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This study found that Piper nigrum leaf extract showed in vivo anti-androgenic activity and potent 5α-reductase inhibitory effects, with piperine and (−)-cubebin identified as active components.

This review discusses the International Evidence-Based PCOS Guidelines, which aim to improve diagnosis and management of PCOS and its associated comorbidities, noting the importance of early intervention and healthy lifestyle changes; it reports no new results.

Hair treatments like bleaching increase friction by exposing tiny pores on the hair surface.

This review discusses potential cell sources and bioengineering strategies for regenerating hair follicles with functional cycling, reporting no new results.

This review explores the potential (neuro-)endocrine influences on hair follicle epithelial stem cell biology and emphasizes the need for more systematic research, but it provides no new empirical results.

This study highlights the challenges in treating Microsporum canis infections due to variable antifungal drug efficacy and potential resistance, emphasizing the need for standardized methods to assess drug susceptibility.

In this study, researchers observed that follicular microinflammation significantly contributes to the early stages of male androgenetic alopecia, potentially leading to perifollicular fibrosis and follicle destruction as the condition progresses.

This study found that newly synthesized steroidal trienones demonstrated stronger 5α-reductase inhibitory activity compared to dienones in various biological models, suggesting potential for developing enhanced antiandrogenic drugs.

This review discusses the development and applications of microneedles, particularly through 3D printing, highlighting their potential in transdermal drug delivery but reporting no new results.

This review discusses the challenges in diagnosing tinea capitis and highlights the need for laboratory confirmation and systemic treatment due to the limited effectiveness of topical antifungals; no new clinical results are presented.

This article reviews recent advances in the synthesis of oxasteroids and reports no new experimental results.

This review discusses the potential of JAK inhibitors as a promising treatment strategy for alopecia areata, highlighting their mechanism and recent FDA approval based on clinical trial efficacy.

This paper discusses mechanisms by which various chemicals disrupt male sexual differentiation, concluding that mixture risk assessments should include a broader set of compounds beyond phthalates to address cumulative reproductive health risks.

This review discusses the historical and current use of ribosome-inactivating protein-expressing plants in traditional medicine across various cultures and regions, highlighting their role despite a lack of scientific validation.

In this study, hair damaged by permanent dye showed signs of recovery over time, with near complete restoration to its original state after eight weeks.

The authors describe drug repurposing as a promising strategy for finding new uses for existing drugs, noting it is efficient, cost-effective, and poses lower risks than traditional drug discovery processes, potentially aiding in the treatment of rare and difficult-to-treat diseases.

This review suggests that skin may largely protect itself from CYP-generated reactive metabolites due to higher conjugating enzyme activities, while highlighting limitations in modeling human skin metabolism experimentally.

This review discusses systemic antifungal treatments for tinea capitis in children, noting that newer agents like terbinafine and itraconazole require shorter courses than the traditional griseofulvin, but may be more costly.

This case report describes a patient with an allergic sensitization to minoxidil, indicating that such patients should pursue alternative therapies to treat androgenetic alopecia.

This review discusses available microsurgical reconstructive options for craniofacial surgery and reports no new clinical results; it highlights how innovations in the field have advanced reconstruction techniques.

This paper describes recent advancements in the synthesis of thiasteroids but reports no new experimental results, noting that introducing heteroatoms in steroidal structures has potential biological effects.

This study found that mechanical stress activates a WISP-1/Hedgehog signaling axis that contributes to ligamentum flavum hypertrophy and fibrosis, identifying Hedgehog signaling as a potential therapeutic target.

This study identified key genes and signaling pathways involved in the growth phases of Pashmina goat hair follicles, highlighting the role of several gene families and transcription factors in fiber quality and growth regulation.

This study demonstrated that keratin derived from human hair can improve axon extension and alleviate motor deficits from sciatic nerve injuries, highlighting its potential as a promising biomaterial for peripheral nerve regeneration.

This review examines the increasing clinical applications of dermoscopy in diagnosing various skin conditions and highlights its potential to improve diagnostic accuracy and reduce unnecessary histologic confirmation.

In this study, Geranium sibiricum L. extract promoted hair growth in vitro with human dermal papilla cells and in vivo in mice, outperforming minoxidil by proliferating cells and stimulating growth factor expression, suggesting its potential as a hair growth treatment.

This study found that the 11R-No. 10 peptide, delivered transdermally, significantly inhibited melanogenesis and produced a whitening effect in a UV-induced sun-tanning guinea pig model without cytotoxicity.

This review discusses madarosis, its diverse causes, and suggests follicular unit transplantation as a useful treatment for scarring types, but reports no new clinical results.

Food deprivation increases MST enzyme in the brain, possibly affecting energy balance.

This study found that finasteride increased fetal arousal activity in late gestation sheep by suppressing pregnane steroid synthesis, suggesting reduced GABAA receptor-mediated inhibition.