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This article provides guidelines and indices for a three-point cantilever bending test to measure mechanical properties of hair treated with both conventional and naturally-derived styling polymers, reporting no new experimental results.

This source reports that scalp cooling is currently the only safe and FDA-cleared method to potentially reduce chemotherapy-induced hair loss, with about a 50% chance of maintaining sufficient hair to avoid needing a wig.

This study introduced a new method for extracting red mordant dyes from wool fibers that preserved the fibers for further analysis and allowed for spectrophotometric examination of the dyes' absorption curves.

This study found that UV laser-induced fluorescence spectroscopy can effectively differentiate between types of alopecia in patients, showing a high correlation between blood circulation levels and tissue autofluorescence intensity.

In this study, laparoscopic ovarian diathermy with three to five punctures per ovary improved reproductive outcomes for women with clomiphene-resistant polycystic ovary syndrome, while more than six punctures may cause excessive ovarian damage.

This study highlights the importance of developing standardized diagnostic tools, outcome measures, and evidence-based interventions to improve care and long-term outcomes for children and adolescents affected by long COVID-19.

This study presents a case series highlighting post-operative pressure alopecia as a preventable complication of robotic gynecological surgeries, noting its delayed onset and non-scarring nature, and urging medical teams to implement preventive measures to reduce patient distress, especially among young women.

In this study, patients with acute alopecia areata experienced significantly higher anxiety and depression levels, along with a worsened quality of life, compared to a control group, underscoring the importance for clinicians to address these psychiatric issues early in the condition.

This study reports that the asebia-2J mutation in mice affects sebaceous gland function and leads to hair follicle destruction, offering a model for human scarring alopecias.

Hair can regrow after certain stem cells are lost because other stem cells can take over their role.

This study found that in a mouse model, betamethasone dipropionate reduced epidermal thickness while fish oil unexpectedly increased it, validating optical coherence tomography as an effective measurement tool.

In this study, a case of a 70-year-old woman with central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia showed that using a high-quality hair prosthesis improved her quality of life and mood, as measured by PHQ-9 and Skindex-29 scores, though such wigs are rarely covered by insurance.

The Epilight Hair Removal System is effective for temporary hair removal with few side effects, but more research is needed to confirm its safety and long-term results.

This study suggests that hair cortisol and cortisone may moderate the relationship between work stress and depressive symptoms in Chinese fishermen, although their mechanisms differ.

This article discusses primary cicatricial alopecias, a group of rare inflammatory scalp disorders resulting in permanent hair loss, and reports no new findings.

This article reviews new drug combinations and unique agents for rheumatoid arthritis but reports no clinical results; the authors highlight several promising compounds awaiting approval.

This review outlines various clinical methods for assessing ageing skin and discusses their application in supporting the efficacy claims of anti-ageing treatments, but it reports no new clinical results.

This review discusses current treatment options for hirsutism, emphasizing the importance of combining therapies for better outcomes, but reports no new clinical findings.

This article reviews the challenges in diagnosing mild hyperandrogenism in adolescent girls, discussing potential causes like PCOS and treatment options, but reports no new clinical results.

Early diagnosis and aggressive treatment are crucial for Cicatricial Alopecia, and treatment effectiveness varies among patients.

This study highlights how combining genetic and environmental risk assessments could advance early screening and personalized prevention for vitiligo, given its genetic complexity and environmental interactions.

This article discusses cicatricial alopecias, focusing on diagnosis and management strategies, but reports no new clinical findings.

This compilation on contact and occupational dermatology in the Asia-Pacific region discusses various allergens and irritants without reporting new clinical findings.

The document concludes that permanent hair loss conditions are complex, require early specific treatments, and "secondary permanent alopecias" might be a more accurate term than "secondary cicatricial alopecia."

This article reviews primary cicatricial alopecias, focusing on lymphocytic forms such as chronic cutaneous lupus erythematosus, according to a classification by the North American Hair Research Society, and reports no new clinical results.

This study found that wedelolactone, a natural compound from plants, inhibited breast cancer-mediated osteoclast differentiation and activity in vitro, suggesting its potential as a therapy for bone destruction in breast cancer bone metastasis.

This study reports that Ca 2+ binding alters the dynamics and surface properties of PKD-like domains in Clostridium histolyticum collagenases, enhancing their stability and potentially aiding in collagen-targeting vehicle development.

This study found that increased hair graying was associated with a greater coronary atherosclerotic burden, suggesting it could serve as a risk marker for coronary artery disease independent of age.

A male patient developed frontal fibrosing alopecia after antiandrogen therapy for prostate cancer.

Cold waving solutions quickly reduce cystine to cysteine in hair.