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October 2021 in “Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology” There might be a specific histone code for cellular quiescence, but more research is needed.
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February 2006 in “Chinese Medical Journal” Cultured dermal papilla cells can regenerate hair follicles and sustain hair growth.
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December 2020 in “Frontiers in cell and developmental biology” miR-140-5p in certain cell vesicles helps hair growth by boosting cell proliferation.
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May 2013 in “Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America” Hair grows faster in the morning and is more vulnerable to damage from radiation due to the internal clock in hair follicle cells.
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November 2020 in “Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology” The "Two-Cell Assemblage" assay is a new, simple method to identify substances that may promote hair growth.
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February 2020 in “Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology” New methods have helped find cells that create other cells in the body.
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October 2016 in “Genes & Development” Cells in hair follicles help create fat cells in the skin by releasing a protein called Sonic Hedgehog.
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January 2019 in “Experimental Dermatology” Researchers created early-stage hair-like structures from skin cells, showing how these cells can self-organize, but more is needed for complete hair growth.
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August 2020 in “Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology” Twist1 helps maintain important features of cells crucial for hair growth by working with Tcf4 and β-catenin.
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June 2008 in “Biomaterials” EVAL membranes help create cell structures that can regrow hair follicles.
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January 2020 in “Experimental Dermatology” Immune cells affect hair growth and could lead to new hair loss treatments.
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December 2021 in “Frontiers in cell and developmental biology” The research identified genes that explain why some sheep have curly wool and others have straight wool.
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October 2018 in “Applied sciences” Alginate spheres help maintain hair growth potential in human cells for hair loss treatment.
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July 2016 in “PLOS ONE” Activating β-catenin in certain skin cells speeds up hair growth in mice.