August 2025 in “Current Issues in Molecular Biology” This study demonstrated that Periplaneta americana extract significantly promoted hair regeneration in depilated mice by enhancing superoxide dismutase activity, upregulating vascular endothelial growth factor, modulating the FOXO/PI3K/AKT pathway, and restoring skin microbiome balance, suggesting its potential as a novel therapeutic candidate for alopecia.
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October 2007 in “Medical Hypotheses” This article proposes that androgenic alopecia might be an evolutionary mechanism for reducing prostate cancer risk by enhancing UV absorption, rather than being a risk factor.
April 2025 in “Frontiers in Genetics” This study found that integrating breed-specific BOA and SNP-based models helps reveal the genetic factors involved in thermotolerance traits in beef cattle, enhancing insights into thermoregulation and potentially improving cattle's heat resilience.
January 2015 in “대한미용학회지” This study found that sandalwood oil significantly increased alkaline phosphatase activity and expression of hair growth-promoting factors in mice, suggesting its potential role in enhancing hair growth markers.
October 2025 in “Research Square (Research Square)” This study found that perifollicular vascularization adapts to physiological changes, with minoxidil enhancing capillary growth around the dermal papilla and aging-related factors inhibiting it, suggesting potential interventions for hair loss.
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August 2024 in “Cosmetics” This study found that a 12-week regimen of a botanical supplement significantly improved skin and scalp health in women exposed to high pollution, enhancing factors like skin radiance, moisturization, and reducing wrinkle depth and scalp redness compared to a placebo.
July 2026 in “DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)” This study found that the liposomal Sesbania grandiflora formulation significantly improved hair and scalp health in adults with hair loss compared to placebo over 180 days, enhancing factors such as hair density, thickness, growth rate, and tensile strength, with no related adverse events reported.
May 2024 in “Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry” In a study using mice, researchers observed that Cacumen platycladi fermented with Lactiplantibacillus plantarum CCFM1348—both as postbiotics and synbiotics—promoted hair growth, potentially by engaging the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway and enhancing growth factor expression.
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March 2024 in “World Journal of Stem Cells” This study explored how high glucose concentrations impact mesenchymal stromal cell survival in diabetic environments, highlighting mitochondrial factors as potential targets for enhancing cell viability.
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April 2025 in “Cells” This study found that heat preconditioning of nanofat from mice did not improve tissue vascularization or integration in grafting, and actually reduced vascularization due to increased expression of anti-angiogenic factors, suggesting it is not beneficial for enhancing its vascularization properties.
August 2026 in “Bogucki Wydawnictwo Naukowe eBooks” This study highlighted that advancements in genome-wide association studies have identified numerous DNA variants linked to human appearance traits, significantly enhancing our understanding of the genetic and epigenetic factors influencing human phenotypes and contributing to genomic tools for anthropology and forensics.
September 2025 in “The American Journal of Medical Sciences and Pharmaceutical Research” In this analysis, the authors examine how hairdressing techniques like thinning and micro-graduation can correct women's hairlines by softening optical contours and enhancing visual symmetry, emphasizing the relevance of individual factors such as morphology and stylistic expectations in selecting these non-medical approaches.
January 2024 in “Australasian journal of dermatology (Print)” In this case study, researchers documented a Chinese boy with hair color changing to red and identified MC1R genetic mutations as the cause, rather than zinc deficiency, enhancing our understanding of hair heterochromia due to genetic factors.
January 2026 in “Plant Communications” This study found that overexpressing the CLE peptide SlCLE10 in tomatoes increased root hair length and improved drought tolerance, suggesting its potential for enhancing crop resilience to osmotic stress.
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July 2018 in “Stem cells” This study found that Runx1 in hair follicle stem cells modulates lipid metabolism, impacting membrane organization and enhancing signal transduction for cell proliferation in both normal and cancer epithelial cells.
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February 2022 in “Stem cell reports” This study found that thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) promotes hair growth after skin injury by enhancing the proliferation of specific stem cells in hair follicles.
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October 2024 in “Pharmaceutics” This review highlights the potential of permeation enhancers to improve the delivery of active ingredients across the skin, optimizing therapeutic outcomes despite challenges posed by individual variability and environmental factors, according to the authors' analysis of current understanding and applications in skincare and transdermal therapies.
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January 2024 in “Cell Transplantation” This study reviews various factors affecting mesenchymal stem cell transplantation efficacy, including platelet concentrate composition, donor characteristics, and environmental influences, and examines strategies for optimizing outcomes through preconditioning and combined therapies in regenerative medicine.
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January 2016 in “Sexual Development” This review discusses the dual genetic and hormonal factors involved in avian sexual differentiation and highlights that disruptions in these mechanisms can result in sex reversal.
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January 2016 in “Annals of dermatology/Annals of Dermatology” This study found that arachidonic acid may promote hair growth by enhancing dermal papilla cell function and stimulating the anagen phase in C57BL/6 mice.
21 citations
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September 2021 in “New Phytologist” This study found that the transcription factor HB24 plays a critical role in root hair elongation in Arabidopsis thaliana by promoting the conversion of indole-3-butyric acid to indole-3-acetic acid through regulation of IBR1 expression.
6 citations
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July 2023 in “Diabetology” This study in an animal model found that Rigenera® technology's use of autologous micrografts improved wound healing in diabetic rats by increasing factors like VEGF-A, IL4, and IL10 while reducing TNF-α and oxidative stress.
4 citations
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January 2020 in “Frontiers in Physiology” This review discusses molecular signaling pathways and nutritional factors influencing feather growth and regeneration in poultry and offers no new results; the authors suggest these insights may guide strategies for producing superior plumage.
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March 2020 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” This article reviews advanced strategies for enhancing drug delivery to cutaneous stem cells to improve treatment for skin conditions and reports no new experimental findings.
June 2026 in “Cell Regeneration” This review highlights the roles of key transcription factors and signaling pathways in regulating olfactory epithelium regeneration, discussing recent advances in single-cell and spatial transcriptomics as well as organoid models to enhance understanding of olfactory regeneration mechanisms.
December 2023 in “Journal of the Korean Society of Cosmetology” This study found that individual lifestyle factors, such as aesthetic, personality, and social orientations, positively influence appearance interest and beauty management behavior.
This article explores how natural and man-made factors shape architecture and environments for human activity in emergency situations, focusing on the unique conditions of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Results are not reported.
This study found that in early retinal neurogenesis in mice, the transcription factor Lhx2 regulates Sonic Hedgehog signaling by controlling expression of pathway genes like the co-receptors Gas1 and Cdon.
March 2026 in “American Journal of Clinical Dermatology” This narrative review highlights important religious and cultural factors influencing dermatologic care for Muslim patients and proposes culturally sensitive strategies to improve patient-centered care, emphasizing respect for privacy, dignity, and spiritual values.
April 2016 in “Journal of Aesthetic Nursing” This article explores the social and psychological factors driving male body hair grooming and the psychosocial effects of both hair removal and male pattern balding, without reporting new clinical findings.