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Hair follicles help absorb and store topical compounds, aiding targeted drug delivery.

Male and female skin differ in many ways, which could lead to gender-specific skin treatments.

Sebocytes play a key role in controlling androgen levels in human skin.

Alopecia areata is likely an autoimmune disease with unclear triggers, involving various immune cells and molecules, and currently has no cure.

Bone Morphogenetic Proteins (BMPs) help control skin health, hair growth, and color, and could potentially be used to treat skin and hair disorders.

Capsaicin, found in chili peppers, can slow down hair growth by affecting skin cells and hair follicles.

Chemotherapy can cause skin problems like hair loss, mouth sores, and skin darkening, and recognizing these can affect treatment decisions.

Male hormones, particularly DHT, are linked to male pattern hair loss, and treatments like finasteride can help, but they don't work for postmenopausal women's hair loss, which may have different causes.

Latanoprost can make eyelashes longer, thicker, and darker.

Stress-related substance P may lead to hair loss and negatively affect hair growth.

Androgens can cause hair growth in some areas and hair loss on the scalp.

Tight junctions are key for skin protection and controlling what gets absorbed or passes through the skin.

TGF-β is crucial for controlling stem cell behavior and changes in its signaling can lead to diseases like cancer.

Understanding hair growth involves complex interactions between molecules and could help treat hair disorders.

Minoxidil treats hair loss, promotes growth, has side effects, and has recent patents.

Alopecia areata causes hair loss, has no cure, and various treatments exist.

Targeting the IL-23/IL-17 pathway effectively treats several inflammatory skin diseases.

Hair follicles may soon be used more for targeted and systemic drug delivery.

Periodontal ligament stem cells show promise for regrowing tissues but require more research for safe, effective use.

Protoporphyrin IX is useful in cancer treatment but can cause health problems if not properly regulated.

Estrogen loss during menopause worsens skin health, but hormone replacement therapy may improve it, though more research is needed.

Human dermal fibroblasts are the main cells targeted by a virus that can cause a deadly skin cancer, and a certain inhibitor can effectively block this infection.

Different types of stem cells and their environments are key to skin repair and maintenance.

TGF-β signaling is crucial for stem cell maintenance, differentiation, and has implications for cancer treatment.

Hair follicles produce and respond to melatonin, affecting hair growth and sensitivity to estrogen.

The telogen phase of hair growth is active and important for preparing hair follicles for regeneration, not just a resting stage.

Vitamin D has potential benefits for cancer prevention, heart health, diabetes, obesity, muscle function, skin health, and immune function, but clinical results are mixed and more research is needed.

Finasteride and minoxidil are effective for hair regrowth, while treatments for alopecia areata have varying success and continuous treatment is necessary.

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

Animals that change color with the seasons mainly do so in response to daylight changes, but climate change is causing camouflage problems that may require evolutionary changes.