low phosphorus makes Arabidopsis thaliana grow longer root hairs.
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May 2008 in “Development” Activating β-catenin can turn skin cells into hair follicles.
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February 2012 in “Developmental biology” Sostdc1 controls the size and number of hair and mammary gland structures.
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September 1998 in “Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety” High thallium contamination severely harms small mammal populations, causing health issues and low population density.
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September 2003 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Overexpression of COX-2 causes early hair loss in mice, but can be prevented with a COX-2 inhibitor.
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June 2018 in “Burns” The spiny mouse can fully regenerate skin after burns, unlike the lab mouse.
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June 2009 in “Nanomedicine” Fullerene nanomaterials help hair grow faster and increase hair follicles.
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July 2001 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” SLHA can be hard to diagnose and needs teamwork between specialists.
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January 2015 in “Skin Pharmacology and Physiology” Parathyroid hormones are important for hair growth, but their use in treating hair loss from chemotherapy is still uncertain.
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July 2010 in “Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology” Elastic liposomes deliver genistein through haired skin better than conventional liposomes.
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January 2014 in “Indian Journal of Paediatric Dermatology” Congenital atrichia with papular lesions causes permanent hair loss and skin bumps from birth.