7 citations
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March 2022 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” This article discusses the association of stressful life events with alopecia areata and their effects on patients' psychosocial outcomes, but it reports no new empirical findings.
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October 2019 in “Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology” This study found that specific polymorphisms in the VDR gene, Taq1, and Cdx1, were significantly associated with increased risk of chronic telogen effluvium in women.
3 citations
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October 2022 in “Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology” This study found that alopecia areata patients had a higher serum CRP/albumin ratio compared to healthy controls, and this elevation was linked to disease severity, indicating its potential as an inflammatory marker.
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January 2018 in “Annals of Dermatology” This review discusses the potential association between androgenetic alopecia and metabolic syndrome, and notes AGA might be linked to arterial stiffness; it reports no new clinical findings and calls for further research.
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October 2022 in “Cureus” This study found that individuals with chronic skin disorders had significantly higher rates of depression and anxiety compared to a control group, though there was no significant difference in their overall quality of life scores.
November 2025 in “Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology” This study reported that young men with early-onset androgenetic alopecia have a higher prevalence of insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome compared to controls, suggesting that AGA may indicate underlying metabolic disturbances.
This study found a significant association between increased waist circumference and body mass index and female pattern hair loss in premenopausal women, suggesting the importance of screening for metabolic syndrome in these patients.
October 2023 in “Clinical medicine and medical research” This study indicates that higher thyroid-stimulating hormone levels may be linked to post-COVID-19 hair loss in women, while ferritin levels showed no significant correlation.
May 2023 in “Journal of Pakistan Medical Association” This study found that women with polycystic ovary syndrome had significantly higher levels of serum and follicular fluid Gremlin-1 compared to healthy controls, suggesting potential diagnostic utility for these biomarker levels.
February 2022 in “Mediators of Inflammation” This study found that reduced plasma DIAPH1 levels were associated with polycystic ovary syndrome, suggesting DIAPH1 as a potential predictive factor for the condition.
October 2021 in “QJM: An International Journal of Medicine” This study found that patients with alopecia areata had significantly higher serum levels of interleukin-17 compared to healthy controls, suggesting a potential role for IL-17 in the disease's pathogenesis.
This study identified skin pallor, xerosis, and various hair, nail, and oral manifestations as common in children with CKD compared to healthy controls.
February 2020 in “Research Square (Research Square)” This study reported that health-related quality of life was significantly lower in adult Mediterranean women with PCOS and the anovulatory phenotype compared to controls at a tertiary hospital.
May 2019 in “Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research” This study found a significant association between unhealthy food patterns and higher BMI in young women with PCOS, emphasizing the need for awareness of lifestyle's impact on hormonal and metabolic health.
September 2017 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology Symposium Proceedings” This study aimed to assess how hydroquinone-based body milks affect blood glucose levels in diabetic women in Senegal but does not provide new results.
January 2017 in “International Journal of Trichology” This study observed that serum Vitamin D3 levels were low among South Indian students with diffuse hair fall, highlighting global hypovitaminosis D as a concern and suggesting possible dietary or sunlight exposure influences.
December 2022 in “Biomedicine” This study found that men with early onset androgenetic alopecia often have higher serum uric acid levels and an increased prevalence of hyperuricemia compared to controls.
June 2021 in “The American Journal of the Medical Sciences” This study found that patients with androgenetic alopecia had higher serum homocysteine levels, linked to the mutant MTHFR genotype, and an increased risk of coronary heart disease.
December 2020 in “Galen Medical Journal” This study observed that patients with alopecia areata and androgenic alopecia have significantly more perifollicular and perivascular mast cells compared to healthy individuals, particularly in those over 40 and with greater disease severity.
January 2017 in “IP Indian journal of clinical and experimental dermatology” This study found that metabolic syndrome was significantly more common in men with early-onset androgenetic alopecia compared to controls, indicating a potential increased risk of cardiovascular issues in this population.
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January 2021 in “Acta Dermato Venereologica” This study found that patients with frontal fibrosing alopecia had significantly more titanium-containing nanoparticles in their hair compared to healthy controls, suggesting a potential environmental influence.
July 2026 in “Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)” This study found that women with female pattern hair loss had significantly lower serum IGF-1 levels than controls, suggesting a possible role for IGF-1 in this condition.
July 2026 in “Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)” This study found that women with female pattern hair loss had significantly lower serum IGF-1 levels compared to controls, but no significant association between IGFBP-3 levels and hair loss severity was observed.
November 2024 in “Australasian Journal of Dermatology” This article critiques a study on finasteride use among individuals with benign prostatic hyperplasia and androgenetic alopecia, highlighting the flawed methodology and potential confounding effects of hair loss on mental health, which confuses interpretation of psychiatric risk.
July 2021 in “Al-Azhar Assiut Medical Journal” This study found that women with telogen effluvium had significantly lower serum ferritin and vitamin D levels compared to controls, suggesting these could be diagnostic biomarkers for the condition.
24 citations
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January 2014 in “PubMed” This study found that young Indian smokers with hypertension, central obesity, diabetes mellitus, and metabolic syndrome show a higher risk for premature acute coronary artery disease compared to those without these conditions.
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April 2009 in “Clinical and Experimental Dermatology” This study observed that psychological factors and serum levels of zinc, folate, and vitamin B12 may contribute to the development of trichodynia.
3 citations
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January 2016 in “US endocrinology” This study found no significant association between alopecia types and thyroid dysfunction, despite higher thyroid dysfunction rates in alopecia patients compared to the general U.S. population.
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February 2018 in “Journal of bone oncology” This study found that low-dose chemotherapy for solitary bone lesions of Langerhans cell histiocytosis in children led to quicker recovery, higher quality of life at 3 months, and was more cost-effective compared to surgery.
February 2026 in “Clinical Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology” This study found that a family history of androgenetic alopecia and specific trichoscopic signs are strong predictors of female pattern hair loss, leading to a nomogram model for risk prediction.