2 citations
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February 2025 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Progenitor cells randomly decide their roles to maintain hair follicle growth.
May 2005 in “Hair transplant forum international” Trichotemnomania causes hair loss due to compulsive hair cutting or shaving.
May 2023 in “Experimental Dermatology” Male pattern hair loss may be linked to the developmental origins of hair follicles.
March 2009 in “Medical & surgical dermatology” Women with androgenetic alopecia have fewer terminal hairs, phenol in nail surgery is safe, and a new hair transplant method is faster and less damaging.
2 citations
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December 2004 in “Medicine” Different hair and scalp disorders cause hair loss or excess hair growth, with various treatments available depending on the specific condition.
June 2018 in “British Journal of Dermatology” Hair cells lose their nucleus and mitochondria in a specific order as they fill with keratin, which could help develop treatments for hair issues.
205 citations
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April 2005 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Scientists have found a way to create hair follicles from skin cells of newborn mice, which can grow and cycle naturally when injected into adult mouse skin.
January 2016 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” The woman has a type of scarring hair loss with red bumps around hair follicles.
April 2018 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Older hair follicle stem cells have a reduced ability to renew themselves, leading to more hair loss.
26 citations
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January 2019 in “Experimental Dermatology” Researchers created early-stage hair-like structures from skin cells, showing how these cells can self-organize, but more is needed for complete hair growth.
4 citations
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January 2011 in “Cell stem cell” Hair follicle stem cells can return to their original niche and help regenerate hair.
7 citations
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June 1967 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Plucking hairs in a certain way can result in intact hair roots, not related to baldness.
January 2014 in “Hair transplant forum international” Hair follicle cloning is possible but faces many challenges before it can replace traditional hair transplants.
3 citations
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May 2022 in “Experimental Dermatology” Misbehaving hair follicle stem cells can cause hair loss and offer new treatment options.
August 2021 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Stress causes hair loss by making the body produce cortisol, which stops hair cells from growing.
2 citations
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August 1993 in “Archives of Dermatology” A 39-year-old woman developed uncombable hair syndrome after taking oral contraceptives.
April 2023 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” T cells with memory features grow in number and gather around hair follicles when there are not enough immune cells.
December 2025 in “JEADV Clinical Practice” A woman with hair loss condition experienced rare hair color return, suggesting it might help diagnose the condition.
2 citations
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July 2020 in “Giornale italiano di dermatologia e venereologia” A woman with frontal fibrosing alopecia experienced unusual hair growth after using a specific topical lotion.
6 citations
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February 2016 in “American Journal of Dermatopathology” The boy with woolly hair nevus had thinner hair and abnormal hair follicles, which improved with treatment but worsened when treatment stopped.
149 citations
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July 2017 in “PLoS Biology” Hair follicle patterns form through a mix of self-organization and signaling interactions.
September 2025 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” Hair loss in males and females is influenced by immune cell interactions, with potential treatments identified.
Trichorrhexis nodosa causes hair to break easily, often affecting young to middle-aged black women.
98 citations
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February 2007 in “Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology” Androgens can both stimulate and cause hair loss, and understanding their effects is key to treating hair disorders.
September 2022 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” Changing the structure of the hair follicle's environment can affect hair quality but doesn't stop hair growth.
22 citations
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July 2012 in “International Journal of Trichology” Miniaturized hairs stay connected to muscle in alopecia areata, allowing possible regrowth, but not in androgenetic alopecia.
January 2024 in “International Journal of Trichology” Hair root dermoscopy is a simple, noninvasive tool to diagnose telogen effluvium.
6 citations
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March 2015 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” Hair dye can make it hard to diagnose scalp conditions correctly.
35 citations
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March 2007 in “Skin Research and Technology” The conclusion is that exogen is a unique hair cycle phase and the new sampling method specifically targets this stage, which may help in future hair loss research.