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April 2014 in “Journal of proteomics” Feed restriction in sheep leads to finer wool fibers but may reduce wool quality.
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January 2018 in “Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications” Researchers created five new human scalp cell lines that could be useful for hair growth and loss research.
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February 2010 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” Plet-1 protein helps hair follicle cells move and stick to tissues.
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January 2018 in “IET Nanobiotechnology” The scaffolds significantly sped up wound healing in dogs and were safe.
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December 2010 in “Stem Cells” Wnt signaling helps control how brain stem cells divide and is important for brain repair after injury.
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April 2017 in “Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine” Patients with severe active alopecia areata have lower CD200 expression and an imbalance in their immune system.
April 2015 in “Andrology” HNG may help prevent the negative effects of chemotherapy on sperm production and white blood cell counts.
April 2020 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” Skin healing from blisters can delay hair growth as stem cells focus on repairing skin over developing hair.
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March 2012 in “Hair transplant forum international” Hair restoration surgery can be safely done without major bleeding in patients on antithrombotic therapy, and these drugs shouldn't be stopped before surgery.
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November 2023 in “Frontiers in veterinary science” Goat hair shows changes in metal levels and stress when goats move from indoors to mountain pastures.
March 2021 in “Dermatological reviews” Hair transplant works well, but needs more research for better results.
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July 2022 in “Case reports in endocrinology” A 70-year-old woman with a malignant adrenal tumor improved after surgery and radiotherapy.
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April 2020 in “Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America” Hair loss in women is complex to diagnose and treat, and hair restoration should be done by experts. Using minoxidil before surgery can help manage post-surgery hair shock loss. The Follicular Unit Transplantation method is recommended for women due to its speed, no need for shaving, and better graft quality. Strategies like L, T, and reverse L patterns can help restore central hair density, and regenerative methods can improve graft survival in hair transplants.
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April 2014 in “PLOS ONE” Gray hair may be caused by lower antioxidant activity in hair cells.
April 2016 in “Annals of laboratory medicine” The method reliably profiles eicosanoids and shows epitestosterone reduces their levels, similar to common anti-inflammatory drugs.
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January 2006 in “Skin Pharmacology and Physiology” High levels of testosterone and 5α-DHT can lead to cell death in cells important for hair growth.
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November 2001 in “Kidney International” Male hormones worsen kidney transplant damage, but blocking them helps.
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January 2001 in “Cambridge University Press eBooks” Finasteride effectively treats hair loss and enlarged prostate in men, with mild side effects.
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January 2017 in “Dermatologic Surgery” Storing hair follicle micrografts for longer times can cause them to enter a state similar to the natural hair shedding phase, which might impact hair transplant results.
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January 2013 in “MedChemComm” PF-05314882 selectively activates androgen receptors without much effect on prostate and may help in prostate cancer treatment and hair loss prevention.
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September 2015 in “Stem Cells Translational Medicine” Platelet-rich plasma injections significantly improved hair regrowth and thickness in patients with hair loss.
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September 2016 in “Dermatologic Surgery” PRP shows potential for treating female hair loss, but more research needed.
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March 1998 in “Endocrinology” Male rats have more somatostatin neurons than females due to testosterone converting to estrogen during early development.
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May 2012 in “Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine” Scientists created three types of structures to help regrow hair follicles, and all showed promising results for hair regeneration.
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April 2019 in “Clinical Therapeutics” Computational tools identified 29 drugs that could potentially target 19 genes involved in chemotherapy-induced hair loss, which could lead to more effective treatments.
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May 2012 in “Annals of Oncology” Patients with advanced breast cancer and high hormone receptor levels who had surgery for ovarian/pelvic metastases lived longer, especially if they had high estrogen receptor levels.
December 2008 in “Dermatologic Surgery” The new powered hair transplant method is faster and damages fewer grafts than the manual technique.
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July 2020 in “Aging Cell” Aging changes sugar molecules on skin stem cells, which may affect their ability to repair skin.
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June 2011 in “International journal of pharmaceutics” Nanoparticles effectively deliver water-insoluble drugs to hair follicles, stimulating hair growth without irritating the skin.