July 2021 in “CRC Press eBooks” Healthy scalp is crucial for hair growth and preventing hair loss.
149 citations
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July 2014 in “Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Medicine” The dermal papilla is crucial for hair growth and health, and understanding it could lead to new hair loss treatments.
86 citations
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June 2017 in “Stem cell investigation” Stem cells from hair follicles can safely treat hair loss.
68 citations
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May 2012 in “Annals of Oncology” Some breast cancer chemotherapy can cause permanent hair loss.
43 citations
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July 2014 in “Experimental Dermatology” Hair follicles can help wounds heal faster and this knowledge could be used to treat chronic skin ulcers, with a potential use of a special stem cell hydrogel to enhance healing.
34 citations
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July 1993 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” Human hair growth is influenced by androgen hormones, and red deer mane follicles have similar hormone receptors.
32 citations
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January 2006 in “Acta dermato-venereologica” SACUMAN, a rare condition causing hair loss without clear signs, is often misdiagnosed and needs scalp biopsies for accurate detection.
32 citations
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January 1994 in “Skin Pharmacology and Physiology” Minoxidil helps hair growth by activating enzymes in hair follicles.
30 citations
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August 2004 in “British Journal of Plastic Surgery” Chest hair can be successfully used for scalp hair transplants, growing longer like scalp hair.
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.
26 citations
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January 2014 in “Annals of Dermatology” Hair loss can occur when stomach cancer spreads to the scalp.
24 citations
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August 2013 in “Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America” SMP is a medical tattoo for hair loss, improving appearance and camouflaging scars, but requires skill and has limitations.
24 citations
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June 2019 in “Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology” Scalp microneedling may improve hair density and thickness for various alopecia types.
24 citations
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February 2007 in “International Journal of Dermatology” A woman with cervical cancer had rare scalp metastasis causing a unique type of hair loss.
19 citations
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July 2009 in “Clinical and Experimental Dermatology” The study found that long-term sun exposure does not significantly affect follicular plugs on the scalp, and the scalp's appearance is unique compared to other body parts.
17 citations
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July 2019 in “Lupus Science & Medicine” Plucked hair follicles can help diagnose scalp lupus.
17 citations
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September 2020 in “Inflammation and Regeneration” WNT activation in scalp fibroblasts boosts hair growth by increasing FGF9.
12 citations
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August 2001 in “PubMed” CE-PTG is a better method for analyzing hair growth in androgenetic alopecia.
9 citations
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November 2009 in “Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” Cutting scalp biopsies in consecutive slices improves diagnosis of hair loss conditions.
9 citations
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August 2005 in “Archives of Dermatological Research” Scalp dermal papilla and fibrous sheath cells have different MMP expression than scalp dermal fibroblasts.
8 citations
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October 2008 in “Medical hypotheses” Baldness might be caused by scalp weight pressing on hair follicles.
8 citations
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March 2001 in “PubMed” A man developed recurring scalp inflammation and hair loss after a head injury.
8 citations
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January 1986 in “The Journal of Dermatologic Surgery and Oncology” Hair loss surgeries like grafts, scalp reductions, and flap rotations can be effective for black men with proper technique adjustments.
7 citations
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November 2017 in “Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open” FUE and SMP together can effectively treat hair loss, needing fewer procedures.
7 citations
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January 2018 in “Journal of Tissue Viability” An 80-year-old patient grew new hair on a wound, showing that elderly people can still regenerate hair.
7 citations
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December 2015 in “Journal of thermal biology” Scalp cooling devices need to be powerful enough to overcome heat loss and reach the right temperature to prevent hair loss from chemotherapy.
6 citations
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July 2018 in “Advances in Clinical and Experimental Medicine” Different body parts have varying levels of certain hair follicle markers.
6 citations
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April 2005 in “Journal of dermatological science” The study found nine new hair protein genes in human hair follicles.
5 citations
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November 2019 in “Dermatology and therapy” Beard hair extraction improves scalp hair restoration results in East Asian men with severe hair loss.
5 citations
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July 2019 in “Photodiagnosis and photodynamic therapy” Using tacalcitol ointment with photodynamic therapy may effectively treat follicular mucinosis with scalp hair loss.