September 1997 in “JEADV. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology/Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” Blocking IL-1 could help treat some hair loss conditions; alopecia affects liver detox systems; spironolactone is better than finasteride for female hair growth; focusing on the catagen hair phase could lead to new alopecia treatments.
June 2026 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” This study found that inhibiting the interaction between HOTAIR and EZH2 can block pro-fibrotic gene expression in fibroblasts and interfere with tissue remodeling in systemic sclerosis patient skin.
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May 2015 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” Adalimumab significantly improves quality of life for patients with moderate to severe hidradenitis suppurativa.
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December 2022 in “Advanced medical journal” This study observed that over two-thirds of women with hirsutism experienced a moderate decline in quality of life, with severity of hirsutism linked to greater impact.
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July 1997 in “PubMed” This study suggests that the harlequin ichthyosis mouse model closely resembles human type 2 harlequin ichthyosis, indicating its potential as a useful model for studying the human condition.
October 2023 in “Acta Medica Nicomedia” In this study, hirsutism negatively affected quality of life in Turkish patients, as measured by the Dermatology Life Quality Index, although no significant relationship was observed between the severity of hirsutism and quality of life scores.
March 2021 in “Journal of The European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” Low quality of life and high HSS-29 scores increase risk of losing patients during treatment.
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July 2021 in “Acta dermatovenerologica Croatica” This case report describes regression of hidradenitis suppurativa lesions in two patients after 16 weeks of adalimumab treatment.
April 2022 in “International Journal of Health Sciences (IJHS)” This qualitative study assesses various treatment approaches for PCOS and suggests that yoga, diet, exercise, and therapies like mindfulness-based cognitive therapy may help manage symptoms from a holistic perspective.
This study found that adalimumab treatment led to regression of lesions in two patients with hidradenitis suppurativa after 16 weeks of therapy.
January 2025 in “Indian Journal of Unani Medicine” This case study observed that hijāmah bil shart (wet cupping) led to significant improvements in hair texture, reduced shedding, and overall scalp health in a 34-year-old male with androgenetic alopecia, with no adverse effects.
September 2023 in “DergiPark (Istanbul University)” This study evaluated the quality of life among Turkish women with hirsutism using the Dermatology Life Quality Index and found that these women reported impaired quality of life compared to a control group without hirsutism.
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April 2021 in “Frontiers in Medicine” This study found that hidradenitis suppurativa significantly impaired quality of life in German patients, with severity linked to skin and certain extra-cutaneous changes, but not reduced by surgical or conventional medicamentous treatments.
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April 2021 in “Cureus” This study developed two highly reliable Arabic HRQoL questionnaires for evaluating quality of life in married and unmarried women with polycystic ovary syndrome.
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January 2015 in “Case reports in genetics” This case report illustrates how SNP array testing helped identify a DCAF17 mutation linked to Woodhouse-Sakati syndrome in consanguineous Qatari siblings with shared features including alopecia and hypogonadotropic hypogonadism.
26 citations
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August 2009 in “Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition” This study reports that gastrointestinal problems, such as intractable diarrhea and enterocolitis, can dominate the clinical course of patients with Hoyeraal-Hreidarsson syndrome and may occur before hematological and immunological symptoms.
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August 1999 in “PubMed” January 2023 in “Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)” This study found that hirsutism is a prevalent cosmetic issue among Iraqi women, with most cases being idiopathic and a significant portion having a familial history.
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August 2017 in “Al-Qadisiah medical journal” This study found that eczema/dermatitis was the most common skin disease among patients at Al Husseiny Teaching Hospital's dermatology outpatient clinic.
April 2019 in “Molecular Informatics” This study employed multiple linear regressions to analyze hydantoin analogues and produced a model with strong predictive abilities for designing new androgen receptor modulators.
December 2023 in “Curēus” This study reports a changing pattern of skin disorders in the Qassim region of Saudi Arabia, with pilosebaceous disorders being the most common, particularly among females.
7 citations
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March 2020 in “Journal of King Saud University. Science/Maǧallaẗ ǧāmiʹaẗ al-malik Saʹūd. al-ʹUlūm” This study found that AiQingHua oil improved microcirculation and promoted hair regeneration in mice with testosterone-induced alopecia.
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October 2011 This study concluded that a compound formulation was effective in improving various clinical symptoms of dermatophytosis, including itching, scaling, and erythema, after 45 days of treatment.
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January 2020 This article discusses dermatoscopy's role in identifying alopecia areata, highlighting that exclamation mark hairs are a strong indicator of the condition, but reports no new clinical data.
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November 1997 in “Veterinary Research Communications”
January 2026 in “Journal of Contemporary Medicine” This narrative review explores mechanisms linking COVID-19 with hair loss, highlighting how cytokine-mediated inflammation, androgen-regulated TMPRSS2 expression, and direct follicular injury contribute to the condition. It suggests that vitamin D could potentially mitigate this hair loss by suppressing inflammation and viral entry, warranting further research.
January 2024 in “Turkiye Klinikleri Journal of Dermatology” This review discusses the potential of microneedling as a treatment for hair loss, suggesting it may stimulate hair growth through controlled skin trauma and growth factor release, but notes clinical data are limited and lacks standardized procedures.
January 2022 in “Clinical Cases in Dermatology” This case report describes a 47-year-old man diagnosed with fibrosing alopecia in a pattern distribution, treated with clobetasol propionate and oral minoxidil while advised to avoid hair transplantation.
October 2021 in “Dermatology practical & conceptual” A Saudi girl was diagnosed with Loose Anagen Hair Syndrome, a rare condition causing easy hair loss without scarring.
May 2018 in “Journal of Saidu Medical College Swat” The study observed that among Afghan women attending a gynecology outpatient department, the majority of those with hirsutism exhibited associated gynecological issues and were primarily categorized as having idiopathic causes or Polycystic Ovarian Disease.