April 2019 in “Dermatology reports” A 12-year-old boy's hair fully regrew after 8 weeks of treatment for tinea capitis, and dermoscopy was useful for diagnosis and monitoring.
October 2025 in “Experimental & Molecular Medicine” Hair analysis is valuable for health and forensics but faces challenges like growth variability and contamination.
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April 2020 in “Asian Journal of Medicine and Biomedicine” A child's toe was saved from a rare condition where hair tightly wrapped around it by performing surgery.
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June 2000 in “Experimental dermatology” The Lanceolate hair-J mutation in mice mimics human hair disorders like Netherton's syndrome.
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January 2012 in “Journal of biomedical optics” Melanin density affects hair color, and this method can help in cosmetic assessments and diagnosing hair diseases.
February 2019 in “PubMed” The research found that twisting hair fibers can show changes in stiffness and damage, and help tell apart different hair treatments.
IRS-specific genes in Tan sheep hair follicles peak at birth and may affect wool crimp.
January 2013 in “Wool textile journal” April 2024 in “American Journal of Biological Anthropology” Hair traits vary widely and are not reliable indicators of ancestry.
May 2020 in “The Journal of Pediatrics” Tinea capitis can be quickly diagnosed and treated using dermoscopy to prevent hair damage.
November 2022 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” Researchers made a detailed map of gene activity for different parts of human hair follicles to help create targeted hair disorder treatments.
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August 1966 in “Experimental cell research” Keratin fibrils in hair form and stop growing at specific points in the follicle.
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October 1994 in “Medical Molecular Morphology” The lower part of rat vibrissa hair gets more blood and is well-protected for growth.
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September 2024 in “Indian Journal of Postgraduate Dermatology” Trichoscopy effectively diagnoses temporal triangular alopecia in children.
June 2021 in “International journal of research in dermatology” A boy and his father with hereditary hypotrichosis simplex were treated for hair loss, but the treatment result is unknown.
January 2026 in “Forum Dermatologicum” Hair loss can be caused by cancer, treatments, or skin conditions, and trichoscopy helps diagnose it.
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January 2011 in “Journal of biotechnology” Scientists recreated human hair follicles in the lab that can grow hair.
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May 2019 in “Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica” Hair tourniquet syndrome in infants can be treated successfully with immediate hair removal.
April 2023 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” Developing hair follicles form from ring-shaped patterns, with future stem cells originating from the outer ring, not the upper layers, as previously thought.
May 2023 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” Telocytes, cells with long extensions, are vital for hair growth because they produce Wnt signals, which are necessary for hair follicle regeneration.
January 2009 in “Nihon Keshouhin Gijutsushakaishi/Journal of S C C./Nihon Keshouhin Gijutsushakai kaishi” Curved human hair has different structures on each side, which might cause its shape and is similar to wool.
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August 1991 in “The Journal of Dermatology” The tumor on the man's nose was a rare type called pedunculated follicular hamartoma.
January 2012 in “Journal of the Dermatology Nurses’ Association” The document explains hair growth, hair loss types, and other hair-related terms.
April 2023 in “Our Dermatology Online” Trichoscopy is effective in diagnosing trichotillomania by showing specific hair patterns.
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January 2020 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” The research mapped out the cell types and molecular processes involved in developing Cashmere goat hair follicles.
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January 2021 in “Nihon rinsho hifukaikai zasshi” The document provides ways to tell alopecia areata from other similar hair loss conditions, using visual checks and specific tests.
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September 2003 in “CRC Press eBooks” Hair is important for social and sexual communication in humans.
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June 2009 in “Dermatologic Surgery” A 17-year-old boy with Temporal Triangular Alopecia successfully grew new hair after a hair restoration surgery using follicular unit transplantation.
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August 2008 in “Archives of Dermatology” Trichoscopy is a non-invasive way to diagnose hair and scalp problems without needing hair samples.