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Certain microRNAs are linked to various skin diseases and could be used to diagnose and treat these conditions.

Hair loss involves immune responses, inflammation, and disrupted signaling pathways.

The document concludes that using LC-MS/MS for measuring androgens is more accurate than older methods, but it needs careful validation and standardized references to be most effective.

Photodynamic therapy with methyl 5-aminolevulinic acid is ineffective for treating alopecia totalis.

Behavior therapy and medications, especially clomipramine, can help reduce hair pulling in people with trichotillomania.

Testosterone improves mood and thinking skills; finasteride has no effect.

The review found that different stem cell types in the skin are crucial for repair and could help treat skin diseases and cancer.

Some newly made compounds are promising for treating enlarged prostate, hair loss, viruses, and prostate cancer, and might be better than current drugs.

Minoxidil helps hair growth, but results vary.

Some skin disorders might be linked to H. pylori infection, but more research is needed to confirm this.

Trichoscopy is reliable for diagnosing Temporal Triangular Alopecia and can prevent unnecessary biopsies and wrong treatments.

The flap assay grows the most natural hair but takes the longest, the chamber assay is hard work but gives dense, normal hair, and the patch assay is quick but creates poorly oriented hair with some issues.

Pollution exposure speeds up hair damage.

Both androgenetic alopecia and alopecia areata negatively impact quality of life, with no significant difference between them.

Topical contact sensitizers can treat certain skin conditions but are rarely used in the U.K.

A boy with chromosome 13q deletion syndrome developed eye cancer, a woman with breast cancer lost vision due to a rare side-effect of her treatment, a man's vision worsened after using a hair loss drug, and two rare disorders were discussed. Optical Coherence Tomography is useful for diagnosing and monitoring these conditions.

St. John's Wort extract and oil safety in cosmetics is unclear; more data needed on photosensitization, toxicity, and human irritation.

A woman had both Graham Little-Piccardi-Lassueur syndrome, causing hair loss, and complete androgen insensitivity syndrome, making her genetically male but physically female. This suggests androgens don't affect the hair loss condition.

Transgender patients need proper skin care, especially when undergoing hormone treatments, to manage issues like acne and hair loss.

Women with PCOS have more emotional and body image issues than healthy women.

Germany recognizes skin cancer from UV exposure as an occupational disease, emphasizing prevention and care for affected workers.

Latanoprost, a glaucoma treatment, was found ineffective in treating hair loss in eyebrows and eyelashes.

Eye exams are crucial for kids with 13q deletion syndrome, tamoxifen can cause vision loss, Propecia may lead to cataracts, Lipoid Proteinosis causes skin bumps, and OCT is useful for diagnosing macular diseases.

Platelet-rich plasma injections significantly improve hair density and thickness in both male and female pattern hair loss, especially in early stages.

Intu gene is crucial for hair follicle formation by helping keratinocytes differentiate through primary cilia.

Non-Kuwaiti COVID-19 patients had worse health outcomes than Kuwaitis, likely due to poorer socioeconomic conditions.

Eating less starch and dairy helped overweight women with PCOS lose weight and improve symptoms.

Women experience various skin issues at different life stages, requiring careful treatment and awareness.

The document concludes that non-operative treatment for gender dysphoria is safe and effective, and hormone therapy does not increase cancer risk.

Finasteride significantly reduced tics and obsessive-compulsive symptoms in patients with Tourette syndrome.