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May 2023 in “Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery” Plasma Rich in Growth Factors may help reduce hair loss in Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia.
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October 2018 in “PloS one” Key genes regulate hair follicle phase changes in Inner Mongolia cashmere goats.
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May 2023 in “Cells” Baricitinib and its combination with lonafarnib improve fat cell formation in certain genetic disorders.
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May 2005 in “The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism” A new mutation in the human glucocorticoid receptor reduces its function and causes resistance to glucocorticoids.
May 2022 in “Journal of Immunology” A parasite molecule can speed up skin healing and reduce scarring.
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February 2008 in “Photochemistry and photobiology” Vitamin D receptor can control the hairless gene linked to hair loss even without vitamin D.
November 2025 in “Clinical and Translational Medicine” DNAJB9 cfRNA could help diagnose and treat female hair loss.
July 2025 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” TGF-β signaling is essential for hair follicle regeneration during wound healing.
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September 2023 in “Life science alliance” Vitamin D Receptor is crucial for hair follicle shrinkage and cell death, affecting hair growth.
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August 2019 in “iScience” Deleting the Trf1 protein in mice is safe and may help prevent cancer without major side effects.
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August 2025 in “Biomolecules” Fibroblast growth factors could be a better, safer treatment for hair loss than current options.
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January 2019 in “Animals” PDGFA helps activate hair growth in cashmere goats.
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March 2019 in “Medical science monitor basic research/Medical science monitor. Basic research” VEGFR-2 is active in hair follicles, sebaceous glands, sweat glands, and skin on the human scalp.
December 2025 in “International Journal of Surgery” GBP1 is a key target for treating Epstein-Barr virus-related kidney cancer, and finasteride may help.
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April 2018 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” The Trichodysplasia spinulosa virus protein can cause abnormal hair growth in mice.
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July 1993 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” FGF and EGF are crucial for hair follicle development and growth.
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October 2005 in “PubMed” Keratin 19 expression in certain skin cells is temporary and not a reliable stem cell marker.
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January 2013 in “China Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Medicine” VEGF increases in goat hair follicles during fetal development, boosting skin blood vessel density.
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December 2019 in “Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Letters” SVF and PRP promote hair growth by boosting specific proteins in the Wnt/β-catenin pathway.
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April 2022 in “Regenerative Therapy” Activating the GDNF-GFRα1-RET signaling pathway could potentially promote skin and limb regeneration in humans and could be used to treat hair loss and promote wound healing.
Hedgehog signaling can create new hair follicles but may also cause tumors.
June 2021 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” The gene Tfap2b is essential for creating a type of stem cell in zebrafish that can become different pigment cells.
April 2023 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” TGFβ-2 may cause hair loss in androgenetic alopecia.
May 2024 in “Archives of Dermatological Research” TAT-GILZ peptide promotes hair growth by boosting stem cell activity.