research Structure and Function of the Skin
The skin has multiple layers and cells, serves as a protective barrier, helps regulate temperature, enables sensation, affects appearance, and is involved in vitamin D synthesis.
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research Tissue Engineering and Regeneration of the Human Hair Follicle in Androgenetic Alopecia: Literature Review
Tissue engineering could be a future solution for hair loss, but it's currently expensive, complex, and hard to apply in real-world treatments.
research New Potential Antiscarring Approaches
New antiscarring strategies show promise, including drugs, stem cells, and improved surgical techniques.
research Increasing GSH-Px Activity and Activating Wnt Pathway Promote Fine Wool Growth in FGF5-Edited Sheep
Editing the FGF5 gene in sheep increases fine wool growth.
research Optimizing Hyaluronic Acid: A Comprehensive Review of Rheological Insights for Clinical Practice
Understanding the properties of hyaluronic acid helps improve its use in facial aging treatments.
research Multi-View Light Sheet Fluorescence Microscopy for Imaging Cellular Self-Assembly in Spheroids of Human Hair Follicle Dermal Papilla Cells and Keratinocytes
The technique effectively shows how human skin and hair cells form into ball-like structures.
research Building a Functional Niche for Hair Follicle Stem Cells
Deleting the CRIF1 gene in mice disrupts skin and hair formation, certain proteins affect hair growth, a new compound may improve skin and hair health, blood cell-derived stem cells can create skin-like structures, and hair follicle stem cells come from embryonic cells needing specific signals for development.
research Efficient Generation of Skin Organoids from Pluripotent Cells Using Defined Extracellular Matrix Cues and Morphogen Gradients in a Microfluidic Device
Scientists developed a new way to create skin-like structures from stem cells using a special 3D gel and a device that improves cell organization and increases hair growth.
research Guiding Skin Organoid Generation via Extracellular Matrix Cues and Spatially Controlled Morphogen Gradients
Scientists improved how to make skin-like structures from stem cells using special gels and a device that controls growth signals, leading to better hair and skin features.
research Perspectives on Hair Evolution Based on Comparative Studies on Vertebrate Cornification
Hair in mammals likely evolved from glandular structures, not scales.
research A Novel Mutation in Hr Causes Abnormal Hair Follicle Morphogenesis in Hairpoor Mouse, an Animal Model for Marie Unna Hereditary Hypotrichosis
A new mutation in the Hr gene causes hair loss in mice, similar to a human hair disorder.
research Morphological Analysis of In Vitro Human Hair Growth
Human hair follicles can grow and stay healthy for up to 8 days in a lab setting.
research The G-Protein Coupled Receptor Kinase 2 (GRK2) Orchestrates Hair Follicle Homeostasis
GRK2 is essential for healthy hair follicle function, and its absence can lead to hair loss and cysts.
research Molecular Identification of Keratinophilic Fungi Associated With Hair Scalp and Antifungal Activity of Green-Synthesis Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles
Green-synthesized zinc oxide nanoparticles effectively inhibit common fungi found on human scalp hair.
research Cryopreservation Of Engineered Hair Follicle Germs For Hair Regenerative Medicine
DMSO and microfinger devices show promise for preserving hair grafts for hair loss treatments.
research Hair Repigmentation in Microcystic Adnexal Carcinoma
Hair repigmentation can indicate malignancy and should be investigated.
research Skin-On-A-Chip Strategies For Human Hair Follicle Regeneration
New technologies show promise for better hair regeneration and treatments.
research Strategies to Utilize iPS Cells for Hair Follicle Regeneration and the Treatment of Hair Loss Disorders
hiPSCs can help regenerate hair follicles and treat hair loss.
research The Multipotency of Adult Vibrissa Follicle Stem Cells
Adult vibrissa follicle stem cells can regenerate hair follicles, glands, and skin.
research Advances and Challenges in Plant Sterol Research: Fundamentals, Analysis, Applications and Production
Plant sterols have health benefits like lowering cholesterol, but more research is needed to understand their effects and improve their extraction and sustainability.
research Trichostasis Spinulosa of the Scalp Mimicking Alopecia Areata Black Dots
A man's scalp condition was misidentified as hair loss dots but was actually a common follicular disorder.
research Collagen Involvement in Health, Disease, and Medicine
Collagen is crucial for health and treating certain diseases, and supplements can improve skin, nails, and hair conditions.
research Concise Review: Wnt Signaling Pathways in Skin Development and Epidermal Stem Cells
Wnt signaling is crucial for skin development and hair growth.
research Bioengineering Skin Using Mechanisms of Regeneration and Repair
Artificial skin development has challenges, but new materials and understanding cell behavior could improve tissue repair. Also, certain growth factors and hydrogel technology show promise for advanced skin replacement therapies.
research Stiffness of Human Hair Correlates with the Fractions of Cortical Cell Types
Hair stiffness is higher when it has more para-like cortical cells.
research Abstracts from the Symposium on the Pathophysiology of Hair Growth Organized by the Institute of Dermatology at the Royal Society of Medicine, 29 October 1987
The symposium concluded that hair growth involves complex processes, including the hair follicle life cycle, the role of the dermal papilla, hair strength, pigmentation, and the impact of diseases and treatments like minoxidil on hair and skin.
research Skin-Derived Stem Cells as a Source of Primordial Germ Cell and Oocyte-Like Cells
Skin-derived stem cells can become various cell types, including germ cell-like and oocyte-like cells.
research Principles and Mechanisms of Regeneration in the Mouse Model for Wound-Induced Hair Follicle Neogenesis
Mice can grow new hair follicles after skin wounds through a process not involving existing hair stem cells, but requiring more research to understand fully.
research Human Umbilical Cord Blood Mesenchymal Stem Cells Engineered to Overexpress Growth Factors Accelerate Outcomes in Hair Growth
Modified stem cells from umbilical cord blood can make hair grow faster.
research Organogenesis From Dissociated Cells: Generation of Mature Cycling Hair Follicles From Skin-Derived Cells
Scientists have found a way to create hair follicles from skin cells of newborn mice, which can grow and cycle naturally when injected into adult mouse skin.