January 2024 in “JCEM case reports” This is the first known case of parathyroid cancer in a patient with Birt Hogg Dube Syndrome.
September 2023 in “Stem cell reviews and reports” Scientists found a new, less invasive way to get stem cells from horse hair for veterinary medicine.
September 2023 in “IP Journal of Nutrition, Metabolism and Health Science/IP Journal of Nutrition Metabolism and Health Science” Recognizing and managing hirsutism, alopecia, and acne is crucial for improving wellbeing in women with PCOS.
June 2023 in “Oriental Journal of Chemistry/Oriental journal of chemistry” New compounds may help treat prostate cancer by reducing cell growth.
June 2023 in “British Journal of Dermatology” Coinheritance of BRCA2 and CYLD genes may lead to new treatment options for certain cancers.
June 2022 in “Indian journal of clinical and experimental opthalmology” The report shows a young man with Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome had typical and additional eye problems related to the disease.
September 2020 in “Kocatepe Veterinary Journal” Equine adipose stem cells can become different cell types and are promising for healing injuries.
June 2020 in “Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases” Patients with Systemic Sclerosis have much higher levels of GDF-15, which could help predict organ involvement and guide treatment.
October 2018 in “Current Opinion in Genetics & Development” The document emphasizes the importance of ongoing research and ethical considerations in genome editing and cellular reprogramming.
April 2017 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Eating a lot of fat increases PKCβ and inflammation in skin fat cells, which affects skin and hair health.
April 2017 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Targeted siRNA therapy may be a promising treatment for KID syndrome by reducing mutant gene expression and improving cell communication.
April 2017 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Certain mutations in the KLHL24 gene cause a skin disorder by breaking down an important skin protein.
January 2016 in “Dermatology Online Journal” Hormonal therapy changes skin and hair in transgender patients, who need better researched dermatologic care.
December 2012 in “Journal of Dermatological Science” Wnt/beta-catenin signaling in the skin helps fat cell development during hair growth and repair.
June 2012 in “Expert Review of Dermatology” Japanese researchers created new hair follicles from human cells that grew hair when put into mice, and other findings showed a link between eye disease severity and corneal thickness, gene mutations affecting hearing and touch, and the safety of the shingles vaccine for adults over 50.
May 2012 in “Nature Genetics” Blond hair in Solomon Islanders is due to a unique genetic variant, not European ancestry.
February 2003 in “Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery” Fine hairs improve male pattern baldness treatment, alopecia areata causes remain unknown, and hair can recover from dye damage over time.
April 2017 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Found new possible treatments for hair loss.
June 2015 in “OhioLink ETD Center (Ohio Library and Information Network)” UVB exposure affects retinoid metabolism, which is important for skin cancer progression and treatment.
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August 2004 in “Endocrinology” A specific gene mutation causes vitamin D resistance, but certain vitamin D analogs might help.
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October 2003 in “Annales de Génétique” A specific gene mutation causes different hair defects in Indian monilethrix families.
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April 2024 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” Cell size independently controls when stem cells divide.
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August 2022 in “Viruses” Skin cancer often starts from Lgr5+ progenitor cells.
July 2013 in “University of Southern California Digital Library” New stem cells in nails and sweat glands can regenerate skin and hair.
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June 2007 in “PLoS ONE” Birds can regenerate inner ear cells using specific gene pathways, unlike mammals.
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September 2013 in “PLoS ONE” Sweat gland stem cells help maintain glands, aid wound healing, and can regenerate skin structures.
November 2022 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Some people with schwannomatosis have a new type of mutation in the LZTR1 gene.
January 2008 in “HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe)” The mutant HR bmh protein affects hair follicle formation by failing to repress vitamin D receptor activity.
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March 2018 in “European journal of dermatology/EJD. European journal of dermatology” A new mutation in the ST14 gene causes a rare skin and hair disorder in a specific family.
February 2026 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” Removing Lrig1-positive cells in mice leads to temporary loss of sebaceous glands.