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December 1991 in “Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences” This study reported that human balding scalp grafted onto nude mice showed reduced linear growth rates of both vellus and terminal hairs.
April 2024 in “Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology” This study found that salvianolic acid B significantly enhanced hair growth and delayed hair follicle cycle progression in mice and human hair models, suggesting potential as a treatment for hair loss.
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December 2001 in “Experimental dermatology” This study found that soybean-derived serine protease inhibitors and soymilk may influence hair pigmentation and growth, suggesting their potential use in hair care and management.
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November 2015 in “Skin Research and Technology” This study found that individuals with patterned hair loss, both male and female, showed a slower linear hair growth rate compared to controls with hair of equal thickness.
March 2026 in “European Journal of Medical and Health Research” In this case-control study, researchers observed that women with female pattern hair loss exhibited significantly lower serum IGF-1 levels than controls, while IGFBP-3 levels showed no significant difference, suggesting a potential role for IGF-1 in the condition.