May 2018 in “The journal of immunology/The Journal of immunology” Mutations in the FOXN1 gene cause severe immune issues but don't affect hair and nails.
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August 1998 in “The Journal of Cell Biology” Keratin 16 delays skin maturation and affects skin and hair development in mice.
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January 2020 in “Biomaterials Science” Researchers developed a scaffold that releases a healing drug over time, improving wound healing and skin regeneration.
GPC1 is important for hair growth by helping blood vessels form around hair follicles.
March 2025 in “International Journal of Trichology” The combined treatment improved hair growth and scalp health in a patient with scalp alopecia from birth.
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November 2024 in “EMBO Reports” Deleting Gpr54 speeds up hair growth and regeneration.
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January 2018 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Researchers found four distinct fibroblast types in human skin, which could help in treating wounds and fibrotic diseases.
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June 2020 in “ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering” The new ECM patch greatly improves wound healing and tissue regeneration.
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August 2025 in “Advanced Therapeutics” Engineered cytokines show promise for improving tissue healing and safety in regenerative medicine.
July 2024 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Bioactive peptides improve graft survival and new hair growth.
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December 2004 in “Developmental biology” cDermo-1 causes dense skin, feathers, and scales in chickens.
May 2026 in “Research Square” The polyG fragment in Hoxc13 protein helps evolve mammalian skin and hair by enhancing gene interactions.
September 2019 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Mouse skin fibroblasts vary in function and adaptability based on their environment.
August 2013 in “Nature Reviews Drug Discovery” New cancer treatments show promise in reducing tumor growth and improving skin regeneration in mice.
June 2020 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Tiny particles from skin cells can help activate hair growth.
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September 2009 in “Stem Cells” A nonviral method was developed to label and culture human hair follicle stem cells.
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December 2000 in “The journal of investigative dermatology. Symposium proceedings/The Journal of investigative dermatology symposium proceedings” KGF and activin are crucial for skin healing and repair.
December 2015 in “OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)” Oleuropein increases IGF-1 levels in mouse skin.
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July 2003 in “Journal of biological chemistry/The Journal of biological chemistry” EGF controls hair growth by regulating hair follicles' growth phases.
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February 2024 in “Poultry Science” miR-140-y helps control feather growth in geese by affecting the Wnt signaling pathway.
Hedgehog signaling can create new hair follicles but may also cause tumors.
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May 2012 in “Experimental Cell Research” VEGF promotes hair follicle cell growth through the VEGFR-2/ERK pathway.
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February 2023 in “Stem Cell Research & Therapy” HGF-modified hair follicle stem cells help brain recovery after injury in rats.
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June 2022 in “Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology” Multi-peptide factors from fibroblasts may stimulate hair growth by increasing growth factors and β-catenin in hair cells.
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May 2025 in “The FASEB Journal” Targeting the TNFRSF1B gene may help treat hair loss.
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June 2019 in “Cell cycle/Cell cycle (Georgetown, Tex. Online)” A specific RNA increases hair stem cell growth and skin healing by affecting a protein through interaction with a microRNA.
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