April 2021 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” Topical folates can penetrate skin and enhance wound healing.
April 2019 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia involves disrupted cholesterol pathways, fibrosis, and increased mast cells.
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July 2011 in “Fertility and Sterility” An mFG score of 5 or more indicates above-normal hair growth in Southern Chinese women.
February 2024 in “Tissue & Cell” New tissue engineering strategies show promise for regenerating human hair follicles, which could improve hair loss treatments.
February 2022 in “Research Square (Research Square)” LGR5 is a marker found in hair follicle stem cells in various species and is important for hair growth and skin repair.
March 2024 in “SVU- International Journal of Veterinary Sciences” Fecal microbiota transplantation effectively reduces symptoms of Feline Hyperesthesia Syndrome in cats.
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October 1985 in “The Journal of Cell Biology” Researchers isolated and identified structural components of human hair follicles, providing a model for studying hair formation.
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September 2000 in “Dermatologic Surgery” Lower hairlines using the rule of thirds can be used in hair transplants due to improved techniques.
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July 2022 in “BMC neuroscience” Transplanted hair follicle stem cells improved brain function and reduced damage after a stroke in rats.
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February 2011 in “European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics” Keratin films from human hair can potentially replace human nail plates for drug testing.
November 2022 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” Linalool in personal care products may contribute to hair loss by damaging hair follicle stem cells and triggering harmful immune responses.
April 2015 in “MOJ Cell Science & Report” Rat hair follicle stem cells can be used to improve blood vessel growth in engineered skin.
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September 2017 in “Biotechniques/BioTechniques” Researchers created a mouse cell line to study hair growth and test hair growth drugs.
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October 2002 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” The upper half of a human hair follicle can grow a new hair in a mouse, but success is rare.
August 2025 in “International Journal of Research Publication and Reviews” Machine learning can predict stress-related hair loss and suggest prevention tips.
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April 2017 in “Experimental Dermatology” Female pattern hair loss has unclear causes, possibly involving genetics, hormones, and environment, and needs better treatments.
June 2023 in “International journal on recent and innovation trends in computing and communication” Combining multiple algorithms predicts hair fall more accurately than using single algorithms.
February 2025 in “Dermatologic Surgery” Hair transplantation is the best method for restoring hair, especially for genetic hair loss.
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March 2022 in “BioEssays” Hydra can help understand human hair follicle microbiomes and develop new skin disease therapies.
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July 2023 in “Nature Communications” The ShorT method can detect and help reduce bias in medical AI by identifying shortcut learning.
April 2016 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Iron deficiency causes hair loss by affecting hair differentiation and cycling.
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March 2017 in “PLoS ONE” PSU are better than THF at regenerating skin layers in lab models.
Hairline design is crucial for lasting, natural-looking hair restoration in West Asians.
January 2018 in “Archives of dermatology and skin care” Low level laser therapy may promote hair growth for patterned hair loss, but more research is needed.
November 2018 in “Skin appendage disorders” The document concludes that a woman has both Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia and Lichen Simplex Chronicus, a previously unreported combination of conditions.
January 2019 in “Springer eBooks” Modified HDL can better deliver drugs and genes, potentially improving treatments and reducing side effects.
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November 2017 in “Biomaterials” Researchers found a new way to create hair-growing structures in the lab that can grow hair when put into mice.
October 2001 in “Dermatologic Surgery” Cutting and implanting hair follicles can create finer, more natural-looking hairlines, with about half of the implanted hairs growing back.
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January 2018 in “Skin Appendage Disorders” Upper eyelid hyperpigmentation can help diagnose facial lichen planus pigmentosus in patients with frontal fibrosing alopecia.
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December 1998 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” K6hf is a unique protein found only in a specific layer of hair follicles.