January 2009 in “Beijing Medical Journal” Combined therapy effectively improved severe alopecia areata in all patients after 6 months.
6 citations,
April 2012 in “Muscle & nerve” Recognizing the link between certain autoimmune disorders and neurological conditions can improve diagnosis and treatment.
December 2023 in “Paediatrics & Family Medicine/Pediatria & Medycyna Rodzinna” Type 1 diabetes patients often have other autoimmune diseases, which complicate their care.
22 citations,
March 2020 in “Cosmetics” Nanotechnology improves minoxidil treatment for hair loss.
July 2022 in “Dermatology Reports” Low zinc levels might be linked to worse outcomes in various skin disorders.
12 citations,
March 2016 in “BBA clinical” Increased Toll-like receptors in blood cells may contribute to alopecia areata and could be a target for new treatments.
83 citations,
December 2012 in “International journal of endocrinology and metabolism/International journal of endocrinology and metabolism.” Oral contraceptives provide various health benefits beyond birth control, including managing menstrual issues, skin conditions, pain, and reducing the risk of certain cancers.
89 citations,
March 2001 in “Endocrine practice” The guidelines help doctors diagnose and treat hormone-related disorders in women.
1 citations,
February 2024 in “Diversity” African plants can treat hair issues and may help with diabetes.
May 2020 in “International journal of biology, pharmacy and allied sciences” Vitiligo is often found with other autoimmune diseases, which is important to know to help patients.
3 citations,
January 2012 in “Wageningen Academic Publishers eBooks” Hair health depends on various factors and hair loss can significantly affect a person's well-being; understanding hair biology is key for creating effective hair care treatments.
2 citations,
October 1990 in “PubMed” Severe alopecia areata involves higher levels of certain immune cells, which can be normalized with betamethasone.
55 citations,
October 2019 in “The journal of allergy and clinical immunology/Journal of allergy and clinical immunology/The journal of allergy and clinical immunology” The review suggests that other immune cells besides CD8+ T cells may contribute to alopecia areata and that targeting regulatory cell defects could improve treatment.
26 citations,
December 2011 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” New gene identification techniques have improved the understanding and classification of inherited hair disorders.
November 2019 in “Harper's Textbook of Pediatric Dermatology” Understanding normal hair growth and loss in children is key to diagnosing and treating hair disorders.
10 citations,
August 1998 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” The compounds tested could potentially treat hair loss and alopecia.
April 2020 in “IP Indian journal of clinical and experimental dermatology” Many children with alopecia areata also have other autoimmune diseases.
May 2019 in “Australasian Journal of Dermatology” The document updated knowledge on skin disorders, focusing on unusual moles in older adults, the progression from moles to melanoma, and evolving hair loss treatments.
August 2022 in “International Journal of Dermatology” Low-dose oral and sublingual minoxidil seem safe for children with hair disorders.
May 2023 in “Experimental Dermatology” RCM and OCT are effective for diagnosing and monitoring hair-related skin diseases but lack standardized protocols and need more research.
September 2018 in “International Journal of Dermatology” Anterolateral leg alopecia is a benign, nonprogressive hair loss condition on the lower legs that is not well understood and may resolve on its own.
January 2005 in “한방재활의학과학회지” Most alopecia patients were young adults with oily scalps, often linked to stress and family history.
January 2023 in “International Journal of Homoeopathic Sciences” Homoeopathy helped a 25-year-old man regrow hair in 7 months.
30 citations,
July 2017 in “BioEssays” Activating NRF2 might help treat hair disorders by improving antioxidant defenses.
January 2024 in “Experimental and clinical endocrinology & diabetes” A low-glycemic diet improved hormone levels and well-being in overweight women with high androgen levels.
March 2021 in “CRC Press eBooks” Hair loss can cause and be caused by psychological issues.
April 2021 in “Indian pediatrics case reports” A child's hair loss after Kawasaki disease may help understand the disease's autoimmune causes.
6 citations,
October 2020 in “Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” Teletrichoscopy is a promising method for diagnosing hair disorders remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic.
3 citations,
June 2020 in “Cureus” A woman's hair loss led to discovering she had lupus.
4 citations,
August 2018 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” The authors agree that biotin may help certain hair disorders but lacks evidence for use in healthy people and call for more research.