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December 2024 in “ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering” The patches could quickly deliver epilepsy treatment and reduce seizures.
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September 2012 in “Trends in Neurosciences” Nerves are crucial for the regeneration of various body parts in many animals.
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January 1997 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology Symposium Proceedings” Nerves and chemicals in the body can affect hair growth and loss.
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March 2018 in “ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering” MDP hydrogel heals wounds faster and better than other treatments in diabetic mice.
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June 2017 in “Experimental Biology and Medicine” Advanced human skin models improve drug development and could replace animal testing.
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April 2017 in “journal of current ophthalmology” Good preoperative assessment is crucial for safe and effective eyelid and brow cosmetic surgery.
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January 2024 in “Burns & Trauma” Sebaceous gland organoids could improve skin regeneration and treatment.
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April 2016 in “Wound Repair and Regeneration” Researchers successfully transplanted hair follicles in mice, which survived well and helped in wound healing.
January 2025 in “Online Publication Service of Würzburg University (Würzburg University)” A protocol was developed to create 3D skin models from adult diseased cells to study Small Fiber Neuropathy.
January 2025 in “Journal of Inorganic Materials” Bioactive inorganic materials show promise in repairing and regenerating soft tissues like skin and nerves.
August 2023 in “European Journal of Plastic Surgery” 3D bioprinting is advancing in plastic and reconstructive surgery, especially for creating tissues and improving surgical planning, but faces challenges like vascularization and material development.
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January 2011 in “Facial Plastic Surgery” Forehead lifting can restore a youthful look and improve brow aesthetics using various surgical and nonsurgical methods.
June 2025 in “Materials Today Bio” A silk fibroin hydrogel boosts wound healing and hair growth by increasing collagen and hair follicles.
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August 2014 in “PLoS ONE” GFRα2 is essential for controlling neuron size but not for target innervation in certain sensory neurons.
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January 2004 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology Symposium Proceedings” Alopecia areata is an autoimmune disease causing hair loss, treatable with immune-modulating drugs, and linked to genetics.
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August 2018 in “Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery” In ptosis, brow elevation doesn't lift the eyelid but is driven by efforts to raise the eyelid.
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March 2009 in “Aesthetic Surgery Journal” The modified lateral brow lift effectively lifts the outer brow with fewer side effects than traditional methods.
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October 1994 in “Brain Research” Fetal sheep develop skin nerve pathways and responses to touch and heat between 75 and 134 days of gestation.
January 2016 in “Minerva Access (University of Melbourne)” Hair follicle transplantation can improve wound healing and nerve growth.
May 2015 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” A woman with Parry-Romberg syndrome developed new curly hair on one side of her scalp, a condition not previously linked to the syndrome.
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July 2006 in “The Journal of Comparative Neurology” Increasing neurotrophin 4 in skin boosts nerve endings but not sensory neuron count.
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January 2015 in “Experimental Dermatology” Dr. Shoji Okuda's pioneering work on hair transplantation was overlooked and could have significantly advanced the field if recognized sooner.
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December 2011 in “Cell” Different hair follicles in the skin are innervated by unique combinations of mechanosensory neurons, crucial for touch sensation.
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March 2008 in “Neuroscience Research” Cat paws have complex touch sensors for detailed sensory processing.
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April 2022 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” Hair loss in men (androgenetic alopecia) is significantly linked to decreased scalp sensitivity, but not temperature sensitivity. More research is needed to confirm this. Comparing this hair loss to leprosy is unsupported and stigmatizing.
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April 2009 in “Journal of comparative neurology” P2X3-IR fibers are widespread in rat skin and likely help detect pain.
February 2023 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” Merkel cells stabilize nerve endings in the skin, and they change independently of each other.
September 2004 in “Experimental Dermatology” The model effectively studies how sensory nerves interact with skin components, aiding research on wound healing and hair growth.
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August 2023 in “Developmental Cell” Mechanosensory neurons adapt to different skin types after birth.
April 2022 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” The document suggests that nerve issues might contribute to hair loss and that testing sensation could predict these nerve problems.