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Sebaceous glands play a key role in skin health, immunity, and various skin diseases.

The genes OVOL1 and OVOL2 are important for hair growth and may be involved in a type of skin tumor.

Human hair has more unsaturated fats inside than on the surface, and certain lipids may help bind the outer and inner layers together.

Scientists made all eight versions of a compound called cyoctol, but found it's not an anti-androgen and it fully breaks down in the skin.

Glucocorticoids are powerful anti-inflammatory drugs that must be used carefully to avoid serious side effects.

Anti-androgens are effective for female acne but less so for male-pattern hair loss, with side effects similar to birth control pills.

About 40% of women by age 60 experience significant hair loss, often due to androgenetic alopecia, with treatments like minoxidil available and hope for future cures.

A 12-year-old boy's hair fully regrew after 8 weeks of treatment for tinea capitis, and dermoscopy was useful for diagnosis and monitoring.

Paris polyphylla saponins may effectively treat acne due to their antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties.

The ABCA4 gene protects hair follicle stem cells from toxic vitamin A byproducts.

Sex hormones, especially androgens, play a key role in causing acne.

Two enzymes regulate androgen receptor activity, affecting treatments for androgen insufficiency and benign prostatic hyperplasia.

Mice without the enzyme HSD17B3 still produce normal testosterone, suggesting they have different ways to make it compared to humans.

Organic and biogenic nanocarriers can improve drug delivery but face challenges like consistency and safety.

Mast cells likely promote skin scarring and fibrosis, but their exact role is still unclear.

Mice without certain skin enzymes have faster hair growth and bigger eye glands.

Baicalin may help reduce excessive male hormone levels in PCOS.

Celery helps protect against developmental and brain issues in mice exposed to certain toxins.

Scientists found out the structure of a human enzyme linked to prostate cancer and hair loss, which could help in designing drugs.

SVF injections improve hair growth and reduce hair loss in people with androgenic alopecia.

Enzymes are classified into six types and are essential for many biological processes, with only a few targeted by drugs.

Two drugs, finasteride and minoxidil, are approved for hair loss treatment, but new therapies are being developed.

Eating alfalfa sprouts every day can raise testosterone levels in middle-aged men, but broccoli sprouts don't have this effect.

DHT in the human prostate is produced through multiple pathways, not just from testosterone.

The document concludes that blocking the internal pathways that create androgens might help treat cancers that depend on sex hormones.

sPLA2-X is crucial for normal hair growth and follicle health.

The conclusion is that understanding how hair follicle stem cells live or die is important for maintaining healthy tissue and repairing injuries, and could help treat hair loss, but there are still challenges to overcome.

Some steroid-induced health issues in rodents improved after stopping treatment, but hair loss and eye problems did not.

Proteomics combined with other technologies can lead to a better understanding of skin diseases.

Eating apples can help prevent heart disease, cancer, and other conditions because they have healthy plant chemicals.