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Spiny mice are better at regenerating hair after injury than laboratory mice and could help us understand how to improve human skin repair.

Hirsutism is excessive male-pattern hair growth in women, often caused by hormonal imbalances, and requires ongoing treatment to manage.

Use finasteride, dutasteride, and minoxidil for hair loss treatment.

The skin is a complex barrier that protects the body, regulates temperature, and helps with immune responses.

Genetically-altered adult stem cells can help in wound healing and are becoming crucial in regenerative medicine and drug design.

Human hair has a protective lipid layer that can be damaged by moisture and treatments, affecting hair growth and health.

Androgens like testosterone are important hormones for both men and women, made differently in each sex and affecting the body by regulating genes and quick interactions with cell components.

The study found that a specific area of the hair follicle helps start hair growth by reducing the blocking effects on certain cells and controlling growth signals.

The conclusion is that accurately identifying the cause of high androgen levels in women with PCOS is crucial and requires specific tests.

A woman's hair loss during treatment with specific hepatitis C drugs grew back after stopping the medication.

ALA-PDT is effective and safe for chronic X-ray dermatitis, providing complete or partial remission.

The conclusion is that small hair follicles cause baldness in macaques, and treatments like antiandrogens and minoxidil can prevent hair loss and promote regrowth.

Some herbs show promise as antiandrogenic agents.

Mouse amnion can turn into skin and hair follicles with help from certain cells and factors.

Testosterone can slow down hair growth when combined with certain cells from bald scalps, and this effect can be blocked by an androgen receptor blocker.

Some Middle Eastern plants may help treat diabetes and could be alternatives to current drugs, but more research is needed.

Transit-amplifying cells are crucial for tissue repair and can contribute to cancer when they malfunction.

FOXN1 gene mutations cause a rare, severe immune disease treatable with cell or tissue transplants.

Pannexin 3 is important for bone formation and the development of bone cells.

Skin problems are common in lupus, important for diagnosis, and can be triggered by sunlight.

The document concludes that anti-dsDNA antibodies are not unique to SLE and their use as indicators is doubtful, highlighting the need for better understanding and classification of the disease.

Women with androgen excess, especially those with PCOS, have a much higher risk of heart disease and stroke.

Anthralin is effective for psoriasis and alopecia with minimal systemic side effects but can irritate the skin.

Stress in mice delays hair growth and treatments blocking substance P can partly reverse this effect.

Testosterone therapy may slightly improve sexual function in postmenopausal women, but its long-term safety is unknown.

Both immature and mature fat cells are important for hair growth cycles, with immature cells promoting growth and mature cells possibly inhibiting it.

Traditional healers in Namibia use 70 different plants to treat AIDS-related diseases, and more research is needed to test these plants' effectiveness against HIV.

Thyroid hormones are important for skin health and might help treat skin diseases, but more research is needed to understand their effects fully.

Amenorrhea is when a woman doesn't have periods, with primary amenorrhea starting by age 15 or within five years of breast development, and secondary amenorrhea when periods stop for three months. It affects 3-4% of women not pregnant, breastfeeding, or in menopause, mainly due to polycystic ovary syndrome, hypothalamic amenorrhea, hyperprolactinemia, and ovarian failure.

Small changes in hormones can significantly impact health, showing the importance of sensitive testing for chemicals that disrupt hormones.