September 2013 in “Science” Human stem cells can aid stroke recovery, research experiences boost students' career aspirations, minoxidil may reduce cancer spread, a molecule can slow tumor growth, a protein affects water flow in cells, magnesium behaves differently at tiny scales, and a new method detects slow-moving objects.
September 2013 in “Science” Special astroglia cells improved stroke recovery in rats, a hair growth drug reduced cancer spread, and tiny magnesium structures were more easily shaped.
September 2013 in “Science” Special astrocytes improved learning and memory in rats after a stroke.
September 2013 in “Science” Transplanted human Olig2+ astroglia may help improve learning and memory after a stroke.
September 2007 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” ANp63 is crucial for skin integrity, new filaggrin gene mutations link to eczema, hair can regrow from non-stem cells, sunburns are increasing, and glucocorticoids help treat skin allergies by affecting immune cells.
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March 2012 in “Development” Skin needs dermal β-catenin activity for hair growth and skin cell multiplication.
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September 1991 in “Journal of Surgical Research” Understanding how fetal wounds heal could help improve healing in adults.
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March 2019 in “Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences” Melanocyte development from neural crest cells is complex and influenced by many factors, and better understanding could help treat skin disorders.
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October 2014 in “PLOS ONE” BAF200 is essential for proper heart and coronary artery formation.
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November 2016 in “Cell death and disease” Skin-derived stem cells can become various cell types, including germ cell-like and oocyte-like cells.
June 2026 in “Journal of Biological Engineering” Stem cell therapies are advancing quickly with new technologies and need supportive regulations for clinical use.
February 2025 in “International Journal of Morphology” Vitamin E can reduce the negative effects of valproic acid on hair and skin development.
September 2021 in “Research Square (Research Square)” Not having enough or having too much of the protein Grainyhead-like 3 leads to various developmental problems.
April 2017 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” The protein CTCF is essential for skin development, maintaining hair follicles, and preventing inflammation.
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December 2012 in “Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology” Wnt signaling is crucial for skin development and health, and its disruption can cause skin diseases.
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March 2011 in “PLoS Biology” Birds can lose neck feathers due to a genetic change that increases a gene's activity, helping them adapt to heat.
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January 2016 in “Development” Blocking β-catenin in skin cells improves hair growth during wound healing.
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April 2004 in “Gene expression patterns” The three estrogen receptor genes are highly expressed in zebrafish neuromasts during development.
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November 2013 in “Development” Keratin 79 marks a new group of cells that are key for creating and repairing the hair follicle's structure.
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May 2007 in “Nature” Adult mice can grow new hair from skin wounds.
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January 2012 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” Chemokine signaling is important for hair development.
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July 2008 in “Acta Biochimica et Biophysica Sinica” Wnt signaling is important for development and cell regulation but can cause diseases like cancer when not working properly.
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November 2009 in “Experimental Dermatology” The mineralocorticoid receptor may play a role in skin and hair health and could be a new target for treating related disorders.
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April 2024 in “Frontiers in Endocrinology” New treatments aim to improve thin endometrium to help more couples with infertility.
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July 2008 in “Developmental Biology” Smad4 is important for healthy hair follicles because it helps produce a protein needed for hair to stick together and grow.
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September 2018 in “Molecular Biology of the Cell” Blocking Wnt/β-catenin signaling with EGF receptor is necessary for proper hair growth.
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August 2012 in “Cell death and differentiation” Intu gene is crucial for hair follicle formation by helping keratinocytes differentiate through primary cilia.
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June 2019 in “The journal of immunology/The Journal of immunology” A specific DNA region is crucial for Foxn1 gene expression in thymus cells but not in hair follicles.
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February 2013 in “The Open Stem Cell Journal” DPSCs and SHED have great potential for medical treatments and tissue repair.
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June 2016 in “npj Regenerative Medicine” The symposium concluded that understanding how different species repair tissue and how this changes with age can help advance regenerative medicine.