18 citations
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May 2006 in “Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery” This study reports the first known case of linear lichen planopilaris following Blaschko's lines in a nonfacial region.
December 2025 in “Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)” This review explores the potential benefits of ridge gourd (Luffa acutangula) in promoting hair growth and reducing hair damage through its bioactive components, but emphasizes that further clinical studies are needed to confirm its effectiveness in hair-care products.
January 2026 in “Updates in clinical dermatology” 6 citations
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June 2021 in “EClinicalMedicine” In this study, ALRV5XR significantly increased hair regrowth in women with androgenetic alopecia or telogen effluvium, with no adverse events reported.
3 citations
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October 1994 in “Journal of Dermatological Science” This study developed a novel monoclonal antibody, TYHF-1, which specifically reacts with hair keratins but not with epidermal keratins or various other tissue cells.
24 citations
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June 2003 in “Journal of Structural Biology” This study suggests that varying intersheet interactions may explain the differences between the two polymorphic forms of macrofibril assembly in Merino wool and hair.
70 citations
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December 1968 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” 1 citations
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August 2022 in “Frontiers in Medicine” This study concluded that ALRV5XR treatment significantly increased terminal hair density in both men and women with androgenetic alopecia and telogen effluvium, with more pronounced effects in women.
103 citations
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March 2011 in “PLoS Biology” This study found that a mutation in the BMP12/GDF7 gene is associated with the Naked neck trait in chickens, reducing neck feathering due to altered signaling pathways.
9 citations
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February 2013 in “Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery” This article reviews options and principles for reconstructing defects of the scalp, skull, orbit, and maxilla, but reports no new clinical results.
6 citations
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December 2018 in “The American Journal of Dermatopathology” This study found that the presence of premature desquamation of the inner root sheath in noninflamed hair follicles is a relatively specific marker for diagnosing central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia.
June 2025 in “British Journal of Dermatology” In this study, researchers describe a rare case of trichoepitheliomas in a 7-year-old boy, characterized by multiple skin lesions in a Blaschko-linear pattern, hypothesizing it as a type 1 segmental mosaicism without detected CYLD gene mutations.
September 2013 in “Hair transplant forum international” This article highlights that hair restoration surgeons are generally comfortable performing scalp biopsies or excisions due to their routine work on the highly vascular scalp; however, it presents no new research findings.
4 citations
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February 2017 in “Archives of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery” This study compared single and double-layer wound closure in hair restoration surgery and found no significant difference in scar size or quality. Single-layer closure was faster, less costly, and had better scar mobility, according to the researchers' report.
26 citations
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August 2007 in “Annals of Anatomy - Anatomischer Anzeiger” Feathers become harder as they develop due to a change in keratin type.
3 citations
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September 2006 in “Hair transplant forum international” This article discusses the use of forceps in hair restoration surgery and does not report any new clinical results.
November 2020 in “Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology” This study conducted in a hair restoration clinic found that using the vertical scalp mobility method resulted in a significantly greater number of hairs available from the donor strip compared to the horizontal method, with an increase of approximately 970 hairs (P < .05).
7 citations
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October 2018 in “BMC genomics” This study reveals that β-catenin and retinoic acid are key regulators in the gene networks controlling the fate of skin appendages, such as scales and feathers.
October 2023 in “Facial Plastic Surgery” This review discusses combining follicular unit excision (FUE) and linear strip excision (LSE) donor harvesting methods to optimize graft yield while minimizing donor depletion, but provides no new clinical results.
January 2019 in “Dermatologic Surgery” This overview describes the Dermatologic Surgery journal's focus on a wide range of skin surgery techniques, but it presents no new research findings.
10 citations
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July 1981 in “Archives of Otolaryngology-head & Neck Surgery” This article reviews scalp flap surgery for hair restoration, emphasizing its ability to provide immediate and natural hair coverage compared to traditional hair transplantation, and reports no new clinical results.
1 citations
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February 2018 in “Plastic and Aesthetic Research” This article describes a new instrument, the KD spreader, designed to help novice physicians perform follicular unit extraction hair transplantation with reduced trauma and operator fatigue, but it does not report new clinical results.
December 2025 in “International Journal of Advanced Biochemistry Research” In this study, researchers analyzed hair from different regions of Malvi cattle and found significant variations in color, shape, and band pattern, although the medullary index remained consistent between 0.50 and 0.60 across the samples.
June 2026 in “Dermatologic Clinics”
2 citations
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March 2023 in “Skin research and technology” This study observed that temporal triangular alopecia in infants presents with distinct clinical and dermatoscopic features, indicating the usefulness of dermatoscopy for diagnosis and differential diagnosis.
2 citations
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February 2004 in “Biopolymers” This study found that 4-(4-Phenoxybenzoyl)benzoic acid derivatives may act as antioxidants by scavenging certain reactive oxygen species but exhibit prooxidant behavior under specific conditions.
Aluminum phosphide poisoning can cause horizontal nail grooves and hair loss.
March 2025 in “Tissue and Cell” In this study, cryopreserved fibroblast cell sheets cultured on a new substrate showed significantly enhanced healing of cutaneous ulcers in diabetic and immunodeficient mice, suggesting potential effectiveness for refractory skin wounds.
15 citations
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January 2017 in “Lasers in Surgery and Medicine” In this study, four male patients with extensively photodamaged scalps showed a 60-90% improvement in dyspigmentation, lentigines, and keratosis after a single treatment with the fractionated 1,927 nm thulium fiber laser, with no adverse events observed.