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In this study, researchers identified two distinct homozygous mutations in the KRT85 gene among consanguineous Pakistani families with pure hair and nail ectodermal dysplasia, highlighting variations in severity and potential impacts on the K85 protein function.

This case report and review discuss hair-thread tourniquet syndrome in a 14-year-old autistic child, highlighting its rarity and the misconception of it being linked to abuse or socio-cultural practices.

This study suggests a new subtype of alopecia, termed 'acute diffuse and total alopecia of the female scalp' (ADTAFS), characterized by acute and total hair loss in women with a favorable recovery profile.

In this case study, a man with necrolytic migratory erythema and a glucagonoma experienced decreased plasma glucagon levels and reduced metastases after treatment with dimethyltriazenoimidazole carboxamide.

This review explores the autoimmune hypothesis of alopecia areata and the possible genetic and melanogenesis-associated autoantigens, but reports no new clinical findings.

This study hypothesizes that postinflammatory hyperpigmentation in ashy dermatosis may result from basal cell apoptosis, as evidenced by consistent histologic findings across nine patients.

This article discusses the relationship between sedentary behavior and chronic disease, proposing that "physical inactivity disease" may be a non-permissive brain disorder with various physiological effects, but it reports no new research results.

This study analyzes the cultural ideology of female body image as portrayed in makeover TV programs, focusing on the impact of patriarchy, but it reports no new empirical results.

This study found that the L457(3.43)R mutation in the human luteinizing hormone receptor increases phosphodiesterase activity, reducing hormonal response despite elevated basal cAMP levels.

This article discusses the effectiveness of fat transfer for facial rejuvenation across all ethnicities, emphasizing its potential as both a primary method and a complement to traditional techniques, but reports no new clinical findings.

This case report presents the first genetically confirmed case of acrodermatitis enteropathica in Korea, identifying compound heterozygous mutations in the SLC39A4 gene in an 8-month-old boy.

This paper discusses the first reported case of post-finasteride syndrome in a long-term dermatotrichology setting, occurring in a 25-year-old male after dutasteride treatment, and highlights possible links to mental health disorders.

This Viewpoint discusses the utility of dermoscope in routine practice and how familiarity with dynamic vs static trichoscopy may address its limitations, but it reports no new clinical findings.

This article presents a theory on the causes and development of telogen effluvium and reports no new clinical findings.

This paper discusses the methods and challenges of postmarketing surveillance for new antiepileptic drugs, emphasizing the necessity of such data collection to identify adverse effects and assess drug effectiveness beyond initial trials.

Topical 5% minoxidil lacks strong evidence for treating alopecia areata.

This study highlights the need to prioritize early prevention of type 2 diabetes mellitus by focusing on early pathophysiologic mechanisms such as insulin resistance, rather than hyperglycemia, as conditions like non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and polycystic ovarian syndrome are early indicators of future diabetes risk.

This study observed four consanguineous families with congenital atrichia with papular lesions and identified three novel mutations in the hairless gene, which may contribute to the disorder.

This study found a significant association between the IRS-2 gene variant and an increased risk of PCOS, especially in non-obese women in the Chinese population from Taiwan.

This article describes a non-blinded study investigating low level laser therapy for seven patients but reports no new clinical findings.

This article reviews the portrayal of the body as a site of transformation in media and fashion, concluding that modified bodies highlight cultural denial of natural imperfection but reports no new research findings.

This review found no significant evidence supporting postpartum telogen effluvium as a distinct condition, suggesting its incidence is uncertain and possibly negligible.

This article concludes that finasteride is a safe treatment for androgenetic alopecia and does not increase the risk of high-grade prostate cancer, despite past concerns from the Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial.

This article discusses the theoretical perspective of the informational dichotomy of the mind in relation to sexuality and presents no new empirical results; further theoretical exploration is planned.

This commentary honors Shoji Okuda's pioneering but overlooked work on hair transplantation techniques from 1939, detailing comprehensive experiments that were rediscovered and translated into English decades later.

This correspondence comments on the unknown prevalence of permanent alopecia following high-dose docetaxel chemotherapy and highlights the need for further understanding and prevention strategies.

This study suggests that corkscrew hair could serve as a new diagnostic marker for tinea capitis and that dermoscopy might help diagnose atypical cases swiftly.

This article proposes a novel hypothesis that androgenetic alopecia may be mainly caused by skull bone expansion affecting blood supply to hair follicles rather than differences in individual follicle programming, and calls for more genetic research into skull development.

This article discusses the challenges in differentiating between basaloid follicular hamartoma and infundibulocytic basal cell carcinoma, highlighting the need for clarity in diagnosis but reports no new results.

This study found that the stability of the coiled-coil structure in human hair keratin is maintained by ion-pairing and hydrophobic interactions, which are disrupted as pH approaches 7.0.