July 2025 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Miniaturized hair follicles in androgenetic alopecia show abnormal mitochondrial activity and damage.
January 2017 in “Jikken doubutsu ihou/Jikken doubutsu/Experimental animals/Jikken Dobutsu” Mice with a changed Hr gene lose and regrow hair due to changes in the gene's activity.
June 2020 in “Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)” Robertsonian translocation can cause recurrent miscarriages.
May 2017 in “The journal of immunology/The Journal of immunology” Patients with certain FoxN1 gene mutations have severe immune issues but normal skin and hair.
4 citations
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May 2006 in “médecine/sciences” The hairless gene is crucial for hair health, and its mutations cause hair loss.
7 citations
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March 2021 in “Molecular Medicine Reports” A mix of specific inhibitors and a growth factor helps keep hair growth cells from losing their properties in the lab.
May 2024 in “Journal of Advanced Research” Communication between blood vessel and hair follicle cells decreases with age, affecting hair growth and blood vessel formation.
191 citations
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September 2011 in “Cell stem cell” Hair follicle stem cells use specific chromatin changes to control their growth and differentiation.
40 citations
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November 2005 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” Different melanocyte types in hair follicles either survive or die during the catagen phase.
26 citations
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December 2019 in “Stem Cell Reports” Proper tissue repair in adult skin requires specific histone hypomethylation.
December 2023 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” A specific type of immune cell plays a key role in causing alopecia areata and could be a target for treatment.
February 2024 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” Activating TLR9 helps heal large wounds and regrow hair by involving a specific type of immune cell.
12 citations
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September 2020 in “Stem cell research & therapy” Adult skin cell-based early-stage skin substitutes improve wound healing and hair growth in mice.
21 citations
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January 1999 in “Endocrine” 75 citations
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June 2007 in “Journal of Biological Chemistry” MT-DADMe-ImmA can selectively kill head and neck cancer cells without harming normal cells.
9 citations
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September 2022 in “Journal of Clinical Investigation” Replacing defective mesenchymal cells with normal ones fixes thymic growth issues in 22q11.2DS mouse models.
8 citations
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January 2009 in “Journal of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism/Journal of pediatric endocrinology and metabolism” A specific thyroid hormone resistance mutation may be linked to different types of hair loss.
April 2023 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” HPV8 causes hair follicle stem cells to grow, leading to skin lesions.
7 citations
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November 2016 in “Oncotarget” UV exposure reduces Lgr6+ stem cells in mouse skin and they don't significantly contribute to skin cancer development.
16 citations
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May 2015 in “Tissue Engineering Part C-methods” A two-step method was created in 2015 to make more cells that help with hair growth, but they need to be combined with other cells for 4 days to actually form new hair.
March 2026 in “Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry” PROTACs show promise in cancer treatment by effectively degrading specific harmful proteins.
July 2022 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” A specific mutation in Kras causes abnormal tissue changes by making a cell signal continuously active, which disrupts normal cell coordination.
3 citations
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March 2010 in “Dermatologica Sinica” A Taiwanese patient had hair loss and skin bumps without the usual gene mutation, suggesting other genetic factors might be involved.
4 citations
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July 2014 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Old people have less hair because their hair follicles don't regenerate as well, not because of fewer stem cells, and a protein called follistatin might help reactivate hair growth.
1 citations
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October 2022 in “Molecular therapy” The FDA approved the first gene therapy for a blood disorder after overcoming early challenges and demonstrating patient benefits.
9 citations
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November 2021 in “Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology” PBX1 helps reduce aging and cell death in hair follicle stem cells by decreasing DNA damage, not by improving DNA repair.
45 citations
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August 2023 in “Trends in Cell Biology” Controlling cellular changes can enable safe rejuvenation without cancer risk.
115 citations
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December 2001 in “Endocrinology” Expressing the human vitamin D receptor in skin cells prevents hair loss in certain mice.
April 2017 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Deleting Crif1 in mouse skin disrupts skin balance and hair growth.
9 citations
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May 2020 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” Human melanocytes have unique traits that affect melanoma development and prognosis.