Human hair keratins can be turned into useful 3D biomedical scaffolds through a freeze-thaw process.
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Human hair keratins can self-assemble and support cell growth, useful for biomedical applications.
Biofield Energy Healing significantly increased hair growth by making hair root cells grow more.
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Alopecia Areata is treated with drugs and therapies to reduce inflammation and immune response.
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Female hair loss is often hereditary and can be treated with medication, hair transplants, and lasers.
Keratin hydrogels from human hair show promise for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.
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January 2022 in “Journal of Biosciences and Medicines” Understanding how androgens and their receptors work can lead to improved treatments for skin diseases.
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December 2000 in “The journal of cell biology/The Journal of cell biology” Scientists successfully created mouse hair proteins in the lab, which are stable and similar to natural hair.
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January 2011 in “Journal of cutaneous pathology” A rare skin condition was confirmed to be associated with a specific virus in a young girl.
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February 2017 in “ACS biomaterials science & engineering” Polydopamine is a safe, effective, and permanent hair dye that turns gray hair black in one hour.
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February 2022 in “Pharmaceutics” 3D bioprinting improves wound healing by precisely creating scaffolds with living cells and biomaterials, but faces challenges like resolution and speed.
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May 2019 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” Different parts of the body have unique immune characteristics in their skin.
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January 2018 in “Advances in experimental medicine and biology” Keratin proteins are crucial for hair growth and structure.
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May 2023 in “Gels” Chitosan hydrogels are promising for repairing blood vessels but need improvements in strength and compatibility.
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January 2020 in “PeerJ” Alopecia Areata causes significant structural and compositional changes in hair.