February 2019 in “Trace elements and electrolytes” Women with chronic hair loss had lower levels of zinc, copper, and ferritin than healthy women.
8 citations,
June 2019 in “Scientific Reports” Increased PPARGC1α relates to hair thinning in common baldness.
Hair can naturally regain color after greying, and this change may be linked to stress levels.
116 citations,
May 2013 in “Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America” Hair grows faster in the morning and is more vulnerable to damage from radiation due to the internal clock in hair follicle cells.
21 citations,
July 2022 in “Orphanet journal of rare diseases” New treatments for ichthyosis, like protein replacement and gene therapy, show promise and may become standard care.
12 citations,
January 2019 in “Sleep medicine” Night shift work disrupts the body's natural clock genes.
9 citations,
July 2018 in “European journal of dermatology/EJD. European journal of dermatology” Disrupted sleep patterns can harm skin and hair cell renewal, but melatonin might help.
3 citations,
December 2019 in “Biomaterials Research/Biomaterials research” Calcium and magnesium in hair increase with age and are higher in adult women.
2 citations,
December 2022 in “International journal of molecular sciences” Plucked hairs can be used instead of skin biopsies to study hair traits because they contain specific cells related to hair.
94 citations,
July 2003 in “Journal of biological chemistry/The Journal of biological chemistry” EGF controls hair growth by regulating hair follicles' growth phases.
29 citations,
October 2017 in “Journal of proteomics” The research found specific proteins that affect fiber characteristics and hair growth in sheep and goats.
16 citations,
August 2000 in “Il Farmaco” Men have more tryptophan in their hair than women, and it increases with age and is higher in darker and grey or white hair.
7 citations,
January 2022 in “Anais Da Academia Brasileira De Ciencias” Essential oils from Hedychium spicatum have potential for developing natural drugs with pain-blocking, fever-reducing, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant properties.
5 citations,
May 2021 in “Small ruminant research” The study found specific proteins that could mark different growth stages of cashmere goat hair and may help improve cashmere production.
4 citations,
March 2022 in “Journal of Infection” Anti-androgen therapy might help protect against COVID-19 infection and reduce death risk.
February 2024 in “BMC genomics” The TRPV3 gene variant may cause the long-haired suri alpaca coat.
November 2023 in “International Journal of Trichology” No significant link between hair loss and iron or thyroid levels was found, but checking for deficiencies might still be useful.
January 1992 in “Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production” Ferret hair growth starts between 0 and 4 days after melatonin treatment, with cell growth peaking in the hair germ and declining as the hair matures.
4 citations,
April 2021 in “Frontiers in Immunology” Different types of RNAs are found in varying amounts in patients with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, suggesting they could be important in the disease's development and potentially used as disease markers.
3 citations,
January 2020 in “Plastic and Aesthetic Research” Non-surgical procedures can help reduce wrinkles and stimulate skin repair by understanding skin aging at the molecular level.
1 citations,
December 2023 in “Environmental pollution” Hair analysis shows infants and mothers in north-western Spain are exposed to environmental pollutants, with factors like diet and residence affecting pollutant levels.
1 citations,
December 2022 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” Choosing the right method to separate skin layers is key for good skin cell research.
October 2024 in “Archives of Dermatological Research” Male and female pattern hair loss have different molecular pathways, suggesting unique treatment targets for each sex.
February 2024 in “Psychoneuroendocrinology” The COVID-19 pandemic did not significantly change stress levels in preschoolers, but higher-income families' children showed higher stress.
April 2023 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” TGFβ-2 may cause hair loss in androgenetic alopecia.
114 citations,
January 2016 in “Current topics in developmental biology/Current Topics in Developmental Biology” Frizzled receptors are essential for various body development processes and maintaining certain body functions.
69 citations,
January 2002 in “Journal of biomedical optics” Dyes can penetrate human skin and hair follicles up to 1.2 mm deep and the sebaceous gland can store dye; Indocyanine Green lotion was made for safe dyeing and monitoring.
9 citations,
September 2022 in “Frontiers in Physics” The technique accurately identifies and evaluates hair follicle structures in skin.
4 citations,
August 2020 in “Journal of proteomics” Hair protein composition is similar across different races and shapes.
4 citations,
November 2018 in “Journal of comparative pathology” The three adipokines—leptin, adiponectin, and resistin—are present in various cells of normal dog skin.