120 citations,
November 2014 in “Biological Reviews” The telogen phase of hair growth is active and important for preparing hair follicles for regeneration, not just a resting stage.
81 citations,
January 2003 in “The FASEB Journal” Follistatin helps hair growth and cycling, while activin prevents it.
77 citations,
April 2016 in “Science Advances” Researchers created a fully functional, bioengineered skin system with hair from stem cells that successfully integrated when transplanted into mice.
December 2014 in “Bali Medical Journal” Females have higher estrogen receptor levels in hair than males, and these levels decrease in white hair compared to black hair.
86 citations,
January 1996 in “Clinics in dermatology” Hair can be damaged by daily routines, but protein-based products can protect and improve it.
May 1995 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Researchers developed a new way to measure gene activity in single hair follicles and found that a specific gene's activity changes with different amounts and times of treatment.
December 2022 in “Journal of medical sciences and health” Examining nail biopsies is useful for diagnosing nail diseases.
46 citations,
September 2014 in “Tissue engineering. Part A” Researchers created hair-inducing human cell clusters using a 3D culture method.
July 2019 in “Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft” A mother and daughter have a rare genetic hair loss disorder with no effective treatment.
13 citations,
January 2018 in “International Journal of Trichology” Intralesional triamcinolone injections can effectively stop frontal fibrosing alopecia with minimal side effects.
September 2020 in “Journal of Health, Medicine and Nursing” A 10-year-old boy with abnormal genital development had surgery and tests to find the cause and plan treatment.
6 citations,
March 2009 in “Annals of Saudi Medicine” Finasteride use during early pregnancy may cause limb deformities in babies.
2 citations,
September 2017 in “Biotechniques/BioTechniques” Researchers created a mouse cell line to study hair growth and test hair growth drugs.
January 2025 in “Clinical Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology” Genetic testing is crucial for diagnosing rare hair loss disorders.
5 citations,
December 2017 in “Tissue and cell/Tissue & cell” Researchers found stem cells in dog hair follicles using specific markers.
1 citations,
June 2014 in “Journal of developmental biology” Retinoic acid helps change skin cells and is important for skin development and hair growth.
88 citations,
August 2008 in “Development” BMP2 and BMP7 have opposite roles in feather formation.
42 citations,
February 2017 in “Scientific Reports” Researchers found a way to create cells from stem cells that act like human cells important for hair growth and could be used for hair regeneration treatments.
32 citations,
February 2008 in “Developmental dynamics” Mice without the Sp6 gene have problems developing several body parts, including hair, teeth, limbs, and lungs.
5 citations,
January 2013 in “Cells Tissues Organs” Activin B helps start and grow hair follicles in mice.
1 citations,
February 2023 in “All Life” The research identified proteins that change as goat hair follicles begin to form, helping to understand how cashmere grows.
72 citations,
July 2012 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Mice lacking a key DNA methylation enzyme in skin cells have a lower chance of activating stem cells necessary for hair growth, leading to progressive hair loss.
April 2023 in “JOJ dermatology & cosmetics” The conclusion is that a team of skin doctors and psychiatrists is needed to better treat patients with mind-skin disorders.
39 citations,
September 2011 in “Tissue Engineering Part B-reviews” Hair follicle regeneration in skin grafts may be possible using stem cells and tissue engineering.
47 citations,
May 2012 in “Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-Developmental Biology” The conclusion is that understanding how feathers and hairs pattern can help in developing hair regeneration treatments.
1 citations,
October 2001 in “Journal of Wood Science” Some extracts from woods and fungi can promote hair growth better than a known hair growth substance.
66 citations,
May 2012 in “Scientific Reports” Scientists successfully created and transplanted bioengineered hair follicles that function like natural ones, suggesting a new treatment for hair loss.
15 citations,
February 2009 in “Cell Stem Cell” The document concludes that certain chemicals can help maintain stem cell pluripotency and that understanding cell states is crucial for tissue regeneration.
22 citations,
April 2022 in “Stem cell research & therapy” Hair follicle-derived extracellular vesicles may help heal chronic wounds as effectively as those from adipose tissue.
January 2018 in “International journal of medical biochemistry” Women with telogen effluvium have lower levels of iron, folate, and vitamin B12.