4 citations
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July 2005 in “International Journal of Dermatology” This study found no significant difference in psychological stress between males with and without androgenetic alopecia. Social and cultural factors might influence perceptions of alopecia's impact.
June 2025 in “Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry” In this study, researchers developed a simplified and reliable method to prepare human hair shaft samples, achieving over 75% protein extraction efficiency and improved keratin sequence coverage, with the approach showing high reproducibility across different labs and operators.
May 2022 in “Experimental dermatology” In this study, hair shafts from trichothiodystrophy patients with ERCC2 mutations revealed abnormal cuticle structures and protein imbalances compared to normal hair shafts.
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March 2012 in “Clinical and Experimental Dermatology” A woman experienced temporary hair loss after taking albendazole, which resolved on its own within 3 months.
March 2026 in “Journal of Skin and Sexually Transmitted Diseases” This study reports ten cases of non-marginal traction alopecia in women with very long hair, which was improved with shorter hair cuts and topical minoxidil application.
