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July 2011 in “Journal of the Dermatology Nurses’ Association” The skin's layers protect, sense, and regulate the body's internal balance, but can be prone to cancer.
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January 2013 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” The document concludes that stem cells and their environments are crucial for skin and hair health and have potential for medical treatments.
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August 2023 in “Developmental Cell” Mechanosensory neurons adapt to different skin types after birth.
February 2026 in “Advanced Sensor Research” Advanced technologies can improve understanding and monitoring of skin-brain interactions.
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August 2019 in “Electronics and Communications in Japan” The device mimics human hair follicles and detects tiny forces and moments with high sensitivity.
June 2012 in “Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS)” Severe skin damage in children affects their health and social interactions.
December 2020 in “Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature” The KDM1 gene helps Venus flytraps close by managing potassium ions.
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February 2024 in “BMC Psychology” Emotion recognition tech helps devices understand emotions, but more research is needed for complex situations.
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November 2014 in “Journal of Comparative Physiology A” Spider joint hair sensilla are adapted to sense movement during walking.
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November 2011 in “InTech eBooks” Stress can worsen skin conditions by affecting immune responses and skin cell activities.
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October 2023 in “Polymers” Electrospun nanofibers are promising for medical, sensing, and energy uses, especially with 3D printing.
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June 2020 in “Advanced Intelligent Systems” Surgical robots have improved but still can't perform tasks or make decisions on their own.
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March 2018 in “The American journal of case reports” People with the same genetic mutation for Woodhouse-Sakati syndrome can have different symptoms.
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August 2023 in “Skin Research and Technology” Hairy skin feels prickling more intensely than smooth skin.
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September 2020 in “Journal of neurophysiology” Young adults have about 230,000 tactile nerve fibers, decreasing 5-8% per decade with age.
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October 2012 in “Elsevier eBooks” Skin stem cells can help improve skin repair and regeneration.
May 2012 in “Nature Genetics” Blond hair in Solomon Islanders is due to a unique genetic variant, not European ancestry.
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March 2010 in “Medical hypotheses” Merkel cells may have roles in sensing magnetic fields, creating fingerprints, Reiki energy healing, passing on environmental information to offspring, and influencing hair shape.
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January 2017 in “Elsevier eBooks” Skin's epithelial stem cells are crucial for repair and maintenance, and understanding them could improve treatments for skin problems.
January 2000 in “BioScience” The document concludes that understanding hair biology is key to treating hair disorders, with gene therapy showing potential as a future treatment.
April 2021 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” 6.1% of patients seeking PRP for hair loss had undiagnosed cicatricial alopecia, which PRP cannot treat.
April 2021 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” An AI photographic device effectively tracked hair growth improvements in women treated for hair loss.
759 citations
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February 2009 in “Current Biology” Hair follicles are complex, dynamic mini-organs that help us understand cell growth, death, migration, and differentiation, as well as tissue regeneration and tumor biology.
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November 1964 in “Journal of neurophysiology” The cuneate nucleus has two main neuron types: relay neurons and interneurons.
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January 1997 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology Symposium Proceedings” Nerves and chemicals in the body can affect hair growth and loss.
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January 2016 in “Elsevier eBooks” The skin is the largest organ, protecting the body, regulating temperature, and producing hormones.
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March 2021 in “Journal of endocrinological investigation” Thyroid hormones are important for skin health and changes in them can affect conditions like hair loss and eczema.
17 citations
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October 2015 in “Medicine and Pharmacy Reports” Animal models are crucial for learning about hair loss and finding treatments.
11 citations
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September 2016 in “Journal of virological methods” Rabies virus was found in specific skin cells of rabid dogs' muzzles, suggesting these cells could help diagnose rabies.
9 citations
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November 2018 in “Drug Discovery Today” Using skin stem cells and certain molecules might lead to scar-free skin healing.