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This paper reviews obesity diagnosis and screening methods, emphasizing BMI's practicality in low- and middle-income countries, but provides no new clinical results.

In this study conducted at a tertiary care hospital in Karachi, oral Apremilast significantly reduced the severity of alopecia areata, shown by a notable decrease in SALT Scores over 12 weeks, suggesting it may be an effective alternative treatment option for this condition.

This study presents the first documented case of a woman with Alström syndrome successfully conceiving and giving birth, highlighting the importance of managing systemic comorbidities during pregnancy.

This study analyzed the economic burden of alopecia areata in Saudi Arabia, finding significant costs driven by productivity loss and drug expenses, with severe cases incurring higher expenses, emphasizing the need for better treatment protocols and access to therapies.

In this study, researchers developed an open-source browser-based tool to enhance the reproducibility and accuracy of SALT score calculations from scalp photos, aimed particularly at assessing partial regrowth in alopecia areata patients on JAK inhibitor therapy.

This literature review highlights challenges in managing alopecia areata in the Middle East and Africa, noting significant regional gaps in data, treatment guidelines, and public awareness that impede patient care and emphasize the need for improved support and resources.

A man with both skin lesions and lung cancer improved quickly with chemotherapy, suggesting the skin condition might be a reaction to immune system injury.

In this case study, a young female with aseptic and alopecic nodules of the scalp achieved full resolution without recurrence using intralesional steroids.

AI can accurately measure hair loss severity in alopecia areata.

This tool was developed to enhance reproducibility and sensitivity in measuring partial hair regrowth in alopecia areata patients, particularly those undergoing JAK inhibitor therapy, using scalp photographs.

This study found significant gaps in knowledge, treatment awareness, and healthcare-seeking practices related to alopecia among the general population in Jazan, Saudi Arabia.

This study found that the Polish version of the AA-QLI questionnaire is a reliable and internally consistent tool for assessing health-related quality of life in Polish-speaking patients with alopecia areata.

This study describes a new treatment algorithm for alopecia areata that includes both disease severity and quality-of-life considerations, highlighting recent therapeutic advances and the need for future validation and access equity.

This case report describes alopecia associated with escitalopram use, which improved upon switching to duloxetine, and examines existing literature on antidepressant-related hair loss.

Most patients with alopecia areata in Syria are young adult males, often with patchy scalp hair loss.

This review highlights the significant antidiabetic activity of Allium ascalonicum (shallot), attributed to its flavonoid compounds like quercetin, in reducing blood glucose levels across various studies, while calling for further research to confirm its safety and efficacy as a diabetes treatment.

In this retrospective study of 123 pediatric alopecia areata patients, hair loss episodes were most frequent in winter and showed significant correlations with air pressure and hours of sunlight, especially in non-atopic individuals, suggesting a role for climate factors in seasonal hair loss patterns.

In this study, a survey in Norway and Sweden among adults with self-reported alopecia areata revealed a substantial economic burden with annual mean costs of €7,677 in Norway and €12,582 in Sweden, largely due to indirect costs from reduced productivity.

This abstract reports on the 1997 meeting of the American Society of Hair Restoration Surgeons and the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery, and it contains no new research findings.

This review discusses the wide range of physiologic skin changes during pregnancy and highlights less frequently recognized changes, based on literature from the past decade, without reporting new clinical results.

In this study, despite most patients recognizing alopecia areata as serious and adhering to treatment, psychological well-being remained adversely affected by the disease, highlighting the need for larger studies to better address these psychological impacts.

The Brazilian version of the Alopecia Areata Quality of Life Index is reliable for assessing patients' quality of life.

This study highlights the public health significance of androgenic-anabolic steroid use disorder, emphasizing health risks, societal effects, and the need for routine AAS analyses in forensic autopsies, especially in athlete deaths.

This study developed the Alopecia Areata Children's Quality of Life Index (AAcQLI) to assess quality of life in children with alopecia areata, demonstrating good reliability and validity in initial tests.

This anatomical study on Eclipta alba concluded that unique secretory structures in stems and leaves may serve as identifying features of the plant and the Asteraceae family.

This study found that the implementation of a streamlined referral pathway improved the rate of anaphylaxis referrals from an emergency department to a specialized allergy service from 0% in 2007 to 44% in 2016.