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In this study, 27.9% of Parkinson's disease patients reported hair loss, with a higher incidence linked to a daily levodopa-equivalent dose over 448 mg, suggesting an association between dopaminergic medication use and hair loss complaints.

This study reports that combining baricitinib with low-dose cyclosporine and steroids resulted in effective and safe treatment for a case of alopecia totalis, maintaining hair regrowth without adverse effects.

This study reviews the mechanism and potential treatment roles of low-level laser therapy for immune-mediated skin diseases, reporting no new clinical results.

Most children with alopecia areata improved with treatment, but those with more hair loss had worse outcomes.

This review analyzed 19 studies and found that platelet-rich plasma generally led to successful hair growth in patients with alopecia, particularly suggesting 3 to 4 monthly treatment sessions.

This overview highlights the Dermatologic Surgery journal's comprehensive coverage of skin surgery procedures and techniques, but it reports no new research findings.

This study reports that 70% ethanol extracts of Houttuynia cordata and Calendula officinalis may promote hair growth activity by not being toxic to fibroblasts or dermal papilla cells and stimulating lipid precursor cell differentiation in vitro.

This study found that Grateloupia elliptica extract may promote hair growth by activating wnt/b-catenin signaling and enhancing dermal papilla cell proliferation in rat and mouse models.

This study suggests that the hair growth-promoting effects of 4-O-methylhonokiol may be linked to its ability to modulate TGF-β-induced cell cycle arrest and oxidative stress in HaCaT cells.

This review highlights recent advances in personalized transdermal drug delivery systems, noting their potential for improved treatment efficacy and safety, but identifies significant challenges in clinical translation.

This case series examined five male burn patients who developed folliculitis barbae or pseudofolliculitis barbae, highlighting the underreported nature of these complications and the variability in treatment response. The authors call for standardized diagnostic criteria and treatment protocols for these conditions in burn survivors.

In this study, a novel liposomal formulation combining caffeine and cafestol significantly enhanced their penetration into human skin layers, with formulation F9 doubling caffeine and greatly increasing cafestol levels in the dermis, suggesting potential for improved topical delivery.

In this chapter, the authors discuss how the decline in estrogen during menopause affects skin health, detailing changes like dryness, thinning, and increased sensitivity, and suggest management strategies such as lifestyle adjustments and hormone replacement therapy to address these issues.

In this study, the combination of intradermal meso-solution and topical 5% minoxidil significantly increased hair re-growth in men with androgenetic alopecia compared to minoxidil alone.

Transplant patients often get skin problems, with treatments varying by condition.

This study found that thyroid-stimulating hormone receptors are functionally expressed in various skin cells, implying potential physiological and pathological roles in skin, especially in conditions like autoimmune diseases.

This study found that 'smart' peptide hydrogels improved wound healing in a rat model of partial thickness burns, achieving greater wound closure and faster debridement compared to a standard treatment.

Male hormones affect COVID-19 severity and certain drugs targeting these hormones could help reduce the risk.

This study suggests that rapamycin, but not acarbose, can delay age-related loss of cochlear outer hair cells in UM-HET3 mice at doses that increase life span.

This review evaluates existing preclinical and clinical studies on stromal vascular fraction for treating male sexual dysfunction, finding limited data and emphasizing the need for more research before conducting clinical trials.

This review describes how male hypogonadism can lead to various skin and hair symptoms, as well as potential dermatological reactions to hormone treatments and reports no new clinical results.

This research letter reports that low-dose oral minoxidil improved hair density and length in children with loose anagen hair syndrome.

This study evaluated potential penile vascular changes and persistent adverse effects in men discontinuing 5α-reductase inhibitors for androgenic alopecia, but no new clinical results were reported.

This paper discusses the introduction and advantages of an Insurance-Based Billing Model for scalp cooling devices in the USA, which can enhance access to this treatment for reducing chemotherapy-induced alopecia, particularly benefiting underserved and disadvantaged populations.

This study found that endothelin produced by hair follicle progenitors activates contractions in dermal sheath cells, facilitating hair follicle regression in the growth cycle.

This randomized controlled trial found that consuming *Gynostemma pentaphyllum* extract significantly improved hair elasticity, density, and diameter over 24 weeks without severe adverse events, suggesting it as a safe functional food ingredient for hair health improvement.

This study found that cocaine disrupted the relationship between certain brain androgen levels and sexual behavior in male rats, with dose-dependent effects on testosterone metabolism.

This study found that the 1 mg dose of finasteride was associated with a wide range of adverse effects, including sexual, psychological, and metabolic symptoms, in the FAERS data.

This case report details a 65-year-old woman with a slowly enlarging plaque of alopecia on her frontal scalp, which was mildly indurated and slightly erythematous with overlying telangiectasias.

Contact immunotherapy can change immune responses in alopecia areata, suggesting new treatment targets.