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Blocking the prolactin receptor might help treat various diseases, but more research is needed.

New drugs for heart disease may be developed from molecules secreted by stem cells.

Exposure to Corexit dispersants during the oil spill cleanup was linked to increased respiratory and eye irritation symptoms in workers.

Researchers created a skin patch that delivers two drugs for treating enlarged prostate, which may improve patient use and dosage control.

Keratin proteins are crucial for healthy skin, but mutations can cause skin disorders with no effective treatments yet.

Hormonal therapy is a treatment option for acne, the only medical treatment for hirsutism, and the most promising for androgenetic alopecia.

Using radiation to make mice's hair turn gray helps study and find ways to prevent or reverse hair graying.

Patchy alopecia areata can affect only pigmented hairs, leaving gray hairs untouched.

Disrupting Smad4 in mouse skin causes early hair follicle stem cell activity that leads to their eventual depletion.

A young man with an eating disorder had a life-threatening adrenal crisis due to an autoimmune condition, highlighting the need for better education on managing hormone treatments.

Planarian regeneration begins with a specific gene activation caused by injury, essential for healing and tissue regrowth.

Minoxidil helps prevent stress-caused hair loss in mice.

Nanoparticles can be used to deliver drugs to hair follicles, potentially improving treatments for conditions like acne and alopecia, and could also be used for vaccine delivery and gene therapy.

A genetic marker linked to a type of hair loss was found in most patients studied.

Rat dermal papilla cells have unique genes crucial for hair growth.

Eating a high-glycemic diet may worsen acne by increasing certain protein levels and expressions in the skin.

Polyamines help fix DNA damage accurately in cells.

Platelet-rich plasma therapy may have benefits and is generally safe, but more research is needed to confirm its effectiveness and safety.

Bcl-2 overexpression protects against UVB damage but worsens hair loss from chemotherapy.

Testosterone therapy aims to treat hormone deficiencies and various conditions safely and effectively, but requires careful patient monitoring due to potential side effects.

The document concludes that understanding hair biology is key to treating hair disorders, with gene therapy showing potential as a future treatment.

Some people with pattern hair loss may also have scalp inflammation and scarring similar to lichen planopilaris.

Whale genes show changes that help them live in water, like less hair and better flippers.

Dopaminergic therapy in Parkinson's disease patients is linked to increased hair loss.

Early treatment of acne is crucial to prevent scarring and psychological effects.

Minoxidil is the only FDA-approved topical drug for treating male or female pattern hair loss, and other medications like finasteride and dutasteride can also increase hair growth.

Most hair loss can be diagnosed with patient history and physical exam, and a few common types make up most cases.

Lower adrenal hormone levels may cause hair loss in postmenopausal women, certain patterns help diagnose nail cancer, and a gene variant linked to higher skin cancer risk in kidney transplant patients suggests monitoring folate levels.

The cause of alopecia areata is likely a mix of genetics, immune system issues, and environmental factors, with more research needed to understand it fully.

The conclusion is that fat grafting is safe and effective but carries risks that need careful management.