81 citations,
January 2003 in “The FASEB Journal” Follistatin helps hair growth and cycling, while activin prevents it.
38 citations,
March 1997 in “Journal of interferon & cytokine research” IL-1β inhibits human hair follicle growth.
50 citations,
June 1993 in “European journal of biochemistry” Intermediate filaments are crucial for cell structure and function, regulated by specific genes and proteins.
7 citations,
January 1981 in “Springer eBooks” Certain small molecules and polymers can change hair's physical properties and how it feels by affecting the bonds within the hair.
10 citations,
December 2017 in “Physiological Reports” Hair follicle analysis can track body changes from high-intensity interval training.
9 citations,
January 2022 in “Theranostics” Collagen XVII is important for skin aging and wound healing.
118 citations,
January 2013 in “Biomaterials” Keratin from human hair shows promise for medical uses like wound healing and tissue engineering.
73 citations,
November 2000 in “Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America” There are two ways to start hair growth: one needs Stat3 and the other does not, but both need PI3K activation.
5 citations,
January 2003 in “Oilseeds and fats, crops and lipids/OCL. Oilseeds & fats crops and lipids” Vegetable protein lowers cholesterol and protein deficiency can cause health issues.
3 citations,
April 2012 in “Bioinformation” Two specific SNPs in the TRPS1 gene cause excessive hair growth by altering the protein's structure.
August 2013 in “Nature Reviews Drug Discovery” New treatments for cancer and skin disorders show promise in disrupting harmful cell interactions and promoting hair growth.
3 citations,
March 2023 in “International journal of molecular sciences” Keratin protein production in cells is controlled by a complex system that changes with cell type, health, and conditions like injury or cancer.
September 2011 in “Clinical Biochemistry” The demineralized bone matrix scaffold is better for cell attachment than the mineralized bone allograft.
September 2017 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Blue light helps hair growth by affecting specific proteins in hair follicle cells.
May 2022 in “Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology” miR-29a-5p prevents the formation of early hair structures by targeting a gene important for hair growth and is regulated by a complex network involving lncRNA627.1.
6 citations,
August 2016 in “Journal of Visualized Experiments” The CUBIC protocol allows detailed 3D visualization of proteins in mouse skin biopsies.
March 2024 in “Frontiers in genetics” Different types of fibroblasts play specific roles in wound healing and cancer, which could help improve treatments.
210 citations,
July 1993 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” Hair color production in mice is closely linked to the hair growth phase and may also influence hair growth itself.
February 2024 in “Journal of medicinal food” The research found a way to develop hair growth materials by targeting a specific signaling pathway.
1 citations,
February 2022 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” Certain interactions help prepare the androgen receptor for pairing and activation, which is important for its role in development and disease.
December 2020 in “Innovation in aging” Rapamycin treatment helps reduce brain inflammation and symptoms of mitochondrial disease by blocking specific pathways in mice.
Reviewers criticized the study for assuming drugs with similar side-effects work the same way and questioned the validity of its findings due to potential biases and data quality issues.
7 citations,
February 1998 in “Polymer journal” Keratin structure in hair is stable at pH 5-6 but disrupts between pH 6-7.
42 citations,
January 2009 in “Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces” A certain surfactant sticks to human hair, making it change from water-repelling to water-attracting, which could help in hair conditioning.
9 citations,
January 2010 in “Biological and medical physics series” The book was the first to focus on the biophysical properties of hair.
January 2021 in “Middle East journal of applied sciences” Zinc is essential for plant growth and human health, but many soils lack enough zinc, affecting crops and potentially leading to health problems.
1 citations,
June 2022 in “Gene reports” The analysis found genes linked to skin and hair development are more active in Pashmina goats, which may explain their long-fiber production.
September 2020 in “Benha Journal of Applied Sciences” Protein hair straighteners damage the hair more than hair dyes.
7 citations,
June 2017 in “Omics” The study developed a method to analyze ancient hair proteins using very small samples.
11 citations,
May 2018 in “Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B” New materials help control stem cell growth and specialization for medical applications.