29 citations
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February 2013 in “Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America” Loss of Fz6 disrupts hair follicle and associated structures' orientation.
January 2026 in “Archives of Dermatological Research” Severe COVID-19 increases the risk of hair loss.
134 citations
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September 2008 in “Lasers in surgery and medicine” Low fluence photoepilation temporarily removes hair by targeting the hair follicle's pigmented area without severe damage.
Electrical stimulation with minoxidil boosts hair cell growth.
July 2022 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” Hair growth cycles need varied signals in space and time.
14 citations
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February 1982 in “American Journal of Clinical Nutrition” Hair pluckability can help assess protein nutrition status.
10 citations
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January 2019 in “Skin Research and Technology” Southern Chinese women with female pattern hair loss have less, thinner hair and smaller hair follicles.
5 citations
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January 1997 in “Journal of Occupational Health” The method effectively maps lead and zinc in hair, aiding understanding of heavy metal exposure risks.
4 citations
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January 2022 in “Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering” Electric stimulation can increase hair growth by activating certain genes in skin cells.
September 2022 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” The Kras mutation changes normal cell signals, leading to disrupted tissue structure and potential cancer.
March 2025 in “Meditsinskiy sovet = Medical Council” Diffuse telogen alopecia is temporary hair loss treated by addressing the root cause and improving scalp health.
46 citations
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January 1988 in “PubMed” Hair follicle mites might spread harmful microorganisms.
17 citations
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May 2018 in “Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology” Most women in the study lost hair due to chronic shedding, with stress and nutrient deficiencies being common factors.
42 citations
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January 2005 in “Applied spectroscopy” Hair from breast cancer patients shows changes in structure and composition, and a test using these changes detected cancer but also falsely identified some healthy samples as cancerous.
3 citations
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December 2011 in “Pediatric Dermatology” The patient's long-term hair loss was caused by leukemia treatments and low estrogen levels, worsened by her genetic tendency for hair loss.
November 1971 in “PubMed” 81 citations
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December 2007 in “Acta materialia” AFM helped show how hair changes under tension and the effects of damage and conditioner.
October 2016 in “Mağallaẗ Kulliyyaẗ al-ṭibb Baġdād” Most Iraqi women with telogen effluvium had no clear cause for their hair loss, and few had significant thinning.
October 2022 in “Amplla Editora eBooks” COVID-19 can cause temporary hair loss in some people.
Sensory neurons and Merkel cells remodel at different rates during normal skin maintenance.
October 2016 in “Mağallaẗ Kulliyyaẗ al-ṭibb Baġdād” Most Iraqi women with telogen effluvium did not have a clear cause for their hair loss, and few had significant thinning.
June 2020 in “Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature” Stress causes hair graying by overactivating nerves that deplete color-giving stem cells.
2 citations
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January 1972 Hair can measure exposure to radioisotopes.
April 2019 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Caffeine can protect scalp hair follicles from damage caused by UV radiation.
5 citations
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July 2014 in “Journal of X-Ray Science and Technology” Hair analysis can help diagnose cell ion channel activity and calcium deficiency.
2 citations
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July 2021 in “Dermatologic Therapy” A woman's hair loss after COVID-19 was likely due to a mix of pressure-induced alopecia and acute telogen effluvium.
October 2022 in “Amplla Editora eBooks” Pre-natal, internal, and external factors may contribute to the development of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
December 2023 in “Health economics and management review” Radiographers in private hospitals face many health issues due to heavy workloads and long hours.
A woman had temporary hair loss due to stress from a spinal cord injury.
Exosome treatments may cause mild inflammation, new blood vessel growth, and hair growth, detectable by ultrasound.