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The current understanding of frontal fibrosing alopecia involves immune, genetic, hormonal factors, and possibly environmental triggers, but more research is needed for effective treatments.

Hair follicle studies suggest that maintaining telomere length could help treat hair loss and graying, but it's uncertain if mouse results apply to humans.

Long scalp hair evolved for cooling and social signaling.

Hair follicles are essential for skin health, aiding in hair growth, wound healing, and immune function.

Trichoscopy helps diagnose and monitor hair and scalp problems without needing many biopsies.

Basement membrane changes are crucial for hair follicle development.

Mice hair growth patterns get more complex with age and can change with events like pregnancy or injury.

Male pattern hair loss may be linked to the developmental origins of hair follicles.

Adenosine helps human hair grow and prevents hair loss by targeting specific cells.

Thyroid function affects skin health, with a complex interaction between the two.

Mice without the vitamin D receptor have bone issues and other health problems, suggesting vitamin D is important for preventing various diseases in humans.

Hair follicle hyperplasia is common in both benign and malignant skin lymphoproliferative disorders, with a proposed new term "pseudolymphomatous adnexitis."

Hair loss, known as Androgenetic Alopecia, is often caused by hormones and can be diagnosed using noninvasive techniques. Treatments include topical minoxidil and oral finasteride, with new treatments being explored. There may also be a link between this type of hair loss and heart disease risk.

Stress can worsen skin and hair conditions by affecting the skin's immune response and hormone levels.

Notch signalling helps skin cells differentiate and prevents tumors.

Hair and nails are similar keratin structures with different shapes and growth, affected by the same diseases and environmental factors.

Minoxidil promotes hair regrowth, but more research needed for effectiveness and response factors.

Estrogens generally inhibit hair growth and improve skin quality, but their exact effects on hair follicles are complex and not fully understood.

Mustard gas exposure causes hair loss, but treating with N-acetylcysteine can prevent it.

Prolactin may affect hair growth differently based on gender and scalp area.

Endocannabinoids help control mast cell activity in human skin.

Thyroid hormones help hair grow, reduce hair loss, and increase hair pigment.

Scalp hair follicle culture has limits for testing minoxidil's hair growth effects.

Cutaneous gene therapy could become a viable treatment for skin and hair disorders with improved vector development and gene expression control.

Touching hair can activate nearby nerve cells through signals from the hair's outer layer.

Blocking IL-17 can reduce skin inflammation in a mouse model of pityriasis rubra pilaris.

Minoxidil promotes hair growth but exact mechanism is unknown.

Telogen Effluvium is a hair loss condition where treatment involves identifying and managing its triggers.

ILK is essential for proper hair follicle development and structure.

Miz1 is essential for proper hair structure and growth.