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April 2024 in “Life Medicine” Standardizing and engineering organoids can improve their use in medicine and drug testing.
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January 2023 in “Biofabrication” A new method efficiently creates cell spheres that help regenerate hair.
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May 2014 in “Biochemical Society Transactions” Environmental cues can change the fate and function of epithelial cells, with potential for cell therapy.
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June 2006 in “Experimental dermatology” Skin patterns form through molecular signals and genetic factors, affecting healing and dermatology.
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March 2022 in “BioEssays” Hydra can help understand human hair follicle microbiomes and develop new skin disease therapies.
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September 2014 in “The American Journal of Cosmetic Surgery” Stem cells could potentially rebuild missing structures in wounds, improving facial skin replacement techniques.
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May 2021 in “Archiv der Pharmazie” SUN11602 and ONO-1301 could help in skin healing and creating artificial skin.
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September 2006 in “Cell Transplantation” Fetal skin cells from a cell bank heal wounds faster and with less scarring than adult cells.
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July 2023 in “Nature Genetics” Researchers identified key cell types and genes involved in hair and skin diseases.
Researchers developed a method to create artificial hair follicles that may help with hair loss treatment and research.
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December 2009 in “Cell stem cell” SKPs are similar to adult skin stem cells and could help in skin repair and hair growth.
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March 2011 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Hair follicles help guide nerve growth, improving touch recovery in skin grafts.
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December 2025 in “Toxicologic Pathology” The skin protects the body, helps with immunity, senses, temperature control, and makes vitamin D.
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December 2013 in “Seminars in cell & developmental biology” Skin varies in thickness, color, and features due to complex genetic and cellular processes.
January 2023 in “Burns & Trauma” The study concluded that the new wound model can be used to evaluate skin regeneration and nerve growth.
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November 2020 in “In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Animal” Microfollicles can effectively model human hair follicles for research and testing.
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August 2016 in “Journal of Visualized Experiments” The CUBIC protocol allows detailed 3D visualization of proteins in mouse skin biopsies.
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January 2022 in “The Keio Journal of Medicine” Hair follicles regulate immune cells in the skin, and disrupting certain pathways can lead to skin issues and infections.
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September 2019 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Human hair matrix cells and dermal papilla fibroblasts can form early hair follicle structures but don't produce hair shafts yet.