2 citations
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August 1997 in “Postgraduate Medicine” This article discusses the realities of hair loss and available treatments but does not report new research findings.
Follicular unit grafting is a procedure used to treat hair loss, where small hair grafts are placed into the scalp, with future treatments likely to involve smaller incisions and cell-based therapies.
304 citations
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July 2006 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” This study found that videodermoscopy enhances diagnostic accuracy for scalp and hair disorders beyond simple clinical inspection and reveals novel disease features that could improve clinical understanding.
165 citations
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December 2002 in “Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology” This study found that finasteride improves scalp hair growth in men with male pattern hair loss by reducing scalp dihydrotestosterone levels, but it did not benefit postmenopausal women with female pattern hair loss.
157 citations
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July 2001 in “British Journal of Dermatology” In this study, the prevalence of androgenetic alopecia among Korean men and women was found to be lower than in caucasians, with Korean men showing more frontal hairline preservation and a higher incidence of 'female pattern' hair thinning.
144 citations
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July 2002 in “Clinical and Experimental Dermatology” This article reviews the concept of telogen effluvium and emphasizes the importance of identifying triggers and using diagnostic investigations to determine the cause of hair loss, without reporting new results.
112 citations
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January 2004 in “The International journal of developmental biology” This study found that feather patterning is primarily self-organizing and dynamic, relying on both genetic and epigenetic controls, with implications for similar processes like fingerprints and pigmentation.
105 citations
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December 2009 in “Archives of dermatology” This overview discusses primary cicatricial alopecias, focusing on lichen planopilaris, and highlights the challenges in treatment and the progressive nature of hair loss despite symptom management, without providing new clinical results.
66 citations
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January 2001 in “Vitamins and hormones” This chapter reviews the role of androgen receptors in mediating the actions of androgens in specific tissues and provides no new experimental findings.
64 citations
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July 1997 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” This study found that eosinophils are a useful diagnostic feature for alopecia areata, especially when the typical "swarm of bees" lymphoid infiltrate is absent, helping differentiate it from trichotillomania.
63 citations
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October 1972 in “British Journal of Dermatology” Women with thinning hair have thinner hair strands than women without hair loss.
62 citations
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January 2013 in “Skin Pharmacology and Physiology” This study found that low serum ferritin and vitamin D2 levels are associated with hair loss in females with chronic telogen effluvium and female pattern hair loss, suggesting potential benefits of screening and supplementation.
59 citations
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January 2011 in “Retina-the Journal of Retinal and Vitreous Diseases” This study suggests that finasteride may be a promising treatment for chronic central serous chorioretinopathy, but larger controlled trials are needed to confirm its efficacy.
58 citations
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September 1991 in “British Journal of Dermatology” This study found that women with androgenetic alopecia reported more psychosocial problems and lower self-esteem than women with non-visible skin conditions and men with androgenetic alopecia, which they attributed to their hair loss.
50 citations
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July 2000 in “Dermatologic Surgery” Female and male AGA are different diseases.
45 citations
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January 2012 in “International Journal of Trichology” This study reported that trichoscopy is a more effective diagnostic tool than the trichogram for early diagnosis of FAGA, regardless of hair shaft diversity cut-off levels.
42 citations
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September 2000 in “British Journal of Dermatology” This report describes two children with congenital hypotrichosis and found their short hair is due to a shortened anagen phase, with the condition resolving spontaneously during puberty.
38 citations
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January 2015 in “Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology” This study found that a 6-month supplementation with omega 3, omega 6, and antioxidants significantly improved hair density and reduced hair loss in women with female pattern hair loss.
38 citations
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October 1988 in “Clinics in Dermatology” This article reviews the historical development of understanding the hair growth cycle, particularly anagen, catagen, and telogen phases, and reports no new clinical findings.
37 citations
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February 2017 in “Anais Brasileiros De Dermatologia” In this study, researchers found that the prevalence of androgenetic alopecia was higher in their sample compared to other studies in Asian and Caucasian populations, and it was linked with age-related severity.
32 citations
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April 2015 in “British Journal of Dermatology” This article discusses hair shedding in women and does not offer new research results; it highlights the need for objective criteria to define excessive hair shedding.
30 citations
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November 2012 in “Anais Brasileiros De Dermatologia” This review discusses chronic telogen effluvium and diffuse alopecia areata, providing clinical and diagnostic insights, but presents no new clinical findings.
23 citations
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January 2016 in “International Journal of Trichology” This study found that women with female pattern hair loss had significantly lower serum Vitamin D3 levels compared to healthy controls.
23 citations
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June 1993 in “PubMed” This study found that a vitamin B-group and L-cystine combination therapy improved hair quality and growth in women with diffuse effluvia, with one formulation showing greater efficacy than another and both performing better than placebo.
22 citations
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June 1980 in “International Journal of Dermatology” The document concludes that correct diagnosis of alopecia types is crucial, scalp biopsies are important, and more research is needed.
19 citations
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January 2011 in “Clinics” This article reviews alopecia areata incognita, a rare condition mostly seen in young women, and discusses its similarities and differences with telogen effluvium; however, it reports no new clinical findings.
18 citations
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January 2013 in “Annals of Dermatology” This study suggests the average age of onset for androgenic alopecia may be decreasing, but a longer-term study is needed to confirm this observation.
16 citations
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August 1989 in “PubMed” This study concluded that high-dose oral therapy with L-cystine, gelatin, and vitamin A significantly improved hair growth indicators in patients with diffuse hair loss, with no systemic side effects observed.
15 citations
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August 2006 in “Journal of Cutaneous Pathology” This study found that diffuse alopecia in HIV-1-infected patients is characterized by higher rates of follicular stem cell apoptosis compared to controls, suggesting a hair cycle disturbance associated with the infection.
14 citations
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April 2020 in “Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology” In this study, intradermal injections of QR678 were found to significantly reduce hair fall in men with androgenetic alopecia over 6 months, with superior improvements in hair density and thickness compared to PRP.