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This study provided 18 evidence-based recommendations for managing acne vulgaris, strongly endorsing treatments like benzoyl peroxide, topical retinoids, and oral isotretinoin for severe cases, and issued conditional recommendations for therapies like salicylic acid and spironolactone, while offering good practice statements on combining treatment methods.

In this study, researchers reported promising initial results in developing future cosmetic technologies that could transform hair styling by altering hair from within, offering alternatives to current methods.

This study reports that prurigo pigmentosa did not appear linked to a specific common trigger such as the ketogenic diet, but suggests that oral antibiotics might effectively resolve the condition.

This retrospective study found that hair loss occurred in some isotretinoin patients, with those experiencing hair loss being older and having longer treatment durations and higher doses compared to controls.

In this study, researchers found that in mice, gonadal hormones and biological sex do not affect the expression of SARS-CoV-2 entry proteins ACE-2 and TMPRSS-2 in the respiratory tract, regardless of disease state.

This study found that a phyto-caffeine-containing shampoo was more effective than a control shampoo in reducing hair loss and improving hair strength in women with androgenetic alopecia over a 6-month period.

This research found that inhibiting HSP90 in a murine model increased cellular plasticity, suggesting a potential role for HSP90 in cancer progression through enhanced adaptability to stress.

This case report describes a 22-year-old woman who developed persistent, non-scarring hair loss and premature ovarian failure following a myeloablative umbilical cord transplant for acute myeloid leukemia.

This review discusses the impact of dermatologic conditions and treatments on blood donation eligibility in Brazil and provides guidance for dermatologists but reports no new findings.

This case report describes a 44-year-old patient with late-onset partial lipodystrophy, mental retardation, epilepsy, ichthyosis, and glomerulonephritis, linked to a 10 Mb duplication of chromosome region 5q31.3-5q32.1.

This study observed a new skin disease in farmed mink in Canada, suggesting that an unidentified infectious agent, in association with secondary bacterial infection, may cause the condition.

This review explores the role of the TMPRSS2 gene in facilitating SARS-CoV-2 infection and its potential as a therapeutic target in COVID-19 and other respiratory infections, highlighting challenges in developing selective inhibitors.

This review discusses how JAK inhibitors, like tofacitinib and baricitinib, show promise in improving conditions like lichen planopilaris and frontal fibrosing alopecia by reducing severity scores and enhancing hair regrowth, though further research on safety and personalized approaches is needed.

This review explores the basic science and therapeutic potential of stem cells, platelet-rich plasma, and exosomes in regenerative medicine, highlighting their promising roles in skin regeneration and repair but noting a need for further research.

This study found that platelet-rich plasma therapy may improve symptoms and quality of life in adults with moderate to severe atopic dermatitis, although standardized protocols for its preparation need further study.

This study developed and validated a comprehensive method using mass spectrometry to profile sex (pro)hormones in plasma, with results showing reliable calibration and detection of 31 analytes in samples from pre- and postmenopausal women and men, while addressing potential over- or underestimations in analyte concentrations.

Clinical signs don't match inflammation levels in lichen planopilaris and frontal fibrosing alopecia.

This review discusses the clinical trials of clascoterone 1% cream for acne vulgaris and reports no new results; the authors highlight its novel role as a topical antiandrogen.

This study found that epidermal stem cells in live mice exhibit coordinated intercellular Ca 2+ signaling governed by G2 cycling stem cells and mediated by Connexin43, essential for tissue-wide communication during regeneration.

This review discusses various strategies proposed to control COVID-19 and highlights challenges related to human and viral genetic variability but reports no new findings.

In this study, researchers found that targeting a tacrolimus trough level of 4–7 ng/mL after liver transplantation resulted in comparable graft and patient survival rates to higher levels, while improving liver and kidney function markers.

This case report describes a 47-year-old male with rare total melanonychia linked to vitamin B12 deficiency, whose nail discoloration and constitutional symptoms improved following vitamin B12 supplementation.

This study reports significant hair regrowth in 11 patients with severe alopecia areata following longstanding treatment with oral tofacitinib and also highlights successful treatment using topical tofacitinib cream in one case.

This article examines the public health risks and benefits of pill organizers and cutters, concluding that healthcare professionals should guide their use to prevent potential medication stability and efficacy issues.

Dihydrotestosterone (DHT) worsens heart enlargement, and blocking it may help prevent heart issues.

Hamilton scale imprecise, hair shaft diameter decreases, stem cell transplant regrows hair, ECP ineffective for alopecia areata universalis.

This study highlights the challenges adolescents with alopecia areata face, such as increased bullying and emotional difficulties, and suggests that collaborations among dermatologists, psychologists, and educators could help improve their quality of life by reducing stigma and supporting mental wellbeing.

This study identified three subgroups of women with PCOS with distinct androgen profiles, finding that the subgroup with adrenal-derived androgen excess had the highest insulin resistance and rates of hirsutism and hair loss.

This study observed that ethnic Indian women with PCOS often experience early symptom onset, delays in diagnosis, and report poor quality of life, highlighting the need for culturally tailored healthcare approaches.