May 2025 in “Science Advances” In this study, researchers reported that hair follicle stem cells maintain quiescence through a PIEZO1-dependent mechanism that senses mechanical forces and translates them into localized calcium influx, involving a transcriptional network that regulates cell adhesion and cytoskeleton-related genes.
September 2017 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study found that fermented mackerel oil increased hair growth by promoting dermal papilla cell proliferation and cell cycle progression through wnt/β-catenin signaling activation in vibrissa follicles.
5 citations
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March 2025 in “Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine”
December 2025 in “npj Systems Biology and Applications” This study found that cold exposure disrupts the circadian rhythm in cultured human cells by reducing oscillation amplitude, which is restored upon rewarming, while human hair follicle cells showed minimal amplitude sensitivity to temperature changes, suggesting an evolutionary advantage related to Hopf bifurcation dynamics.
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January 2020 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” This study found that knocking out vinculin in mouse skin disrupts bulge stem cell quiescence by impairing force generation and mechanical stability of adherens junctions.
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March 2015 in “Dermatologic Therapy” Using too much minoxidil foam can cause a rare movement disorder with facial twitching, but symptoms go away when the correct dose is used.
44 citations
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April 2003 in “European journal of pharmaceutical sciences” This study found that targeting the hair follicle can be increased by using lipophilic drugs combined with surfactant solutions and propylene glycol.
December 2025 in “Brazilian Journal of Hair Health” This integrative review developed a Spiral Model to better represent human hair follicle dynamics and aging, which may assist in distinguishing natural aging from pathological changes and improving trichological interventions.
August 2022 in “Sovremennye tehnologii v medicine” This study suggests that barophoresis may be feasible for delivering drugs to the gums in treating chronic generalized periodontitis, with an optimal gum-nozzle distance of 10-15 mm for safe application.
July 2026 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Tissue stiffness affects sweat gland development by guiding cell differentiation through specific signals.
42 citations
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January 2014 in “Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Medicine” This abstract omits specific findings and does not provide new research results.
56 citations
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March 2017 in “Plant and Cell Physiology” This study used light sheet fluorescence microscopy to successfully image and analyze calcium oscillations in the root hairs of Arabidopsis thaliana, finding that these oscillations correlate with the root hair growth rate and that auxin affects these properties.
April 2023 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” This study found that gap junctional communication influences feather patterning by modulating Turing-type activator-inhibitor systems in chicken skin, suggesting its role in propagating inhibitory signals crucial for pattern formation.
1 citations
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July 2021 in “Chemical & pharmaceutical bulletin/Chemical and pharmaceutical bulletin” This study found that rubbing significantly increased skin permeation of caffeine but not rhododendrol, with the direction of rubbing playing a crucial role in caffeine's enhancement.
February 2026 in “Biophysical Journal” 11 citations
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July 2015 in “Journal of Anatomy” This review summarizes a 15-year collaboration on the role of synaptic-like vesicles in mechanosensory nerve terminals and suggests potential therapeutic implications for conditions like hypertension and muscle spasticity.
This abstract provides no results, as it pertains to a presentation on determining hip muscle forces using an EMG-to-force processing model.
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January 1968 This study found that high concentrations of dimethyl sulfoxide are needed to cause significant swelling in hair fibers, though the swelling is reversible, unlike the effects on skin.
June 2025 in “arXiv (Cornell University)” This study examined different logistic damping effects in a chemotaxis system related to Alopecia Areata and found that certain conditions guarantee a unique, globally bounded classical solution, while others ensure a weak solution, offering new insights into preventing blow-ups in this context.
3 citations
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July 2018 in “International Journal of Research -GRANTHAALAYAH” This paper compiles previously observed similarities in biomagnetic fields emitted by human hair and mouse vibrissa follicles, with findings supporting distinctive patterns of biomagnetic activity skewed to one side.
February 2026 in “Optics” This study demonstrates that polarized second harmonic generation imaging effectively monitors wool fiber stretching, revealing significant structural changes in keratin alignment that improve textile performance.
353 citations
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May 2016 in “TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry” This review discusses recent advances in droplet microfluidics for chip-based technologies such as single-cell analysis, small-scale cell cultures, and high-throughput drug screening, and it reports no new results.
In this study, researchers developed a versatile sprayable hydrogel that promotes wound healing in mice by facilitating rapid gelation, reducing inflammation, and accelerating tissue regeneration, with potential applications in chronic wound treatment and beyond.
13 citations
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September 2021 in “Communications Biology” This study introduces a five-modal microscopy technique that allows label-free, in vivo observation and quantitative analysis of various wound healing processes.
7 citations
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October 2019 in “Brazilian Journal of Petroleum and Gas” This study evaluated a microemulsion-based flushing fluid made with castor oil that effectively removed 84.85% of mud cake formed by drilling fluid, highlighting its Newtonian fluid behavior and high wettability inversion capability.
26 citations
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May 2011 in “Tissue Engineering Part A” This study found that mouse embryoid bodies adhered quickly and differentiated efficiently into cardiomyocytes on negatively charged poly(sodium p-styrene sulfonate) hydrogels, similar to their behavior on gelatin-coated polystyrene.
15 citations
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July 1991 in “International Journal of Dermatology” This article discusses the technique of laser Doppler velocimetry for measuring cutaneous blood flow and does not report new research findings.
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November 2020 in “European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics” This study found that low massage frequencies like 4.2 Hz enhance nanoparticle penetration into hair follicles more effectively than higher frequencies, indicating potential applications in therapeutic and cosmetic delivery.
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November 2014 in “Journal of Comparative Physiology A” This study found that Cupiennius salei spiders have specialized mechanosensitive hairs on their legs that adaptively respond to joint movements during walking, suggesting a proprioceptive function.
January 1981 in “Elsevier eBooks”