The following bibliography lists many articles of interest on the biology of hair and on various techniques in diagnosing and treating hair loss.


Pivotal clinical trial results for the HairMax® LaserComb have been published as referenced below:


HairMax LaserComb Laser Phototherapy Device in the Treatment of Male Androgenetic Alopecia - A Randomized, Double-Blind, Sham Device-Controlled, Multicenter Trial.*
Clin Drug Invest 2009: 29 (5): 283-292

Biphasic Dose Response in Low Level Light Therapy.
Dose Response.;7(4):358-83


Leavitt, ML, Perez-Mesa, D. Low Level Laser Therapy in Hair Loss. In: Lasers and Non-Surgical Rejuvenation.
1st ed. Saunders-Elsevier, 2009: 141-153


Seasonality of Hair Shedding in Healthy Women Complaining of Hair Loss
Dermatology. 2009 Apr 29.

Won-Soo Lee, Photoaggravation of Hair Aging
Review Article International Journal of Trichology. 2009; 1(2): 94-99


The biology of hair follicles
New Eng Jrl Med. 1999;341(7):491-97


Biology of the hair follicle: the basics
Semin Cutan Med Surg. 2006 Mar;25(1):2-10


William J Cunliffe Scientific Awards. Advances in the study of stem-cell-enriched hair follicle bulge cells: a review featuring characterization and isolation of human bulge cells.
Dermatology. 2007;214(4):342-51


The biology of hair follicle
J Soc Biol. 2005:199(4):343-8


Human hair follicle bulge cells are biochemically distinct and possess an epithelial stem cell phenotype
J Investig Dermatolol Symp Proc. 1999 Dec;4(3):296-301


Soluble factors from human hair papilla cells and dermal fibroblasts dramatically increase the clonal growth of outer root sheath cells
Arch Dermatol Res. 1993;285(4):205-10


Chronobiology of the hair follicle: hunting the “hair cycle clock”
J Investig Dermatol Symp Proc. 1999 Dec;4(3):338-45


Functional role of beta1 integrin-mediated signaling in the human hair follicle
Exp Cell Res. 2007 Nov 12


Changing patterns of localization of putative stem cells in developing human hair follicles
J Invest Dermatol. 2000 Feb;114(2):321-7


Bulge cells of human hair follicles: segration, cultivation and properties
Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces. 2006 Jan 15;47(1):50-6. Epub 2006 Jan


Epithelial stem cells: a folliculocentric view
J Invest Dermatol. 2006 Jul;126(7):1459-68


Hair follicle bulge: a fascinating reservoir of epithelial stem cells
J Dermatol Sci. 2007 May;46(2):81-9. Epub 2007 Jan 5


Changes in the number of Merkel cells with the hair cycle in hair discs on rat back skin
Br J Dermatol. 2006 Nov;155(5):883-9


Expression of the heat shock protein-27 in the adult human scalp skin and hair follicle: hair cycle-dependent changes
J Am Acad Dermatol. 2006 May;54(5):811-7


Molecular control of epithelial-mesenchymal interactions during hair follicle cycling
J Investig Dermatol Symp Proc. 2003 Jun;8(1):46-55


Hirsutism and the variable response of the pilosebaceous unit to androgen
J Investig Dermatol Symp Proc. 2005 Dec;10(3):205-8


Mechanisms for low level light therapy
Proc of SPIE Vol. 6140, (2006)


Mitochrondrial responses of normal and injured human skin fibroblasts following low level laser irradiation-an invitro study
Photochem Photobiol. 2009 Feb 11 (Epub ahead of print)


Low-level light stimulates excisional wound healing in mice
Laser Surg Med. 2007 Oct;39(9):706-15


Aging of Hair
J Cosmet Dermatol. 2005 Jun;4(2):60-72


An in vitro model for the study of human hair growth
Ann N Y Acad Sci. 1991 Dec 26;642:148-64


Trichoscopy: a new method for diagnosing hair loss
J Drugs in Dermatol. 2007 June;(7) 651-4


Hair growth induced by diode laser treatment
Dermatol Surg. 2005 May;31(5)584-6


Use of the pulsed infrared diode laser (904 mn) in the treatment of alopecia areata
J Cosmet Laser Ther. 2006 Apr;8(1):27-30 bbbbb