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June 1998 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” The hairless gene mutation causes baldness by disrupting hair follicle structure.
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May 2005 in “Seminars in Plastic Surgery” Follicular Cell Implantation might become a new treatment for hair loss and could lead to advances in organ regeneration.
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August 2018 in “Dermatologic Clinics” Trichoscopy is a useful tool for diagnosing hair disorders without pulling out hair.
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June 2022 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” Lower levels of certain genes in hair cells improve hair loss treatment outcomes.
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March 2020 in “Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology” Researchers created immortal human skin cells with constant testosterone receptor activity to study hair loss and test treatments.
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August 2011 in “Experimental Dermatology” The flap assay grows the most natural hair but takes the longest, the chamber assay is hard work but gives dense, normal hair, and the patch assay is quick but creates poorly oriented hair with some issues.
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January 2023 in “Indian Dermatology Online Journal” Diagnosing and managing children's hair shaft disorders is challenging but essential.
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April 2000 in “Experimental Dermatology” A new gene mutation causes a rare type of hair loss.
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July 1990 in “PubMed” Human hair follicles can grow and form structures in a collagen gel, useful for studying hair cell growth.
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November 2023 in “Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology” Immortalized human dermal papilla cells were created that grow better and can still help form hair.
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February 2016 in “ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces” Technique creates 3D cell spheroids for hair-follicle regeneration.
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May 2023 in “Stem cell research & therapy” New method efficiently isolates hair growth cells from newborn mouse skin.
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January 2009 in “Heilongjiang xumu shouyi” Stem cells are present in goat hair follicles but decrease over time.
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January 2009 in “Hubei nongye kexue” Stem cells in cashmere goats are found in hair follicles and have a slow growth rate.
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