Psychological Stress Impact on Neurotrophic Factor Levels in Patients With Androgenetic Alopecia and Correlation With Disease Progression

    October 2024 in “ World Journal of Psychiatry ”
    Yi Cheng, L Lv, Yu Cui … Caixia Hu
    Studysummary In this study, patients with androgenetic alopecia experiencing stress had higher cortisol levels and altered neurotrophic factors compared to non-stressed patients, which correlated with more severe hair loss progression even after minoxidil treatment.
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