April 2016 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” Dermoscopy helped correctly diagnose a skin condition that was previously misidentified as a different hair loss disease.
34 citations
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April 2018 in “EMBO journal” The protein SLC1A3 is important for activating skin stem cells and is necessary for normal hair and skin growth in mice.
1 citations
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October 2025 in “Nature Communications” Cell size controls when stem cells divide.
1 citations
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October 2025 γδ T cells help control tissue scarring and blood vessel growth in response to foreign objects.
June 2026 in “Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology” Smaller needles help protect stem cells during injections.
13 citations
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February 2020 in “Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology” New methods have helped find cells that create other cells in the body.
14 citations
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March 2020 in “Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology” Mouse spermatogenesis shows that stem cells can behave flexibly and move widely in open environments.
February 2024 in “PloS one” Nutraceuticals that promote hair growth do not reduce tamoxifen's effectiveness in breast cancer treatment.
4 citations
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November 2011 in “Archives of Dermatology” Hamilton scale imprecise, hair shaft diameter decreases, stem cell transplant regrows hair, ECP ineffective for alopecia areata universalis.
2 citations
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June 1980 in “International Journal of Dermatology” Scalp biopsies are important for diagnosing hair loss conditions.
7 citations
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November 2014 in “Histochemistry and Cell Biology” The we/we wal/wal mice have defects in hair growth and skin layer formation, causing hair loss, useful for understanding alopecia.
2 citations
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March 2021 in “Molecular Immunology” Dermal macrophages might help regrow hair.
2 citations
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December 2022 in “PNAS nexus” SCD-153 shows promise as an effective topical treatment for alopecia areata.
80 citations
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June 2000 in “Modern Pathology” Long-standing benign tumors can become cancerous, especially in people with weakened immune systems.
18 citations
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October 2023 in “Nature Communications” Men with baldness are more prone to skin cancers on the scalp due to sun exposure, not testosterone.
15 citations
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March 2016 in “The American Journal of Dermatopathology” Demodex mites rarely cause scalp infections leading to hair loss, but when they do, treatment is effective.
39 citations
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October 2013 in “Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery” Human alpha defensin 5 helps heal wounds, reduce bacteria, and grow hair on burned skin.
30 citations
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November 2018 in “EMBO Reports” The Ovol2-Zeb1 circuit is crucial for skin healing and hair growth by guiding cell movement and growth.
5 citations
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January 2019 in “Elsevier eBooks” Current therapies cannot fully regenerate adult skin without scars; more research is needed for scar-free healing.
2 citations
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May 2019 in “Advances in wound care” Blood-derived CD34+ cells speed up healing, reduce scarring, and regrow hair in skin wounds.
March 2021 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” A specific immune response helps control mite populations on the skin, maintaining healthy hair follicles.
88 citations
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July 2019 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” Using human fat tissue derived stem cells in micrografts can safely and effectively increase hair density in people with hair loss.
131 citations
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July 2009 in “Experimental Dermatology” The document concludes that specific cells are essential for hair growth and more research is needed to understand how to maintain their hair-inducing properties.
83 citations
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January 2015 in “World Journal of Stem Cells” Hair follicle regeneration needs special conditions and young cells.
51 citations
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March 2014 in “Nature Communications” Skin tumor regression is helped by retinoic acid signaling blocking Wnt signaling.
11 citations
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August 2013 in “Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America” New cell-based therapies may improve hair loss treatments in the future.
2 citations
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September 2022 The PER3 rs772027021 SNP may cause mild skin pigmentation changes in a new subtype of dyschromatosis universalis hereditaria.
1 citations
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November 2014 in “Elsevier eBooks” Future research should focus on making bioengineered skin that completely restores all skin functions.
1160 citations
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November 2018 in “Physiological Reviews” The document concludes that better targeted treatments are needed for wound healing, and single-cell technologies may improve cell-based therapies.
759 citations
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February 2009 in “Current Biology” Hair follicles are complex, dynamic mini-organs that help us understand cell growth, death, migration, and differentiation, as well as tissue regeneration and tumor biology.