August 2025 in “Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism” A rare ovarian tumor in a 2-year-old girl was successfully removed, normalizing her hormone levels.
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April 2013 in “PLOS ONE” TNFα, IFNγ, and Substance P significantly affect prolactin levels in human skin, suggesting new treatments for skin and hair conditions.
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June 2000 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” Men with balding at age 45 had higher IGF-1 and lower IGFBP-3, suggesting these factors might be important in male pattern baldness.
February 2026 in “Journal of Integrative Neuroscience” NGF-modified hair follicle stem cells may help treat Alzheimer's by improving brain function and reducing harmful proteins.
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June 1996 in “Journal of cellular physiology” Retinoic acid, glucocorticoids, and IGF1 increase IGFBP-3 production in human dermal papilla cells, affecting hair growth.
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January 2016 in “Development” LHX2 is essential for hair follicle development, controlled by NF-κB and TGFβ2 signaling.
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April 2022 in “Ginekologia Polska” Higher thyroid hormone levels may be linked to certain types of polycystic ovary syndrome.
April 2016 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Removing alkaline phosphatase from human skin cells hinders the creation of new hair follicles.
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August 2024 in “Pediatric Dermatology” A rare, harmless hair condition was found in an infant's eyebrow, needing no treatment.
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November 2003 in “The Journal of Cell Biology” BMP receptor IA is essential for proper hair cell differentiation in mice.
October 2019 in “European heart journal” Androgen-deprivation therapies increase the risk of certain heart conditions, but testosterone treatment may help.
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July 2010 in “Tissue Engineering Part A” Low-oxygen conditions and ECM degradation products increase the healing abilities of perivascular stem cells.
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December 2013 in “Journal of Cell Science” Keratin 79 cells help form and regenerate hair canals.
October 2023 in “IBRO neuroscience reports” Rat hair follicle stem cells have functional oxytocin receptors, useful for studying neuropsychiatric disorders.
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July 2015 in “International Journal of Nanomedicine” Increased liposome fluidity boosts skin penetration of sodium fluorescein.
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May 2016 in “Dermatopathology” Lrig1 could be a marker for advanced sebaceous carcinoma.
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November 2005 in “International journal of pharmaceutics” Hair follicles may soon be used more for targeted and systemic drug delivery.
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June 2012 in “American Journal of Dermatopathology” A rare neck cyst in a 47-year-old man showed diverse skin cell types and was not linked to HPV.
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June 2011 in “The EMBO Journal” TCF/Lef1 activity is essential for proper skin cell development and renewal.
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January 2021 in “Andrology” Low androgen levels reduce nitric oxide production in rat penile cells.
December 2017 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” Endoglin is important for proper hair growth cycles and stem cell activation in hair follicles.
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June 2015 in “Kidney International” Disrupting the Flcn gene in mice causes early kidney cysts and tumors, which can be treated with rapamycin.
January 2025 in “The Pharma Innovation” Nanospanlastic vesicles can improve glaucoma treatment by enhancing drug delivery to the eye.
February 2026 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” New biological pathways and potential treatment targets for male pattern baldness were identified.
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May 2009 in “Wound Repair and Regeneration” Genetically modified cells can regenerate skin and hair in rats.
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March 2019 in “American journal of physiology. Renal physiology./American journal of physiology. Renal physiology” New treatments targeting fibrosis could improve urinary symptoms in BPH.
Low IRES/Cap translation is linked to higher stem cell potential.
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April 2019 in “ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces” A new method for delivering drugs through the skin using biodegradable particles was found to be effective.
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May 2019 in “Biomaterials” Researchers developed a method to grow hair follicles using special beads that could help with hair loss treatment.
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July 1994 in “Journal of Dermatological Science” Human hair growth can be influenced by certain growth factors and has specific metabolic needs.