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December 2016 in “PloS one” A specific protein in chicken embryos links early skin layers to feather development.
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December 2010 in “Journal of human genetics” A Japanese patient with IFAP syndrome had a severe MBTPS2 gene mutation but showed milder symptoms than previously observed cases.
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September 2023 in “eLife” TLR2 is important for hair growth and can be targeted to treat hair loss.
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November 2017 in “Biomaterials” Researchers found a new way to create hair-growing structures in the lab that can grow hair when put into mice.
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April 2006 in “Brain Research” 5α-reduced neurosteroids may help regulate glial cell differentiation.
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May 2005 in “Seminars in Plastic Surgery” Follicular Cell Implantation might become a new treatment for hair loss and could lead to advances in organ regeneration.
September 2019 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” A new mutation in the STING protein causes a disease with lupus-like symptoms and responds well to a specific inhibitor treatment.
May 2024 in “Scientific reports” Twist2 is essential for scarless skin healing and hair growth in mouse fetuses.
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September 2019 in “Nature Communications” SOX11 and SOX4 help skin cells act like embryonic cells to heal wounds in mice.
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June 2022 in “Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology” The gel with icariin speeds up wound healing, reduces scarring, and helps hair growth by controlling BMP4 signaling. It also reduces inflammation and improves wound quality in mice, adapts to different wound shapes, and gradually releases icariin to aid healing. It also prevents too much collagen and myofibroblast formation during skin healing.
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