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May 2020 in “Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore” Hair dye can cause serious scalp issues, including skull erosion.
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October 2023 in “Frontiers in endocrinology” Regulating certain sex hormones may help delay facial aging.
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January 2018 in “Springer eBooks” Photobiomodulation is an effective and safe treatment for increasing hair growth in people with hair loss.
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November 2017 in “EMJ Dermatology” Mind-body techniques and a team approach can help manage skin conditions linked to psychological factors.
April 2026 in “European Journal of Medical and Health Research” Women with hair loss had lower IGF-1 levels.
December 2024 in “Tropical Journal of Natural Product Research” CTUMP's Herb shampoo promotes faster and denser hair growth.
October 2023 in “Clinical and experimental dermatology and therapies” Doctors can quickly learn necessary skills and perform more procedures due to a strong educational system.
July 2023 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” Chitosan slows root hair growth and causes a buildup of callose at low concentrations, but at high concentrations, it only inhibits growth without callose buildup.
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June 2023 in “Medical records-international medical journal” Decreased IGF-1R expression may contribute to sacrococcygeal pilonidal sinus development.
April 2018 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” Blue light can help hair grow by affecting certain receptors in hair follicles.
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March 1986 in “Clinical and Experimental Dermatology” Scalp hair grows at 0.37 mm/day, forearm hair at 0.18 mm/day, and thigh hair at 0.30 mm/day, with no significant differences found in people with certain hair conditions.
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December 2004 in “Differentiation” Sex hormones affect hair and feather growth and may help manage alopecia and hormone-dependent cancers.
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May 2001 in “Human reproduction update” Oestrogens are key for bone growth during puberty in both boys and girls.
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April 1994 in “Drug Safety” Some drugs can cause hair loss or increase hair growth, but these effects are usually reversible when the drug is stopped.
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June 2023 in “Nature” Senescent melanocytes can boost hair growth by activating hair stem cells.
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