research Disorders of the Scalp and Hair
Different scalp and hair disorders are more common in certain ethnic groups, with the most common being androgenetic alopecia, which is treated with medications like minoxidil and finasteride.
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research Scalp Cooling Has No Place in the Prevention of Alopecia in Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer
Scalp cooling is largely ineffective in preventing hair loss from breast cancer chemotherapy.
research Alopecia: A Pathologist's View
The review concludes that accurate diagnosis of different types of hair loss requires proper biopsy techniques and understanding the hair growth cycle and underlying causes.
research Demodex Folliculitis of the Scalp: Clinicopathological Study of an Uncommon Entity
Demodex mites rarely cause scalp infections leading to hair loss, but when they do, treatment is effective.
research Expression of Sex-Determining Genes in the Scalp of Men with Androgenetic Alopecia
Sex-determining genes may affect male baldness.
research Untangling the Hairy Issue of Iron Deficiency: Making Progress
Iron deficiency is common in women regardless of hair loss, and treating it does not usually reverse hair loss.
research Sociological Research of the Men’s Androgenic Alopecia Problem
Men with hair loss feel it affects their emotions and life quality, and want more effective treatments.
research Cicatricial Alopecia: What's New in Etiology?
Cicatricial alopecia, a permanent hair loss condition, is mainly caused by damage to specific hair follicle stem cells and abnormal immune responses, with gene regulator PPAR-y and lipid metabolism disorders playing significant roles.
research Hox in the Niche Controls Hair Heterogeneity
Hox genes control hair growth patterns in mammals by regulating stem cell activity in the skin.
research A Comparison of the Culture and Growth of Dermal Papilla Cells from Hair Follicles from Non-Balding and Balding (Androgenetic Alopecia) Scalp
Balding hair follicle cells are smaller, grow less well, and need more effort to culture than non-balding cells.
research Finasteride in the Treatment of Men with Frontal Male Pattern Hair Loss
Finasteride effectively treats frontal hair loss with few side effects.
research Typical Morphological Characteristics of the Skin Structure of the Hair Part of the Normal Human Head and with Hair Loss
Androgenic alopecia causes hair follicle degradation and skin restructuring, but some hair elements remain.
research An Overview of Alopecia Areata: Etiopathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Management
Alopecia areata is a hair loss condition caused by immune factors and can be treated with JAK inhibitors.
research Pediatric Tinea Capitis: Rising Incidence and Treatment
Children with scalp fungal infections need proper diagnosis and treatment, usually with antifungal medications, and newer drugs may offer quicker recovery.
research Low Dose Oral Minoxidil and the Conundrum of Cardiovascular Complications
Low dose oral minoxidil can help with hair growth but may cause serious heart problems, so doctors need to be careful.
research Alopecia Areata: A Multifactorial Autoimmune Condition
Alopecia areata is an autoimmune disease causing patchy hair loss, often with other autoimmune disorders, but its exact causes are unknown.
research Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia: Reflections and Hypotheses on Etiology and Pathogenesis
FFA's causes may include environmental triggers and genetic factors.
research The Hair Cycle on the Human Thigh and Upper Arm
Men's thigh hair grows longer and has a longer growth cycle than women's, but arm hair growth is similar between genders.
research Hirsutism and the Variable Response of the Pilosebaceous Unit to Androgens
Different women's hair and skin glands respond to hormones in varied ways, which can cause unwanted hair growth even with normal hormone levels, and more research is needed to treat this effectively.
research Androgens and Hair: A Biological Paradox with Clinical Consequences
Androgens can both increase body hair and cause scalp hair loss.
research A Guide to Studying Human Hair Follicle Cycling In Vivo
The document provides a method to classify human hair growth stages using a model with human scalp on mice, aiming to standardize hair research.
research Androgens and Human Hair Growth
Androgens can cause hair growth in some areas and hair loss on the scalp.
research Don't Miss This Blue Toe: Hair Tourniquet Syndrome
Early diagnosis of hair tourniquet syndrome saved a baby's toe from being lost.
research A Case Report of Tinea Capitis in Children: Utility of Trichoscopy
Trichoscopy helps diagnose and monitor the treatment of fungal scalp infections in children.
research Follicular Lichen Planus Caused by Wig Use: An Unusual Case of Koebner Phenomenon
Wearing a wig caused a woman's skin condition to worsen due to pressure from the wig's fasteners.
research The Role of the Skin Microbiome in the Development of Alopecia Areata
The skin's bacteria might influence the development of a hair loss condition called alopecia areata.
research Paint Brush Hair: A Case Report
Shaving and avoiding brushing improved the patient's beard hair condition.
research Therapeutic Strategies for Treating Hair Loss
The conclusion is that we need more effective hair loss treatments than the current ones, and these could include new drugs, gene and stem cell therapy, hormones, and scalp cooling, but they all need thorough safety testing.
research Epidermophyton Floccosum as a Possible Etiological Agent of Tinea Capitis: A Case Report
A fungus called Epidermophyton floccosum can cause scalp infections.
research Hair Transplantation in Cicatricial Alopecias
Hair transplants can be a treatment for scarring hair loss if there's good blood flow and no active disease.