5 citations
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May 2008 in “Nature Precedings” Trichoscopy is a useful non-invasive method to diagnose female hair loss with high accuracy.
April 2018 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Immune cells might contribute to hair loss caused by a specific mutation.
3 citations
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January 2020 in “International journal of trichology” Congenital triangular alopecia is a hair loss condition present from birth or early childhood with no effective treatment needed.
December 2020 in “TURKDERM” A 3-year-old boy was diagnosed with a rare, non-scarring hair loss condition called temporal triangular alopecia.
August 2024 in “Skin Research and Technology” TAF can be identified by excessive skin thickening and clogged hair follicles, helping distinguish it from similar skin conditions.
100 citations
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June 2006 in “British Journal of Dermatology” Hair loss severity relates to increased miniaturization in female pattern hair loss.
11 citations
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May 2008 in “British journal of dermatology/British journal of dermatology, Supplement” Identical p53 gene mutations in different cancers suggest the need for careful treatment.
205 citations
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April 2005 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Scientists have found a way to create hair follicles from skin cells of newborn mice, which can grow and cycle naturally when injected into adult mouse skin.
November 2021 in “Skin appendage disorders” Self-induced hair loss should be considered in patients with androgenetic alopecia.
November 2018 in “Endocrine Abstracts” A woman's high testosterone levels were caused by a rare ovarian tumor, not the initially diagnosed condition.
3 citations
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February 2005 in “Aktuelle Dermatologie” Prolactin and TGF-β receptor blockers might help treat hair loss.
Applying thyroid hormones to the scalp can help hair grow.
2 citations
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May 2018 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” Hypothyroidism patients with hair loss typically have thinning hair, smaller hair follicles, and normal hair shedding.
49 citations
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October 2009 in “Cancer research” Disrupting Stat3 in hair follicle stem cells greatly reduces skin tumor formation.
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January 2019 in “Skin appendage disorders” The new Follicular Map method could help assess hair treatment effectiveness but has some limitations.
7 citations
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March 2012 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Some thymic peptides can increase human hair growth, while others may inhibit it.
2 citations
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September 2023 in “Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” Trichoscopy is a useful tool for diagnosing different types of female hair loss without needing a biopsy.
July 2002 in “Journal of applied cosmetology” Hair growth issues can be linked to genetics, diseases, or medications, and new treatments are being developed.
January 2011 in “Yearbook of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery” 19 citations
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September 2019 in “British Journal of Dermatology” FOL-005 peptide can reduce human hair growth by lowering FGF7 levels.
43 citations
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March 2006 in “Seminars in Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery” Different types of hair loss have unique features under a microscope, but a doctor's exam is important for accurate diagnosis.
380 citations
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March 2000 in “Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences” Overexpressing GLI-1 in mice skin can cause tumors like human basal cell carcinomas.
June 2015 in “Turkish Journal of Dermatology” Trichoscopy helps diagnose different hair diseases effectively.
4 citations
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January 2017 in “Journal of veterinary medical science” A dog had a rare skin tumor called desmoplastic tricholemmoma.
1 citations
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November 2017 in “Skin appendage disorders” Ingrown hairs are a common feature in scarring alopecias due to follicular damage.
72 citations
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July 1984 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” 10 citations
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September 1994 in “International Journal of Dermatology” Three Iranian men had reddish-brown facial pigmentation with no effective treatment.
August 2021 in “Acta medica Philippina” A girl's hair loss was found to be caused by both a hair-pulling disorder and another hair loss condition.
140 citations
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December 1998 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Apoptosis in hair follicles varies by growth phase, with TGF-β possibly starting the catagen phase.