Researchers developed a method to create artificial hair follicles that may help with hair loss treatment and research.
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April 2012 in “Internal and Emergency Medicine” The girl's swelling and skin issues improved with fluid restriction and diuretics.
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February 2011 in “Nature Reviews Genetics” DNA profiling in forensics has improved, but predicting physical traits and ancestry from DNA has limitations and requires ethical consideration.
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January 2017 in “Genes” The gene KAP22-1 affects wool yield and fiber shape in sheep.
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November 2014 in “Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry” Brazilian propolis was found to speed up hair growth in mice by increasing the growth of skin cells that form hair.
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February 2021 in “Nano select” MSC-Exos can aid organ development and offer therapeutic benefits for various conditions.
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January 2021 in “ScienceAsia” Using an enzyme and keratin treatment can significantly repair and strengthen damaged hair.
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November 2022 in “Frontiers in medicine” The study found that giant pandas have more melanin in black hair follicles than white, with gene expression differences that could affect hair color and skin health.
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January 2023 in “Advances in pharmacology and clinical trials” Human hair is a significant sample for various tests in clinical, nutritional, archaeological, and forensic studies.
April 2019 in “Radiotherapy and oncology” HPV infection is linked to better survival in advanced anal cancer, higher radiation doses improve survival, especially in HPV-negative patients, and prostaglandin E₂ pretreatment can protect mouse hair follicles from radiation damage.
April 2017 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Chemotherapy and radiation therapy cause skin and hair damage by altering gene expression and signaling pathways.
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March 2010 in “Infectious Disease Clinics of North America” The document concludes that rapid identification, isolation, and strict infection control are crucial to manage SARS outbreaks.
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December 2003 in “Veterinary dermatology” Some masked palm civets in Japan have a skin disease caused by mites.
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April 1982 in “Journal of the Forensic Science Society” Enzyme presence in hair sheath cells decreases over time, affecting forensic analysis.
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January 2015 in “Case reports in genetics” Using SNP array testing helped quickly find the gene causing Woodhouse-Sakati syndrome in two related individuals.
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March 2017 in “Natural Product Research” Researchers found eight natural compounds and essential oils in the Italian plant Bituminaria basaltica, which are typical for its genus and known for bioactivity.
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January 2011 in “Journal of UOEH” Autoimmune hair loss may be linked to increased Th1 and Th17 cells and decreased Th2 cells.
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September 2016 in “Springer eBooks” Sebum production varies by individual and is influenced by age, gender, and hormones, affecting skin and hair health.
June 2022 in “Journal of the Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences” People with lichen planus are more likely to have abnormal blood fats than healthy people.
May 2022 in “Journal of pharmacognosy and phytochemistry” The evaluation of Creeping Daisy leaves found important characteristics and compounds that support its use in medicine.
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June 2007 in “Cell Stem Cell” Removing the ATR gene in adult mice causes rapid aging and stem cell loss.
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October 2000 in “The FASEB Journal” The p75 neurotrophin receptor is important for hair follicle regression by controlling cell death.
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February 2021 in “PLoS Computational Biology” Securinine and ajmaline may effectively treat liver cancer, with securinine being less toxic to normal cells.
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August 2019 in “American journal of human genetics” FOXN1 gene variants cause low T cells and immune issues from birth.
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November 2021 in “npj Regenerative Medicine” Adult spiny mice recover better from heart attacks than common lab mice.
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October 2009 in “Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology” Pyrene excimer nucleic acid probes are promising for detecting biomolecules accurately with potential for biological research and drug screening.
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January 2009 in “Sexual Development” Fadrozole and Finasteride change frog sex ratios and cause intersex animals with altered gene expressions.
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April 2002 in “The American Journal of Medicine” St. John's Wort can cause dangerous high blood pressure if taken with certain foods.
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December 2018 in “Plant, cell & environment/Plant, cell and environment” A protein called PLC2 is important for the growth and development of plant roots influenced by auxin.