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This study found a high prevalence of beard and eyebrow alopecia in male patients with frontal fibrosing alopecia, and suggests a potential link between hormonal imbalances and the condition.

This study reported that 57.4% of children under 10 with early-onset alopecia areata experienced over 50% hair regrowth after treatment with topical corticosteroids, noting that those under 4 showed significantly better responses, although personal atopic history was the only differing prognostic factor.

This study suggests that lichen planopilaris should be considered as a potential diagnosis in African American women with scarring alopecia, often displaying an "arrowhead" distribution pattern, which may guide treatment strategies.

This review discusses the use of follicular unit extraction for hair restoration using body hair, reporting no new clinical findings, and highlights its potential for advanced baldness cases with limited scalp donor hair.

This review discusses the enigmatic nature of frontal fibrosing alopecia and reports no clinical results; the authors stress the need for further research.

This study developed the Alopecia Areata Investigator Global Assessment (AA-IGA) to measure scalp-hair loss in alopecia areata patients, incorporating perspectives of both patients and clinicians to define treatment success.

In this study, researchers characterized the clinical features of ophiasis, an uncommon type of alopecia areata, and proposed a new subtype classification that may help predict treatment response and guide management, noting that ophiasis generally has a chronic and refractory nature.

This review discusses the involvement of type I interferons in skin autoimmune and inflammatory diseases but reports no new clinical results.

This study suggests that beard dermal papilla cells may produce androgen-dependent growth factors that stimulate keratinocyte proliferation, while frontal scalp cells can have an inhibitory effect mediated by TGF-β1.

The guideline recommends mental health involvement in diagnosing gender identity disorder and outlines hormone and surgical treatment protocols, emphasizing safety, informed consent, and long-term monitoring.

This study found that patients with alopecia areata often presented with multilocular patches, common scalp involvement, and associated conditions like atopic dermatitis; the disease predominantly affected younger individuals.

A man's red tattoo caused a skin reaction and hair loss in his beard, which improved after treatment.

This address discusses the evolution of surgical training, emphasizing the need for Vascular Surgery to have an independent board to adjust training requirements and improve specialty education without reporting new research findings.

This study suggests that hair follicles may be the primary target in the onset of various skin diseases, potentially spreading to affect the surrounding epidermis.

This study found that the heat shock cognate protein Hsc70 was differentially expressed by dihydrotestosterone treatment in SV40-transformed dermal papilla cells, suggesting its involvement in androgen action on these cells.

In this study, androgens were found to stimulate keratinocyte growth in co-culture with beard dermal papilla cells but inhibit it in co-culture with balding frontal scalp DPCs, mediated by TGF-beta1.

This study surveyed dermatologists in Greece and Italy and found significant variability and challenges in the diagnosis and treatment of alopecia areata, including limited use of severity scores and diverse treatment approaches, particularly for special site involvement and chronic cases.

This study found that neonatal mice without the urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA) gene had reduced epidermal proliferation rates, suggesting uPA's involvement in promoting keratinocyte proliferation.

This review explores potential new roles for Merkel cells, including involvement in magnetoreception, fingerprint formation, and transmitting environmental information, but reports no experimental results.

This study found distinct gene expression patterns in the blood of alopecia areata patients, suggesting involvement of immune processes and new pathways like Wnt signaling and apoptosis in disease pathogenesis.

This review discusses the adnexotropic presentations of interface dermatitides and highlights the importance of recognizing adnexal involvement to aid in accurate diagnosis and avoid misinterpretation.

This study observed that frontal fibrosing alopecia also occurs in men, with clinical features and areas of involvement similar to those seen in women, but often affecting sideburns and facial hair.

This case report highlights the role of mental symptoms in tailoring homoeopathic treatment for a 24-year-old male with alopecia barbae, a localized non-scarring hair loss condition affecting the beard, emphasizing the psychological component in its management.

This study found that alopecia areata patients consider more than 20% scalp hair loss, chronic duration, and involvement of additional body hair as indicators of severe disease impacting quality of life.

This genetic study identified a potential interval for the Marie Unna hypotrichosis gene but found no mutations in the nearby hr gene, suggesting its involvement remains unconfirmed.

This review discusses the functions and potential therapeutic targeting of TRP ion channels in the skin, noting their involvement in both physiological processes and various pathological conditions, but reports no new experimental results.

This review discusses the role of pharmacological sciences in advancing regenerative medicine technologies but reports no new experimental findings; the authors advocate for increased pharmacologist involvement to drive innovations.

This review discusses the history, strengths, and weaknesses of dermatology podcasts and provides no new results, advocating for more involvement from prestigious journals and institutions in creating evidence-based content.

This study found that bulge-derived keratinocytes from human follicles were more resistant to differentiation compared to epidermal keratinocytes, possibly due to WIF-1 involvement.

In this study, CD44 expression was absent in alopecia areata-affected scalp, with some patients regaining expression after treatment despite no significant hair regrowth, suggesting involvement in the disease's pathogenesis.