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In this study, oral steroid pulse therapy was found to be as effective and well-tolerated as intravenous pulse therapy in treating severe alopecia areata, especially when started within one year of disease onset.

This study found that the severity, duration, and relapse rate of alopecia areata decreased with older age at onset, while relapses mostly occurred early and declined over time.

This study found that cholesterol- and phospholipid-free multilamellar niosomes improved skin deposition and targeted deeper hair follicles better than hydrophobic PLGA nanoparticles for transdermal drug delivery.

This review examines current research on antioxidants in autoimmune skin diseases like alopecia areata and vitiligo, concluding with suggestions for future studies and treatment possibilities without reporting new clinical results.

This study found that administering chemotherapy to premenopausal women with Stage II breast cancer significantly improved disease-free intervals and increased survival, while postmenopausal women receiving sufficient doses also saw prolonged disease-free periods.

This study found that administering an S1PR 1&4 modulator reduced alopecia areata lesion size and decreased CD8+ T cell infiltration in mice, suggesting potential as a treatment for this condition.

This article reviews the therapeutic use of interferons and other cytokines in various viral, tumorous, and inflammatory diseases, discussing their biological effects and potential future applications without presenting new experimental results.

This letter to the editor reports that sentinel lymph node status is the strongest independent predictor for both disease-free and overall survival in patients with thick melanoma.

This study found that children with celiac disease who adhered to a gluten-free diet experienced significant improvements in height, weight, and symptoms like diarrhea and abdominal pain, although cases of abdominal distention increased.

This paper describes various skin conditions associated with celiac disease and suggests that these dermatological signs might aid in diagnosing the disease, potentially improving with a gluten-free diet.

This study found that injecting xeno-free, three-dimensional cell masses from human adipose-derived stem cells improved blood perfusion and preserved limb function in mice without causing tumors or toxicity, suggesting potential for treating severe ischemic diseases.

Among obese women potentially eligible for combined oral contraceptives, this study observed a higher frequency of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in those with polycystic ovary syndrome.

This review discusses the challenges in measuring testosterone for assessing androgen excess in women and emphasizes the importance of quality control in laboratory methods, but it reports no new clinical results.

The authors propose that higher testosterone levels in hospitalized COVID-19 patients might be associated with worse outcomes.

In this study, DHT and calculated free DHT were linked to higher risks of incident cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality in elderly men, while total testosterone and calculated free testosterone showed no such associations.

This study examined hair mineral and free amino acid components in various diseases and found that when using effect size analysis, specific components related to diabetes and other conditions were identified, suggesting their potential as novel health indicators.

This study found that more than half of psoriasis patients used complementary and alternative medicine without informing their physicians, highlighting a need for increased awareness among dermatologists.

In this study involving South African breast cancer patients, researchers identified certain genetic variations in cytochrome P450 and other enzymes potentially linked to differences in tamoxifen treatment outcomes, suggesting a need for more comprehensive pharmacogenomic studies to optimize therapy in African populations.

In this study, researchers found that overweight and obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome showed adverse changes in glucose metabolism over time, highlighting the importance of early intervention to prevent cardiometabolic diseases.

This study using Mendelian randomization in UK Biobank data suggests that lifelong increased free testosterone may have mixed effects, including increased bone density and prostate cancer risk, warranting well-powered trials to address uncertainties.

This study suggests that hair cortisol measurement could serve as an alternative diagnostic method for Cushing’s disease, showing acceptable concordance with urinary free cortisol despite differing evaluated periods.

In this study, hyperandrogenemia in young women with polycystic ovary syndrome was linked to higher blood pressure, independent of factors like age, insulin resistance, obesity, or dyslipidemia.

This study suggests that polycystic ovary syndrome symptoms are uncommon among women with metabolic syndrome, indicating it may represent only a specific subset within the broader context of metabolic syndrome.

This case report describes a 70-year-old woman with pituitary resistance to thyroid hormone (PRTH) misdiagnosed as Graves disease, highlighting diagnostic challenges in managing this rare disorder.

This report describes a rare case of painless thyroiditis induced by prolonged off-label use of Lugol’s solution in a 59-year-old woman.

In this review, the researchers found no statistically significant difference in overall survival and disease-free survival between busulfan/cyclophosphamide and total bone irradiation conditioning regimens for acute myeloid leukemia patients.

This study found that lipid accumulation product (LAP) and free androgen index (FAI) can highly predict liver steatosis in women with PCOS phenotype A.

This Mendelian randomization study reports that lifelong increased free testosterone in males was associated with improved bone mineral density and body composition but increased risks of prostate cancer, hypertension, and several other conditions.

This study using Mendelian randomization suggests lifelong increased free testosterone in males may have beneficial effects such as increased bone mineral density and decreased body fat, but also increased risks of prostate cancer and hypertension.

This review discusses the role and therapeutic potential of mesenchymal cell-derived exosomes in organ development and disease treatment, highlighting their application in cell-free therapeutic strategies and current challenges faced in their use.