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Japanese researchers created new hair follicles from human cells that grew hair when put into mice, and other findings showed a link between eye disease severity and corneal thickness, gene mutations affecting hearing and touch, and the safety of the shingles vaccine for adults over 50.

The document concludes that doctors should recognize congenital triangular alopecia to avoid unnecessary treatments, as it does not respond to steroids like alopecia areata does.

Human prostate cells produce more WISP1/CCN4 when there's not enough oxygen.

Estrogen-progestin contraception lowers ovarian, endometrial, and colon cancer risk but may raise breast and cervical cancer risk, helps with menstrual and acne issues, and new methods are as effective as pills. Metformin helps overweight women with PCOS and insulin resistance, and dopamine agonists treat prolactinomas.

Biotinidase deficiency can cause symptoms like sleepiness, hair loss, and seizures.

Hair loss, prostate size, and urinary issues are related due to androgen effects.

Sprouty and FGF balance is crucial for normal feather shape and size.

Hair follicles can effectively absorb nano-sized particles, making them potential targets for localized drug delivery.

Mutations in β1 integrins cause embryonic death but have milder effects on skin.

Calcium signals and SHH guide the direction of feather growth in chicken skin.

Claudin expression changes help the skin respond to injury.

Keratins and filaggrin change as fetal skin develops, marking key stages of skin formation.

iPSC-derived artificial platelets show promise for consistent and effective regenerative therapies.

Hair differentiation starts earlier than thought, involving multiple type-II keratins.

Trichoscopy helps distinguish between scalp Discoid Lupus Erythematosus and Lichen Planopilaris for accurate diagnosis and treatment.

PRP therapy for alopecia shows inconsistent results due to natural variability in growth factor secretion by platelets.

Male mice have thicker skin, causing more light scattering than females.

Asymmetric hair follicle differentiation causes the unique shape of kinky hair.

Pangolin scales evolved for protection, hardening with age, due to keratin gene diversification.

Hair growth cycles need varied signals in space and time.

Scientists made a mouse that shows how a specific protein in the skin changes and affects hair growth and shape.

Stiffer hydrogels better promote stem cells turning into hair follicle cells.

Hairless mammals evolved quickly in both gene and non-gene areas related to skin and hair.

HoxC genes are crucial for normal hair and nail development.

The document concludes that various signaling pathways and genetic factors are crucial for chicken feather development, affecting poultry quality.

Sinus hair follicles in mammals have different nerve fiber types with species-specific patterns, especially in cats.

The research helps understand how stem cells turn into hair follicle cells.

Merkel cells and Langerhans cells in hair follicles are closely connected and may interact.