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September 2004 in “Development” WNT signaling is crucial for starting mammary gland development.
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November 2011 in “Development” Trps1 is essential for proper hair follicle development.
April 2024 in “JEADV. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology/Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” A new change in the WNT10A gene caused a condition leading to short hair growth in a Chinese family.
FoxA is crucial for planarian pharynx regeneration.
January 2023 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” Newly born mesenchymal cells quickly spread out in response to tissue tension during early development.
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September 2020 in “Journal of dermatology” Researchers found a new mutation in the LIPH gene of a woman with a rare hair condition.
April 1974 in “Pediatric Research” The Naked (N) trait in mice is linked to lower glycine and tyrosine in hair proteins.
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October 2013 in “PLoS ONE” Boosting Wnt signaling improves skin wound healing.
September 2021 in “Mağallaẗ al-Muẖtar li-l-ʿulūm” Two sisters have rare hair disorders causing short, fragile, kinky hair.
April 2006 in “Dermatologic Clinics” White wax and its policosanol boost hair growth better than finasteride.
May 2007 in “Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature” Hair can regrow in adult mice's skin after injury, and this process can be boosted by increasing Wnt7a, a protein. This could potentially help treat baldness and change our understanding of hair growth.
September 2025 in “Wound Repair and Regeneration” Understanding how new hair follicles form after skin injury could help prevent scars.
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June 2004 in “Development” FGF signaling is crucial for starting feather development in chicken embryos.
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July 2005 in “Molecular and Cellular Biology” A specific gene segment can make mouse skin cells glow, helping study hair growth and gene effects.
September 2017 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Finasteride helps female-pattern hair loss.
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July 2022 in “Journal of Biological Chemistry” WWP2 is crucial for tooth development in mice.
February 2018 in “Medical Hypotheses” Male pattern hair loss may have evolved to promote younger fathers for offspring health and survival, encouraging monogamy and paternal nurturing.
October 2024 in “Zeitschrift für angewandte Mathematik und Physik”
May 2007 in “Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature” Hair can regrow in adult mice's skin after injury, and this regrowth doesn't come from existing hair cells but from skin cells in the wound, with Wnt7a protein helping this process. This could help treat baldness and scarring.
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March 2012 in “Journal of Experimental Biology” Tarantula feet likely have chemoreceptors, not silk-producing parts.
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November 2013 in “PLOS ONE” Cells with active Wnt signaling are less likely to turn into cancer when exposed to a cancer-causing gene.
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June 2017 in “Developmental Biology” Mice can correct hair follicle orientation without certain genes, but proper overall alignment needs those genes.
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February 2020 in “Journal of Cutaneous Pathology” Nevus psiloliparus lacks mature hair follicles but keeps other skin structures intact.
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June 2000 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” Mutation in hairless gene may increase hair loss risk.
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June 2000 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” Mutation in hairless gene may increase hair loss risk.
Amino acid storage proteins are essential for maintaining stem cells in female fruit flies.
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January 2005 in “Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research” Hairless USP mice have enlarged skin cysts as they age.
July 2002 in “Science s STKE” Modified β-catenin causes different effects in hair and skin cells, leading to cysts or tumors.
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November 2007 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” Skin can heal wounds without hair follicle stem cells, but it takes a bit longer.
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January 2019 in “Jikken doubutsu ihou/Jikken doubutsu/Experimental animals/Jikken Dobutsu” Pigs without the Hairless gene showed skin and thymus changes, useful for studying human hair disorders.