This case report describes a 28-year-old woman who developed alopecia areata following prolonged emotional stress, with improvement observed using Minoxidil and stress management, but relapse occurred after another stressful period.
October 2024 in “Hippocrates Medical Journal” In this review, dermatological symptoms associated with various eating disorders, such as anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, and pica, were examined, highlighting the potential role of dermatologists and psychiatrists in early diagnosis and interdisciplinary treatment approaches.
September 2024 in “Cutis” Sunscreen use may increase the risk of frontal fibrosing alopecia.
July 2024 in “JAAD Case Reports” This article discusses the clinical and histological features of alopecia areata, a T-cell-mediated autoimmune disorder causing unpredictable nonscarring hair loss, without providing new clinical findings.
COVID-19 might cause gray hair to regain color.
July 2024 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Spontaneous keloids may be linked to nephrogenic systemic fibrosis in dialysis patients.
July 2024 in “Research Square (Research Square)” In this study, ATP-sensitive potassium channel openers, diazoxide and minoxidil, reduced scratching in cholestatic mice, suggesting these channels may play a role in cholestatic itch, while the channel blocker glibenclamide increased scratching behavior.
May 2024 in “International journal of medicine and psychology.” This article reviews the interdependent relationship between need and readiness in human activity and reports no new results, emphasizing the role of both external and internal motivating factors in driving action.
May 2024 in “Journal of Pakistan Association of Dermatologists” This study observed no statistically significant relationship between vitamin D levels and alopecia areata, including different types of the disease, suggesting vitamin D may not play a central role in its development or extent among a sample of adults.
April 2024 in “Journal of Pakistan Association of Dermatologists” This study observed that 16.84% of men aged 20 to 50 with androgenetic alopecia were found to have metabolic syndrome, indicating a substantial prevalence in this population.
April 2024 in “The Egyptian Family Medicine Journal/The Egyptian Family Medicine Journal ” This randomized controlled trial found that vitamin D supplementation significantly improved various post-COVID-19 symptoms, such as fatigue and sleep disturbances, compared to placebo over two months, emphasizing the role of vitamin D deficiency in persistent symptoms among post-COVID-19 patients.
March 2024 in “Ukraïnsʹkij žurnal dermatologìï, venerologìï, kosmetologìï” This review found that insulin resistance is a significant independent factor in the development of various inflammatory skin diseases, often linked with obesity and metabolic disorders, and suggests measuring HOMA-IR in affected patients.
February 2024 in “Scientific reports” This study identified four ferroptosis-related genes, SLC40A1, LCN2, CREB5, and SLC7A11, as potential diagnostic markers for alopecia areata, revealing reduced expression in affected patients compared to controls, with a predictive model showing high accuracy in differentiating the condition.
November 2023 in “International Journal of Trichology” This case report describes a male child with alopecia areata and renal dysgenesis, highlighting a possible coincidental association that may require future genetic investigation.
September 2023 in “Drugs in context” This article discusses baricitinib, a JAK1 and JAK2 inhibitor, as an approved and promising treatment for alopecia areata but reports no new clinical results.
August 2023 in “İzmir tepecik eğitim hastanesi dergisi” This study suggests that the role of vitamin 25(OH)D in the pathogenesis of PCOS and diminished ovarian reserve may be independent of serum vitamin 25(OH)D levels.
This research highlights the intricate relationship between the skin and gut microbiome, emphasizing the necessity for a deeper understanding of the "gut–skin" axis to develop new treatments for skin diseases. Results are not reported in the abstract.
April 2023 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Periodontitis may increase the risk of developing alopecia areata.
This paper introduces a framework attributing Post-SSRI, Post-Finasteride, Post-Retinoid, and an unnamed sexual dysfunction syndrome to downregulated estrogen receptor activity, potentially guiding future treatments in sexual medicine.
January 2023 in “European endocrinology” This review explores the association between alopecia and thyroid autoimmune disease, also highlighting a linked increased risk of thyroid cancer, but presents no new clinical findings.
December 2022 in “Urology Herald” This review examines existing research on androgen deprivation therapy and its effects on male sex hormones in relation to COVID-19, but reports no new clinical findings.
June 2022 in “COJ Biomedical Science & Research” PCOS management includes lifestyle changes and medications to improve fertility.
May 2021 in “Indian journal of forensic medicine and toxicology” This study found that excessive consumption of cloves in mice caused toxic changes in the liver, including structural damage and cell death, but concluded these effects are not considered dangerous.
Diabetes might contribute to hair loss, but more research is needed.
March 2021 in “CRC Press eBooks” This review examines the complex relationship between hair loss, particularly in alopecia areata, and psychological/psychiatric conditions, concluding that stress and emotional factors frequently contribute to hair loss or alter treatment choices; it reports no new results.
This study reports that platelet-rich plasma treatments improved hair loss in patients with anagen effluvium following COVID-19 recovery.
June 2020 in “Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)” This article discusses the implementation of an integrated medical biochemistry educational program at Bashkent University, designed to enhance students' understanding and application of biochemical processes in clinical settings, and reports no clinical study results.
March 2020 in “Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature” This study identified the dermal sheath as a driver of hair follicle regression through muscle contraction, essential for reuniting niches and stem cells to regenerate tissue structure during homeostasis.
This study found that certain dietary changes, such as a low glycemic load diet for men and specific supplements for women, may improve acne, while chocolate, whey proteins, and dairy products are linked to worsened symptoms in both genders.
June 2019 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” This study found that atopic dermatitis patients had a 30% lower prevalence of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, with socioeconomic factors influencing these patterns.