December 2025 in “The Journal of Cell Biology” Keratin 15 helps maintain skin cell growth and repair.
June 2025 in “Advances in Clinical and Experimental Medicine” Keratin biomaterials could help heal wounds and regenerate tissue, but more testing is needed.
June 2025 in “Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry” The new method improves protein extraction and analysis in hair, aiding biomedical and forensic work.
February 2025 in “Cureus” New methods reliably assess hair regrowth and scalp health in hair loss patients.
February 2025 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” Keratin 15 helps keep skin cells in a young, undifferentiated state.
October 2024 in “Frontiers in Oncology” Keratin 18 helps diagnose and predict cancer progression and affects cancer growth and spread.
YH0618 helps reduce chemotherapy-induced hair loss by targeting specific proteins and pathways.
April 2024 in “JCT research”
February 2024 in “ACS applied bio materials” Keratin microspheres might help hair grow.
January 2024 in “Journal of camel practice and research/Journal of Camel Practice and Research” Certain genetic variations in camels affect hair coarseness.
January 2024 in “Journal of Microorganism Control” The antibacterial toner can effectively kill acne-causing bacteria by penetrating skin plugs.
December 2023 in “The journal of physical chemistry. B (1997 : Online)” Human hair keratin might be good for filtering out harmful substances from water.
December 2023 in “ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering” Keratin can be successfully taken from human hair using a mix of choline chloride and ethanolamine.
November 2023 in “Advanced Science” A specific hair protein variant increases the spread of breast cancer and is linked to worse survival rates.
November 2023 in “Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers” Scientists made nanoparticles from human hair proteins to improve drug delivery.
October 2023 in “Applied sciences” Iris germanica rhizome-derived exosomes help protect skin cells from oxidative stress and aging.
October 2023 in “arXiv (Cornell University)” Human hair keratins might be good for filtering out harmful substances like diclofenac and PFBS from water.
August 2023 in “Journal of Health and Beauty” K-30 treatment restores protein and weight in damaged hair, making it similar to healthy hair.
July 2023 in “Drug testing and analysis (Print)” Homemade hair treatments can significantly lower drug levels in hair, possibly causing false-negative drug tests.
April 2023 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” Tet2 and Tet3 enzymes are important for controlling hair growth and shape by affecting gene activity and DNA structure in hair follicles.
March 2023 in “JAAD case reports” A new genetic change in the keratin 10 gene caused a skin condition called ichthyosis hystrix in a father and his daughter.
January 2023 in “Czech Journal of Animal Science” Proteins influence the quality and traits of cashmere goat fleece, affecting hair strength and diameter.
Hair keratin treatments can be harmful, potentially causing health issues like skin reactions and cancer.
November 2022 in “Research Square (Research Square)” Keratin-associated proteins have ancient origins and were used for different purposes before being adapted for hair in mammals.
June 2022 in “Research Square (Research Square)” Nestin-expressing cells turn into a specific type of skin cell in hair follicles during development and in adults.
May 2022 in “Research Square (Research Square)” Nestin marks cells that can become a specific type of skin cell in hair follicles of both developing and adult mice.
December 2021 in “Trichology and cosmetology:” Taking Kera-Diet® improves hair and nail health without side effects.
April 2021 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” CTCF protein is essential for skin and hair follicle development in mice.
June 2020 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” The enzymes Tet1, Tet2, and Tet3 are important for the development of hair follicles and determining hair shape by controlling hair keratin genes.
Keratin peptide signatures in hair may help identify gender and ethnicity.