Hair and Nails: Insights from 2009 Studies
July 2009
in “
Medical & surgical dermatology
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acitretin Nail Psoriasis Severity Index stem cell-based therapies scarring alopecia androgenetic alopecia AGA hair shaft diameter alopecia areata CCCA human folliculoid microsphere assay EDA signaling androgenic alopecia central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia stem cell therapy hair shaft thickness hair follicle assay
Studysummary Low-dose acitretin helps nail psoriasis, stem cells may treat scarring alopecia, Chinese men have lower baldness rates, lateral foldplasty is good for ingrown toenails, hair diameter helps diagnose female baldness, childhood trauma linked to alopecia areata, certain hair-weaving leads to scalp conditions in African American women, and new methods for hair research and understanding hair and sweat gland development were introduced.
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