7 citations
,
September 1980 in “Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society” Dendritic cells help regulate skin development and hair growth in mice.
August 2023 in “Acta Scientific Paediatrics” A baby from an Indian family had a rare genetic disorder causing no scalp or body hair due to a specific gene deletion.
6 citations
,
September 2014 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” Researchers found a potential new type of skin growth called follicular mucinous nevus.
7 citations
,
January 2020 in “Scientific Reports” Rabbit skin analysis showed changes in hair growth and identified miRNAs that may regulate hair follicle development.
1 citations
,
September 2011 in “Journal of Dermatology” A woman with a new PTCH gene mutation has both Gorlin syndrome and severe hair loss.
38 citations
,
February 1989 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Understanding hair follicle communication can help treat hair loss.
4 citations
,
March 2018 in “Animal biotechnology” The LAMTOR3 gene is involved in cashmere goat hair growth and is affected by certain treatments and other genes.
April 2018 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Hair follicle stem cells can change their role to ensure proper hair development.
7 citations
,
October 1988 in “Clinics in Dermatology” Minoxidil can promote hair growth in hairless mice.
5 citations
,
April 2019 in “DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)” Stopping shaving or removing hair follicles usually resolves Pseudofolliculitis barbae.
January 2026 in “International Journal of Dermatology Research” Early recognition of loose anagen hair syndrome is important to prevent misdiagnosis and unnecessary treatments.
14 citations
,
December 1991 in “Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences” MYC protooncogenes may be important for hair growth, but more research is needed.
41 citations
,
January 2018 in “Advances in experimental medicine and biology” 13 citations
,
June 2020 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” HNG helps hair grow by keeping hair in the growth phase longer.
1 citations
,
September 2021 in “The Journal of Dermatology” Japanese cases of fibrosing alopecia show a unique age and hair loss pattern, possibly due to racial differences.
69 citations
,
May 1997 in “Veterinary Pathology” The angora mouse mutation causes long hair and hair defects due to a gene deletion.
2 citations
,
February 2025 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” 6 citations
,
May 2024 in “Developmental Biology” November 2012 in “Annales de Dermatologie et de Vénéréologie” Frontal fibrosing alopecia can occur in children, not just postmenopausal women.
Transplanted rat hair follicles grew hair and had increased but not fully restored nerve connections in mice.
46 citations
,
August 2006 in “Mechanisms of Development” Runx1 is crucial for proper hair structure and development.
13 citations
,
December 1983 in “Canadian journal of zoology” Heterotypic cell contacts likely help hair matrix cells differentiate during mouse hair follicle development.
Yonnyuniksoogobon-dan, an herbal mix, was found to promote hair growth in mice.
March 2026 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” 59 citations
,
February 2019 in “BMC Genomics” Hair length in rabbits is linked to differences in lipid metabolism and cell death.
81 citations
,
May 1986 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology”
24 citations
,
April 2012 in “Developmental Biology” Dermal papillae cells, important for hair growth, come from multiple cell lines and can be formed by skin cells, regardless of their origin or hair cycle phase. These cells rarely divide, but their ability to shape tissue may contribute to their efficiency in inducing hair growth.
29 citations
,
July 2015 in “Journal of Medical Genetics” A genetic variant in the KRT25 gene causes tightly curled hair.
157 citations
,
April 1994 in “Clinical endocrinology” Androgens can cause hair growth in some areas and hair loss on the scalp.