181 citations,
January 2009 in “Nature Genetics” Certain mutations in a hair growth-related gene cause a type of genetic hair loss.
12 citations,
November 2021 in “Journal of Clinical Medicine” Kidney transplant patients who had COVID-19 experienced a significant drop in their quality of life due to long-lasting symptoms.
2 citations,
November 2019 in “Cancer reports” The Wnt signaling pathway is not a major factor in the development of keratoacanthoma, a type of skin tumor.
April 2018 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” Certain small molecules can help regrow hair by turning on the body's cell cleanup process.
2 citations,
July 2022 in “Journal of the Endocrine Society” Some women with PCOS have rare genetic variants linked to the condition.
April 2018 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Differentiated fibroblasts regenerate hair follicles better than undifferentiated ones.
7 citations,
January 2016 in “Methods in molecular biology” Mouse hair follicle stem cells were successfully isolated and used to regenerate hair follicles with two different methods.
April 2017 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” A girl with excessive hair growth had a genetic change on chromosome 17 that reduced the activity of two genes linked to hair growth.
27 citations,
May 2018 in “Journal of Dermatological Science” M2 macrophages, a type of immune cell, help in new hair growth on scars by producing growth factors.
April 2017 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” Double stranded RNA helps skin wounds heal by coordinating specific proteins and signaling pathways.
1 citations,
May 2023 in “Frontiers in Endocrinology” Autism's genetics are linked with early age of puberty and less hair loss, but not with hormone levels or polycystic ovary syndrome.
September 2021 in “Pediatrics in review” A baby with KID syndrome died from infections and organ failure at 18 months old.
July 2020 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” The enzymes Tet1, Tet2, and Tet3 are important for the development of hair follicles and determining hair shape by controlling hair keratin genes.
17 citations,
July 2013 in “Amino Acids” Increased ODC activity leads to skin tumors by recruiting stem cells, not by toxic byproducts.
March 2023 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” Scientists can now create skin with hair by reprogramming cells in wounds.
January 2017 in “Springer eBooks” Scientists made working hair follicles using stem cells, helping future hair loss treatments.
23 citations,
December 2013 in “Regenerative Medicine” Hair follicle culture helps develop new treatments for hair loss.
4 citations,
October 2021 in “Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine” White blood cells and their traps can slow down the process of new hair growth after a wound.
56 citations,
July 2005 in “Experimental Dermatology” Injected human hair follicle cells can create new, small hair follicles in skin cultures.
January 2024 in “ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering” A new method using a microfluidic device can prepare hair follicle germs efficiently for potential use in hair loss treatments.
2 citations,
January 2023 in “Scientific Reports” HIF-1α is important for hair growth and could be a treatment target for hair loss.
February 2012 in “Community oncology” Finasteride for hair loss may increase the risk of certain cancers and has side effects; better regulation and education on its use are needed.
1 citations,
December 2012 in “Dermatologic Surgery” Hair transplants can risk reactivating lichen planopilaris, a scarring hair loss condition.
2 citations,
March 2013 in “Hair transplant forum international” Research on "hair cloning" for hair loss shows potential for hair thickening but has not yet achieved new hair growth in humans.
October 2023 in “Psychiatry research. Case reports” A new HRAS gene variant may cause a range of symptoms including intellectual disability and psychiatric issues.
8 citations,
July 2017 in “Biochemical and biophysical research communications” A new compound, BOI, can help hair grow by changing hair cycle phases and increasing certain cell contents.
2 citations,
January 2022 in “Stem cell biology and regenerative medicine” The book "Hair Follicle Regeneration" discusses the potential of regenerating human hair follicles or activating dormant ones as a possible cure for baldness, and the promising role of new technologies like 3D printing in this field.
42 citations,
December 2011 in “The journal of immunology/The Journal of immunology” RANKL causes lymph nodes to grow by making certain cells multiply.
61 citations,
September 2008 in “Stem Cells” Most hair follicle stem cells do not protect their DNA by dividing it unevenly.
2 citations,
May 2017 in “InTech eBooks” Stem cells could improve hair growth and new treatments for baldness are being researched.