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Japanese researchers created new hair follicles from human cells that grew hair when put into mice, and other findings showed a link between eye disease severity and corneal thickness, gene mutations affecting hearing and touch, and the safety of the shingles vaccine for adults over 50.

Melanocyte transplantation can safely restore skin color, especially in stable vitiligo, but must be chosen carefully based on the disease phase.

Some men lost hair after deoxycholic acid treatment for neck fat, but most saw improvement or resolution.

Epithelial grafting can effectively repigment white hair in vitiligo patients.

Keratinocytes control how melanocytes work.

Long-term use of minoxidil may cause hair follicles to transform into noticeable terminal hairs, leading to trichostasis spinulosa.

Cirsium japonicum flower extract increases melanin production and could help treat depigmentation conditions.

Cyclophosphamide likely causes skin darkening by affecting hair follicles.

Topical minoxidil does not block androgen effects.

A woman's hair loss was due to trichotillomania, which is often misdiagnosed and can require different treatments based on age and underlying conditions.

3D imaging of skin biopsies offers better accuracy but is time-consuming and can't clear melanin.

A rare, harmless hair condition was found in an infant's eyebrow, needing no treatment.

A one-year-old cat had multiple benign skin tumors similar to those known in humans.

Cryotherapy is the best depigmentation method for vitiligo but needs an expert to perform it.

A 3-year-old girl with skin mast cell buildup and congenital baldness improved with treatment, suggesting a rare link between these conditions.

Hairless mice lose hair by 3-4 weeks, develop thicker, folded skin, and show pigmentation differences.

New techniques and findings in dermatologic surgery show improved pain management, safer liposuction, better hair transplantation, and effective treatments for skin conditions.

Minoxidil does not specifically target any hair follicle cells.

Trichotillomania is a condition where people repeatedly pull out their hair, which can be triggered by stress and has various physical signs.

Melanocytes are cells that make skin and hair color and help protect skin from sun damage.

Microneedling helps increase the absorption of a melanin product into hair follicles, which may improve laser hair removal effectiveness.

The scalp has a natural speckled pattern of increased pigment around hair follicles, possibly linked to local hormone production.

Hair turning darker can be a sign of skin cancer.

A sphingolipid from human placenta may help treat vitiligo by activating melanocyte stem cells.

The gene Tfap2b is essential for creating a type of stem cell in zebrafish that can become different pigment cells.

Recognizing perinevoid alopecia and concentric regrowth is important for diagnosing and treating alopecia areata.

The pituitary gland controls seasonal fur color changes in weasels.

The Indian buffalo teat has a melanin-rich epidermis, no hair follicles, and a complex structure with muscle, blood vessels, and immune cells.

Brain hormones significantly affect hair color and could potentially be used to prevent or reverse grey hair.

Only skin melanocytes, not other types, can color hair in mice.