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Twisting hair weakens it, but strength can be recovered at low twist levels.

This abstract describes a study that found fluoxetine HCl can be absorbed through cat skin when applied as a transdermal gel, though its bioavailability was about 10% compared to oral dosing.

This review explores the effectiveness of Murdha Tailam methods, particularly in Panchakarma treatments, for illnesses related to the head and neck, highlighting the advantage of scalp drug absorption due to anatomical features that facilitate treatment outcomes.

This study suggests that targeting the increased expression of SIX1 in systemic sclerosis may be a viable strategy for addressing dermal fibrosis.

This review examines the efficacy of platelet-rich plasma for treating hair loss, highlighting the lack of standardized protocols for PRP preparation and delivery and reporting no new clinical results.

The congress was praised for its organization and educational value.

New drugs for Alzheimer's and rheumatoid arthritis advanced, a Zika vaccine is in development, and there were business deals in anesthesia and oncology.

This special issue contains abstracts from the ASA 40th Annual Meeting, providing an overview of various studies without reporting new primary results.

In this study, researchers observed that dormant TRP-2+ melanoma cells in bone marrow can interact with CD8+ T cells in tumor-bearing ret transgenic mice, potentially influencing immune responses.

Several companies launched new hair care ingredients in 2011 to improve conditioning, color retention, combability, and heat protection.

Hormonal contraceptives are effective for teens but require careful consideration of side effects and individual health.

This article discusses the newly approved drug dutasteride for managing benign prostatic hyperplasia, but reports no new research findings; the authors advise obtaining complete information before prescribing.

This article discusses dutasteride, a new drug for managing benign prostatic hyperplasia, and highlights the need for further experience to confirm its safety and efficacy.

This paper discusses the use of Digital Volumetric Imaging with fluorescent dyes to visualize and compare the interior structures of six different virgin hair types, reporting no new clinical results.

A new method helps understand hair shine and various products improve hair care.

This review of Leon Sperling's Atlas of Hair Pathology discusses the visual and diagnostic value of its comprehensive coverage on hair and scalp diseases but reports no new clinical findings.

A woman successfully sued for not being told about a medication's side effects, emphasizing doctors' duty to inform patients.

This piece describes a study designed to quantify hair density in the frontoparietal area of women without self-reported androgenetic alopecia, but it reports no results.

This study found that in first-line treatment of metastatic breast cancer, pegylated liposomal doxorubicin (PLD) provided similar progression-free survival to doxorubicin with significantly less cardiotoxicity.

This guideline from the Endocrine Society recommends using the Rotterdam criteria for diagnosing polycystic ovary syndrome and outlines first-line treatments, emphasizing hormonal contraceptives and lifestyle intervention.

In this study, men with benign prostatic hyperplasia who took finasteride for four years experienced reduced urinary symptoms, fewer surgeries, less acute urinary retention, increased urinary flow rates, and decreased prostate volume.

This review highlights that medical complications, notably in anorexia nervosa, are common and often serious in patients with eating disorders, affecting multiple organ systems.

The guidelines advise against using testosterone and DHEA in women for most conditions due to safety and effectiveness concerns, but suggest considering testosterone for postmenopausal women with low sexual desire.

This study found that the prevalence of polycystic ovary syndrome was 16.6% with Rotterdam criteria but decreased to 6.3% or 8.5% when using alternative criteria involving antral follicle count or anti-Müllerian hormone.

This study found that the prevalence of androgenetic alopecia increases with age among both men and women in Maryborough, Australia, with 57% of women and 73.5% of men aged 80 and over affected.

This study suggests that metformin may be more effective than Dianette in treating moderate to severe hirsutism in women with PCOS, while also reducing markers of insulin resistance.

This study found that women with androgenetic alopecia or alopecia areata have significantly lower serum ferritin levels than those without hair loss, suggesting a potential link between these types of alopecia and decreased iron stores.

This study suggests that stress negatively affects hair growth by inducing inflammation and early hair cycle transitions in mice, which might inform strategies for managing stress-related hair loss in humans.

This study found that daily oral finasteride may increase hair count and improve hair appearance assessments in men with androgenetic alopecia, but it also appears to raise the risk of sexual dysfunction.