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April 2022 in “Cutis” CCCA is a common, scarring hair loss in Black women that needs early detection.
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June 2023 in “Animals” CRABP2 helps increase the growth of cells important for hair growth by activating a specific growth pathway.
September 2023 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” Children with alopecia areata, especially with Down syndrome or thyroid issues, should be screened for thyroid disease.
December 2025 in “ILDS-DEV” November 2025 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” BTNL2 helps protect hair follicles from immune attacks.
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October 1975 in “Journal of Cutaneous Pathology” Hair growth in alopecia areata is hindered due to impaired cell activity in the surrounding tissue.
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November 2016 in “Journal of Cutaneous Pathology” Three characteristics of plasmacytoid dendritic cells help tell apart lupus-related hair loss from LPP.
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January 2022 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” A faulty KLHL24 gene leads to hair loss by damaging hair follicle stem cells.
September 2016 in “Journal of Dermatological Science” The protein aPKCλ is crucial for keeping hair follicle stem cells inactive and for hair growth and regeneration.
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December 2011 in “American Journal Of Pathology” A Gsdma3 mutation causes hair loss due to stem cell damage from skin inflammation.
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September 2019 in “Clinical and experimental dermatology” Basal cell carcinomas may differentiate similarly to hair follicles and could be influenced by hair cycle-related treatments.
April 2017 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” 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.
26 citations
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October 2016 in “Biomolecules & Therapeutics” 3-Deoxysappanchalcone helps human hair cells grow and stimulates hair growth in mice by affecting certain cell signaling pathways.
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August 2000 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Stem cells are key for hair follicle recovery.
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April 2023 in “Life” CCCA affects adolescents too, with genetic and environmental links, requiring careful diagnosis.
27 citations
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August 2021 in “Journal of Autoimmunity” Human dermal γδT-cells respond to stress in hair follicles, contributing to hair loss.
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August 2013 in “Archives of Dermatological Research” A gene called BMAL1 plays a role in controlling hair growth.
15 citations
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January 2014 in “Dermatology” Some patients with a type of skin lymphoma can experience a rare, non-scarring hair loss that looks like another hair loss condition but has distinct features.
October 2013 in “The New Scientist” New hair growth from skin cells may help cure baldness.
16 citations
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January 2019 in “Aging” Lack of functional CYLD in mice leads to early aging and cancer.
Activating certain hair follicle cells could prevent hair loss from cancer treatments.
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January 2013 in “Stem cell discovery” Researchers created a cell line from a hair follicle to study hair loss.
January 2026 in “British Journal of Dermatology” Caffeine and DMG increase calcium influx in hair follicle cells without being toxic.
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March 2021 in “Molecular Medicine Reports” A mix of specific inhibitors and a growth factor helps keep hair growth cells from losing their properties in the lab.
September 2017 in “The journal of investigative dermatology. Symposium proceedings/The Journal of investigative dermatology symposium proceedings” CCCA and lichen planopilaris have similar histological features, making them hard to distinguish.
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August 2015 in “Experimental Dermatology” Certain electric currents can promote hair growth by activating specific cell pathways.