October 2025 in “Journal of Biota” SCOBY kombucha gel speeds up wound healing, especially at 12% concentration.
27 citations
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March 2018 in “Journal of Experimental Biology” Wool fibre curvature is due to longer orthocortical cells compared to paracortical cells.
13 citations
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February 2019 in “Zoology” Lustre mutant sheep have normal hair structure and proteins but differ in felting properties.
January 2014 in “The Journal of Dermatology” Korean adolescents with androgenetic alopecia often have a family history, milder symptoms than adults, and normal hormone levels.
January 2013 in “Wageningen Academic Publishers eBooks” Proteomics helps understand protein changes in wool fiber development.
173 citations
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July 2012 in “British Journal of Dermatology” Dabrafenib can cause skin growths and sometimes low-grade skin cancer.
18 citations
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October 2023 in “Nature Communications” Men with baldness are more prone to skin cancers on the scalp due to sun exposure, not testosterone.
3 citations
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October 2018 in “Archives of Dermatological Research” Applying InlB321/15 to wounds sped up healing in mice.
3 citations
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December 2021 in “Proteins” Wool fiber curliness is linked to the presence of certain proteins and K38.
304 citations
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July 2006 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” Videodermoscopy improves diagnosis of hair and scalp disorders and may reduce scalp biopsies.
245 citations
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March 2012 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” Dermatoscopy is useful for identifying different hair and scalp conditions and can reduce the need for biopsies.
60 citations
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September 2010 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” Small white dots on the scalp seen with a dermoscope correspond to sweat ducts and vary with different hair disorders.
42 citations
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October 2012 in “Dermatologic Clinics” Trichoscopy is a useful tool for diagnosing different hair and scalp diseases without surgery.
42 citations
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June 2012 in “Clinical and Experimental Dermatology” Black dots under trichoscopy can appear in different hair and scalp conditions, not just in alopecia areata.
42 citations
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October 2009 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” Mutations in the KRT85 gene cause hair and nail problems.
39 citations
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December 2008 in “Clinics in Dermatology” Dermoscopy has improved skin cancer diagnosis and has expanding applications in dermatology, but requires staying updated with new research and techniques.
36 citations
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August 2018 in “Dermatologic Clinics” Trichoscopy is a useful tool for diagnosing hair disorders without pulling out hair.
36 citations
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June 2018 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” Dermoscopy is useful for diagnosing various skin, hair, and nail disorders and can reduce the need for biopsies.
32 citations
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February 2008 in “Developmental dynamics” Mice without the Sp6 gene have problems developing several body parts, including hair, teeth, limbs, and lungs.
29 citations
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August 2005 in “Biopolymers” L-cysteine slows down the breaking of bonds in hair due to electrostatic interactions.
26 citations
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April 2011 in “Skin Research and Technology” In vivo confocal scanning laser microscopy is an effective, non-invasive way to study and measure new hair growth after skin injury in mice.
6 citations
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August 2012 in “The Journal of Pediatrics” A 12-year-old girl was diagnosed with monilethrix, a genetic condition causing fragile, beaded hair that breaks easily, with no effective treatment available.
6 citations
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April 1985 in “Australasian journal of dermatology” The cause of the syndrome with scalp scaling and hair loss is unknown.
5 citations
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July 2006 in “Contact dermatitis” Ammonium bisulfite in hair bleach can cause facial eczema.
5 citations
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September 1989 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” Talc in street cocaine can cause immune-reactive skin nodules where injected.
3 citations
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January 1998 in “ACTA HISTOCHEMICA ET CYTOCHEMICA” Hair keratins are mainly on macrofibrils in the cortex and in the endocuticle in the cuticle.
1 citations
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January 2017 in “SAGE Open Medical Case Reports” A woman's hair loss condition got worse after her varicose vein treatment with a specific foam.
1 citations
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December 2014 in “Scanning” Multiphoton microscopy effectively images rabbit skin structures in detail without staining and shows differences from human skin.
1 citations
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December 2007 in “Drug and therapeutics bulletin” New treatments for children's scalp ringworm are recommended based on recent data.
December 2023 in “Aesthetic Cosmetology and Medicine” COVID-19 can cause hair loss, but specialists can help treat it.