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May 2016 in “Clinics in dermatology” This article reviews the use of phototherapy for alopecia areata and highlights its potential due to the therapy's modulatory effects on the skin's immune system, but it presents no new research findings.
This study found that co-culturing adipose-derived stem cells with hair follicle-derived melanocytes, combined with narrowband UVB, significantly improved pigmentary response in treating stable, resistant vitiligo compared to non-UVB treatments.
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November 2019 in “Applied sciences” This study used a 3D simulation to show that human hair provides varying levels of UV protection depending on head orientation and hair alignment, highlighting hair's role in scalp UV protection, especially for those with alopecia.
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July 2013 in “Advances in wound care” This review discusses the potential of ultraviolet (UV) radiation technologies in wound care, highlighting their antimicrobial properties and risks of DNA damage, but reports no new clinical findings.
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