TLDR Adiponectin reduces inflammation and bone loss in joint replacements.
The study demonstrated that grafting human scalp onto nude mice was a viable method for investigating hair follicle physiology and pathology. The success rate of graft take improved from 30% to nearly 50% over 5 years. Human fetal skin grafts showed an 80% success rate in developing hair follicles. The model was used to study genetic hair defects and androgen-dependent alopecia, revealing that topically applied antiandrogens increased hair production in balding scalp grafts on testosterone-conditioned nude mice.
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December 1994 in “The American Journal of Cosmetic Surgery” Half follicular grafts are not effective for hair transplants.
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December 1991 in “Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences” Balding scalps slow down hair growth.
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November 1988 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” The document concludes that hair analysis is not good for assessing nutrition but can detect long-term heavy metal exposure.
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November 1997 in “British Journal of Dermatology” RU58841 significantly increases hair growth rate and initiates more hair cycles, but doesn't affect hair thickness, suggesting it could be a new treatment for baldness.
January 2020 in “Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences” Natural products show promise for new hair loss treatments.
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June 2006 in “Expert Review of Dermatology” The document concludes that hair loss is complex, affects many people, has limited treatments, and requires more research on its causes and psychological impact.
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January 2000