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This review discusses the complex nature, diagnostic approach, and management strategies of polycystic ovary syndrome, emphasizing the importance of individualized care without presenting new clinical findings.

This review discusses the role of trichoscopy in diagnosing and managing various alopecia types, highlighting its ability to detect specific patterns in both scarring and non-scarring forms, thus aiding in treatment decisions and reducing biopsy necessity.

This article contains no research findings; it reports on an online discussion about platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and opinions shared during a conference.

This study found that trichoscopy was useful in diagnosing different types of alopecia, with specific trichoscopic features aiding in the differential diagnosis.

This review discusses the off-label uses of retinoids in dermatology, focusing on oral isotretinoin and acitretin, and reports no new clinical results.

This study reviews female hair loss conditions with a focus on diagnosis and treatment. It highlights female pattern hair loss as the most common form and emphasizes the need for personalized therapy, including topical minoxidil and, when appropriate, antiandrogen treatments.

This study found that patients with alopecia, particularly alopecia areata and female pattern hair loss, often have vitamin D deficiency, suggesting that screening for vitamin D could benefit these patients.

In this case report, a 55-year-old postmenopausal woman was diagnosed with ovarian hyperthecosis as the cause of her hyperandrogenism after detailed hormonal and imaging investigations, which was successfully treated with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, leading to symptom improvement and normalized testosterone levels.

This study found that patients with Bachmann-Bupp syndrome treated with DFMO showed improvements in hair growth, muscle tone, and development.

Keratin patterns in hair follicles help understand hair growth and potential hair and nail disorders.

This study found that K6a expression in mouse sebaceous gland ducts correlates with Hedgehog signaling, suggesting a role in duct fate.

This study found that a newly identified gene, mK17n, may explain the lack of nail issues in mK17 null mice by compensating for mK17's function in the nail bed.

This article discusses treatment approaches for female pattern hair loss and concludes that available medical treatments are effective in reversing or stabilizing the condition in most cases of mild-to-moderate severity.

This review discusses the physiology of hair growth, common abnormal patterns of hirsutism, and examines differential diagnoses and treatment options, but provides no new clinical findings.

This study found that male pattern baldness and a history of severe acne were inversely associated with testicular germ cell tumors, while taller height showed a positive association.

This study identified 12 new genes associated with the hair follicle and various stages of the hair cycle in mice, which could lead to novel targets for hair growth or depilation therapies.

This review discusses molecular genetic approaches to understanding and treating hair loss disorders like papular atrichia, highlighting potential future gene-based therapies, but reports no new clinical findings.

This review summarizes existing knowledge on androgenetic alopecia, including its epidemiology, pathophysiology, and management, but presents no new research findings.

This study found that lower serum ferritin levels are associated with an increased risk of non-scarring alopecia in non-menopausal women, indicating that assessing iron stores is important for managing this condition.

This article reviews common hair growth abnormalities in children, emphasizing the importance of distinguishing normal development from potential signs of metabolic disorders and indicates no new clinical results.

This case report describes two patients with trichothiodystrophy who exhibited a different pattern of hair protein composition changes, suggesting a subgroup of TTD characterized by partial loss of high-sulfur proteins without significant alteration in their amino acid composition.

This case report describes a one-year-old boy with combined occipito-linear and triangular fronto-temporo-parietal alopecia and discusses the possibility of these lesions being a variant of neonatal occipital alopecia.

A woman got melanoma on her scalp after anti-hair loss treatment with injections.

New drug shows promise for better hair growth in baldness treatment.

This study observed that finasteride, especially when combined with electrolysis, effectively reduced hair growth in women with hirsutism over six months.

This chapter reviews types and causes of hair loss in children and suggests a diagnostic approach for identifying and treating this condition, but it reports no new clinical results.

This article reviews the clinical and diagnostic features of hair shaft disorders, emphasizing the role of structured patient assessments and the avoidance of hair trauma, but reports no new results.

This study suggests that trichoscopy with a handheld dermatoscope may help differentiate temporal triangular alopecia from other localized alopecia by identifying specific hair features.

In this study, researchers identified two distinct homozygous mutations in the KRT85 gene among consanguineous Pakistani families with pure hair and nail ectodermal dysplasia, highlighting variations in severity and potential impacts on the K85 protein function.

A man's skin cancer improved and some of his hair grew back after treatment with a special light therapy and a medication.