March 2010 in “Cosmetic Dermatology” Hair straightening methods have advanced to improve effectiveness and reduce damage, but still rely on heat and chemicals.
June 2022 in “Journal of Dermatology Research” This study found that 448-kHz Capacitive-Resistive Electrothermal Therapy led to a significant increase in hair density in women with Female Pattern Hair Loss, likely due to stimulated proliferation of dermal papilla cells.
183 citations
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January 2018 in “Cosmetics” This review discusses side effects and allergy contact dermatitis caused by essential oils in cosmetic products and reports no new clinical results.
2 citations
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May 2015 in “PloS one” This study found that radiation negatively impacts the survival and proliferation of fibroblasts on human dermis transplants, but hair follicle pores enhance cell viability even after irradiation.
8 citations
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November 2019 in “Journal of Natural Fibers” This study found that reinforcing clayey soil with human hair fibers increased its strength significantly, both before and after freeze-thaw cycles, suggesting its potential use in cold climate zones.
202 citations
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August 2007 in “Biomaterials” This review discusses advancements in artificial skin for wound treatment and reports no new clinical findings; the authors highlight the potential of new biomaterials to enhance future skin replacement therapies.
179 citations
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April 2012 in “Nature Communications” This study demonstrates the potential of using bioengineered follicles from adult tissue-derived stem cells for fully functional hair regeneration, illustrating possible applications in organ replacement therapy.
150 citations
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January 2018 in “Burns & Trauma” This review discusses strategies and advances in bioprinting for skin wound healing, concluding that bioprinting could offer promising solutions for skin regeneration despite existing challenges.
127 citations
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January 2013 in “PLOS ONE” This study found that feeding aged mice a probiotic yogurt induced changes leading to thicker, healthier fur, suggesting a bacteria-triggered interleukin-10-dependent mechanism that mimics signs of youth and reproductive fitness.
125 citations
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December 2016 in “Molecules” This review discusses the extraction, purification, modification, and biological activity of polysaccharides from Traditional Chinese Medicine and reports no new research findings.
69 citations
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April 2019 in “Biomedicines” This study found that hair thickness and density increased after treatment with human follicle mesenchymal stem cells and platelet rich plasma, associated with enhanced Wnt signaling and platelet derived growth factors.
69 citations
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June 2017 in “Experimental Biology and Medicine” This review discusses the advancements and challenges in developing in vitro human skin models incorporating components like vasculature for drug testing and disease research, but reports no new clinical results.
53 citations
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January 2009 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” In this study, UVB irradiation of organ-cultured human anagen hair follicles in vitro reduced hair elongation and increased cell death, affecting hair growth and regulatory processes.
47 citations
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February 2021 in “Pharmacological research” This review discusses the potential of endogenic and exogenous exosomes in dermatology and cutaneous aesthetics, highlighting their capacity to repair and rejuvenate skin tissue, but reports no new experimental results.
37 citations
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September 2018 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” This letter reports a series of cases where the use of ruxolitinib at a lower dose than previously studied led to hair regrowth in patients with severe alopecia areata.
35 citations
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January 2013 in “The Journal of experimental medicine/The journal of experimental medicine” This study found that deleting the CD98hc protein in mouse skin impairs wound healing and homeostasis, resembling aging effects, due to disrupted integrin signaling pathways.
31 citations
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January 2019 in “Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery” This review found that three monthly PRP injections improved hair density in patients with androgenetic alopecia compared to placebo, but more rigorous studies are needed for broader dermatological applications.
31 citations
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April 1999 in “Dermatologic Clinics” This article reviews the use of the Nd:YAG laser for hair removal and reports no new research findings.
29 citations
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January 2021 in “Translational Psychiatry” This study found that certain gene sets, including those involved in ligand-gated ion channel signaling and cell adhesion, are associated with Tourette syndrome, suggesting a potential neurobiological basis for the disorder.
29 citations
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September 2020 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” This review outlines the current state of freeze-dried platelet-rich plasma (FD-PRP) research, emphasizing its use in wound healing, lumbar fusion, knee conditions, and dentistry, but reports no new clinical findings.
28 citations
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January 2004 in “British Journal of Pharmacology” This study found that minoxidil provides cardioprotective effects in guinea-pig heart cells through selective activation of mitochondrial ATP-sensitive potassium channels.
24 citations
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September 2014 in “Drug Delivery” This study found that pretreating mouse skin with microneedles significantly enhanced the hair growth inhibitory effect of eflornithine cream, likely by improving its skin permeation.
20 citations
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August 2017 in “PLoS ONE” This study identified and updated the annotation of 61 keratin genes in dogs and horses, improving the genome annotation in these species through RNA-seq data comparison.
16 citations
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September 2019 in “Aesthetic Plastic Surgery” Platelet-rich plasma therapy helps improve atrophic acne scars.
14 citations
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January 2021 in “Scientific Reports” This study found that "micro skin tissue columns" improved wound healing by enhancing re-epithelialization, collagen deposition, dermal remodeling, and reducing inflammation without causing long-term donor site morbidity.
13 citations
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August 2018 in “Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America” This review discusses the potential effectiveness of cell therapy for hair loss, highlighting promising early findings but emphasizing that more research is needed to explore specific therapies like autologous fat grafting and mesenchymal stem cells.
10 citations
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May 2020 in “Journal of proteome research” This study found that hair proteome profiling and genetically variant peptide identification in hairs remained effective after an explosive blast, indicating potential for forensic human identification despite damage.
10 citations
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January 2012 in “Journal of biomedical optics” This study used ultrahigh-resolution optical coherence tomography to observe hair shaft structures, finding melanin granules absent only in white hair, which may explain color differences between black and white hair.
8 citations
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December 2021 in “Military Medical Science Letters” This review highlights the potential of nanoemulgel as a promising drug delivery system for lipophilic drugs, but presents no new experimental results; it discusses composition, preparation methods, and applications.
8 citations
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February 2020 in “Aesthetic Surgery Journal” This study found that early male hair loss treatment with Puregraft fat and low-dose adipose-derived regenerative cells increased terminal hair counts at 24 weeks compared to a saline control, indicating promise for androgenetic alopecia treatment.