June 2021 in “International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences & Technology” This article reviews various causes and treatments for alopecia, including nutritional deficiencies, stress, and hormonal changes, and reports no new clinical results.
May 2024 in “JCI insight” In this study, researchers discovered a dominant variant in the ADAM17 gene that causes hypotrichosis with woolly hair, where the mutation leads to hair follicle stem cell exhaustion and abnormal hair follicles, resulting in alopecia.
March 2022 in “Experimental Eye Research” This study suggests that in a moderately susceptible mouse population, parental uveitis affects the skin development and alters gene expression profiles related to various pathways in offspring without increasing susceptibility to autoimmune uveitis.
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September 2017 in “PubMed” This article reviews different types of alopecia, their diagnosis, and treatment options available in a family physician's practice, but it reports no new research findings.
This paper reviews the effectiveness and side effects of various treatments for androgenetic alopecia, telogen effluvium, and alopecia areata, emphasizing the importance of discussing each option's costs, benefits, and risks with patients.