9 citations,
July 2018 in “Journal of Testing and Evaluation” Adding human hair to sand improves its strength when dry and maintains strength when wet.
9 citations,
July 2018 in “European journal of dermatology/EJD. European journal of dermatology” Disrupted sleep patterns can harm skin and hair cell renewal, but melatonin might help.
9 citations,
February 2018 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” Researchers developed a new method using methylene blue staining to more accurately identify the growth stage of human hair follicles.
9 citations,
August 2017 in “Photochemistry and Photobiology” Red light at 627 nm can safely trigger IL-4 release in skin cells, potentially helping treat inflammatory skin conditions.
9 citations,
January 2017 in “Food & Nutrition Research” Rice bran mineral extract may help promote hair growth and prevent hair loss.
9 citations,
March 2016 in “Natural Product Research” Some flavonoids may help with hair growth by affecting blood vessel function in hair follicles.
9 citations,
January 2016 in “PubMed” Stem cell therapy could be a promising alternative for hair regrowth with fewer side effects.
9 citations,
August 2015 in “Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine” Human skin cell byproducts can potentially be used to treat hair loss and promote hair growth.
9 citations,
February 2014 in “Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine” Conditioned media from human amniotic fluid-derived stem cells helps skin heal and protects against aging from sun exposure.
9 citations,
March 2013 in “ISRN Stem Cells (Online)” Skin stem cells were turned into heart cells using a chemical, suggesting a new way to treat heart attacks.
9 citations,
May 2010 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Human sebaceous glands can grow back in skin grafts on mice and work like normal human glands.
9 citations,
January 2010 in “Biological and medical physics series” The book was the first to focus on the biophysical properties of hair.
9 citations,
August 2000 in “Journal of Periodontal Research” Finasteride reduces testosterone conversion, progesterone lessens this, and levamisole enhances finasteride's effect.
8 citations,
November 2022 in “International Journal of Cosmetic Science” Human hair varies widely and should be classified by curl type rather than race.
8 citations,
November 2020 in “Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology” Certain genes are more active in baby scalp cells and can help grow hair when added to adult mouse skin cells.
8 citations,
October 2020 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” Nonanal from fruits and vegetables promotes hair growth by increasing growth factors.
8 citations,
March 2020 in “Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology” Researchers created immortal human skin cells with constant testosterone receptor activity to study hair loss and test treatments.
8 citations,
November 2019 in “Journal of Natural Fibers” Adding human hair to clayey soil makes it stronger, even after freeze-thaw cycles, and is eco-friendly and cheap.
8 citations,
July 2019 in “Cell Proliferation” Researchers found a way to turn skin cells into cells that can grow new hair.
8 citations,
January 2019 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” Growth hormone is important for regulating human hair growth.
8 citations,
October 2018 in “Applied sciences” Alginate spheres help maintain hair growth potential in human cells for hair loss treatment.
Laser diode light boosts hair follicle cell growth and certain gene expressions.
8 citations,
May 2017 in “Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine” Miscanthus sinensis flower extract may help promote hair growth and prevent hair loss.
8 citations,
February 2017 in “International journal of molecular sciences” Mollusc egg extract helps skin and hair cells grow and heal.
8 citations,
January 2016 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” The research created a model to understand human hair growth cycle, which can help diagnose and treat hair growth disorders and test potential hair growth drugs.
8 citations,
January 2013 in “The scientific world journal/TheScientificWorldjournal” Human hair follicles may provide a noninvasive way to diagnose diseases and have potential in regenerative medicine.
8 citations,
April 2009 in “International journal of oncology” Hair follicle cells resist turning into skin cells.
8 citations,
September 1993 in “British journal of dermatology/British journal of dermatology, Supplement” A new method helps isolate key hair components to study hair growth and loss.
7 citations,
April 2022 in “Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis” The method can measure multiple steroids in human hair to study long-term steroid metabolism, especially in newborns and children.
7 citations,
January 2022 in “Biomedicines” Cells from the lower part of hair follicles are a promising, less invasive option for immune system therapies.