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January 2011 in “Diabetes” People with PCNT mutations often develop severe insulin resistance and early-onset diabetes during childhood or adolescence.
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February 2007 in “Hormone and metabolic research” Human skin makes sexual hormones that affect hair growth, skin health, and healing; too much can cause acne and hair loss, while treatments can manage these conditions.
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October 2013 in “Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America” Growing human skin cells in a 3D environment can stimulate new hair growth.
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December 2018 in “Nature Communications” Researchers created human hair follicles using a new method that could help treat hair loss.
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February 2008 in “The FASEB Journal” One minoxidil-sensitive potassium channel exists in human hair follicles.
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June 2017 in “Stem cell investigation” Stem cells from hair follicles can safely treat hair loss.
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October 2008 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” HFMs can help study hair growth and test potential hair growth drugs.
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June 2010 in “Experimental Dermatology” The hair follicle is a great model for research to improve hair growth treatments.
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February 2016 in “ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces” Technique creates 3D cell spheroids for hair-follicle regeneration.
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July 1996 in “Human & Experimental Toxicology” Human enzymes can detoxify harmful substances but might also increase their cancer risk.
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March 2018 in “PLOS Biology” Autophagy is important for human hair growth and health.
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May 2016 in “Biomaterials” Endo-HSE helps grow hair-like structures from human skin cells in the lab.
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March 2011 in “Nature Communications” Cells from a skin condition can create new hair follicles and similar growths in mice, and a specific treatment can reduce these effects.
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August 2019 in “Regenerative Medicine” Human placenta hydrogel helps restore cells needed for hair growth.
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March 2015 in “PLoS ONE” Thyroxine can adjust the body's peripheral clock, potentially helping treat clock-related diseases.
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November 2013 in “PLOS ONE” Androgen receptor signaling causes early aging of cells important for hair growth by damaging their DNA.
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April 2020 in “Biomolecules” The 3D scaffold helped maintain hair cell traits and could improve hair loss treatments.
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December 2019 in “Stem Cells Translational Medicine” Fully regenerating human hair follicles not yet achieved.
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July 2007 in “Biochemical Pharmacology” ISCK03 stops melanin production in human melanoma cells and lightens skin color in mice and guinea pigs.
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October 2014 in “Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Medicine” Genetic research has advanced our understanding of skin diseases, but complex conditions require an integrative approach for deeper insight.
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January 2018 in “The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology” Modified stem cells from umbilical cord blood can make hair grow faster.
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May 2020 in “Cells” Substance from human umbilical cord blood cells promotes hair growth.
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June 2008 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” HPV genes in mice improve ear tissue healing by speeding up skin growth and repair.