July 2016 in “Hair transplant forum international” This article discusses participation in the Brazilian Association of Hair Restoration Surgery's workshop on hair transplantation but does not present any new research findings.
49 citations
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January 2010 in “International Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology” This review covers the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of nonclassic congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to P450c21, but it reports no new clinical results.
8 citations
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December 2016 in “Hormone Research in Paediatrics” This study reported a series of eight children with hereditary vitamin D-resistant rickets in Tunisia, identifying both common and novel mutations in the vitamin D receptor gene, and noting significant improvement with intravenous calcium treatment in most patients.
July 2026 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” In this study, researchers found that the efflux of calcium in root hairs of Arabidopsis thaliana, particularly through the ER-localized ACA2 and ACA7, is crucial for modulating cytoplasmic calcium signals and enabling proper root hair growth, with disruptions leading to impaired elongation.
September 2024 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” PRO-C22 can help diagnose and monitor the severity of hidradenitis suppurativa.
2 citations
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April 2013 in “Expert Review of Endocrinology & Metabolism” This review discusses the challenges in diagnosing different causes of adult androgen excess and outlines current screening and management strategies but reports no new findings.
January 2026 in “Digital Repository (National Repository of Grey Literature)” In this study, researchers measured long-term cortisol levels in horse hair to assess stress under different management conditions, finding the highest levels in police horses and much lower levels in sport and leisure horses, suggesting management methods may influence stress loads.
17 citations
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February 2019 in “Journal of steroid biochemistry and molecular biology/The Journal of steroid biochemistry and molecular biology” This study found that manipulating AKR1D1 expression in human liver cells effectively regulates glucocorticoid clearance and receptor activation, highlighting its role in liver-specific steroid hormone regulation.
May 2017 in “Hair transplant forum international” This abstract reflects on the author's journey in hair restoration surgery since 1986, but it presents no new research findings.
May 2014 in “Hair transplant forum international” This report announces that the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery received Accreditation with Commendation.
3 citations
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April 2020 in “Clinical endocrinology and metabolism journal” This review discusses imaging's role in the diagnosis and management of congenital adrenal hyperplasia and reports no new clinical results; it suggests a potential presentation route via incidental radiologic findings.
56 citations
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December 2011 in “Steroids” This review discusses the genetics and variable phenotypic expression of nonclassic congenital adrenal hyperplasia, and reports no new clinical results; the authors call for further research on long-term health impacts and treatment strategies.
May 2022 in “CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association journal” This abstract provides a narrative of Rosella C.'s 6-year health decline leading to Cushing disease, but it reports no clinical results or findings.
32 citations
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June 2019 in “Frontiers in Endocrinology” This review discusses the overlapping clinical features and diagnostic challenges of non-classic adrenal hyperplasia and polycystic ovary syndrome without presenting original research findings.
7 citations
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May 1983 in “Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde” This study concluded that intramuscular administration of medium-dose cyproterone acetate with oral ethinylestradiol is highly effective in managing hirsutism, showing better response rates than high-dose oral treatment.
July 2016 in “Hair transplant forum international” This announcement provides updated information for members and participants of the 24th ISHRS World Congress of Hair Restoration Surgery, without reporting any new research findings.
October 2008 in “Experimental and Clinical Endocrinology & Diabetes” This study found that unemployed individuals had higher hair cortisol content over a 6-month period, indicating greater cumulative cortisol exposure compared to employed individuals.
November 2025 in “Contraception” This study suggests that using combined oral contraceptives does not increase hair glucocorticoid levels, but hair treatments should be considered as a confounder in stress biomarker assessments.
10 citations
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February 2013 in “British Journal of Dermatology” This study found that TRH modulates specific keratins in human scalp tissue, suggesting its potential influence on hair growth and the need for further exploration of neuroendocrine controls in keratin expression.
94 citations
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April 2002 in “The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism/Journal of clinical endocrinology & metabolism” This study describes the first case of female pseudohermaphroditism due to a novel homozygous glucocorticoid receptor gene mutation, indicating possible pre- and postnatal virilization in affected females.
3 citations
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January 2019 in “Jikken doubutsu ihou/Jikken doubutsu/Experimental animals/Jikken Dobutsu” This study reported that knocking out the HR gene in pigs using CRISPR/Cas9 led to hairless eyelids and abnormalities in the thymus and peripheral blood, suggesting pigs as a model for human HR-related hair disorders.
January 2025 in “Journal of Clinical Medicine” This study found that among Portuguese women with hirsutism, polycystic ovary syndrome was the most prevalent cause, associated with distinct hormonal features and higher BMI compared to controls.
188 citations
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January 2022 in “PubMed” This review discusses recent advancements in congenital adrenal hyperplasia research, including improved diagnostic techniques, alternative treatments, and insights from long-term outcome data, but it reports no new clinical results.
This study suggests that individuals with severe sickle cell disease, indicated by higher hemoglobin S and ferritin levels, may have lower cortisol levels as shown by reduced hair cortisol content.
50 citations
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July 2018 in “Psychoneuroendocrinology” In this study, researchers found that tritiated cortisol was incorporated into the hair of rhesus monkeys primarily as cortisol and cortisone, as well as other metabolites, after systemic administration.
46 citations
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September 2013 in “PLOS ONE” This study identified thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) as a stimulant of wound healing in both frog and human skin models, suggesting it as a potential neuroendocrine wound repair promoter.
14 citations
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April 2013 in “Journal of dermatological science” This study found that Hairless protein down-regulates Msx2 expression, affecting hair follicle formation in Hairpoor mice by altering the MSX2 regulatory pathway.
5 citations
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January 2017 in “Dermato-endocrinology” This study found that postmenopausal women with a history of hirsutism and/or oligo-amenorrhea have a higher prevalence of several comorbidities, including heart and respiratory diseases, than those without these reproductive history markers.
30 citations
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July 2016 in “Psychoneuroendocrinology”
15 citations
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April 2017 in “Hormones” This review discusses the roles of glucocorticoids and glucocorticoid receptors, and it explores potential genetic and non-genetic causes of glucocorticoid resistance or hypersensitivity syndromes, reporting no new clinical results.