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This study found that the oral Janus kinase inhibitor CP-690,550 has a direct effect on reducing pruritus in patients with psoriasis, independent of clinician-assessed improvements in psoriasis severity.

This review highlights how utilizing unconventional and non-traditional cell sources for cultivated meat production could overcome manufacturing challenges, with distinct biological advantages potentially improving bioprocess efficiency and enabling the creation of novel meat products, according to the authors.

In this real-world study, 27% of alopecia areata patients treated with ritlecitinib achieved a target SALT score, a result consistent with clinical trial findings, highlighting the value of patient-reported outcomes in understanding treatment impact beyond traditional measures.

This tool was developed to enhance reproducibility and sensitivity in measuring partial hair regrowth in alopecia areata patients, particularly those undergoing JAK inhibitor therapy, using scalp photographs.

This narrative review examines advancements in regenerative aesthetic medicine, focusing on injectable modalities like PRP, polynucleotides, and exosomes, but highlights the need for more robust evidence and standardization in clinical applications.

Self-collected hair samples can measure stress but may need adjustments for accuracy.

This study examined the thermal conductivity of human hair using the Modified Transient Plane Source method, highlighting how frequent thermal, mechanical, and chemical treatments can damage hair by weakening its structure, particularly through changes in keratin that reduce elasticity.

In this study, researchers used the Modified Transient Plane Source method to measure the thermal conductivity of human hair, highlighting that common heat treatments can damage hair structure by altering its protein composition, emphasizing the importance of understanding thermal properties to mitigate such damage.

This study investigated the feasibility of measuring scalp hair glucocorticoids as a stress indicator in older adults with intellectual disabilities and found moderate feasibility overall, with higher success in females and those with moderate disabilities, but lower feasibility in males, particularly those balding.

In this study, researchers developed a new 6-point scale for evaluating heat damage to hair from straighteners, finding a strong correlation between technical damage measurements and human perception of hair damage.

In this study, AA patients and healthy controls showed no significant difference in carotid intima-media thickness, but AA patients had higher diastolic blood pressure and fasting blood glucose levels, indicating potential cardiovascular risks.

This study introduced a novel method that uses upright structured illumination microscopy and atomic force microscopy to map the mechanical properties of thick living tissue slices, revealing the intricate mechanical heterogeneity of mouse skin and effects of preservation techniques on tissue stiffness.

In this study, researchers developed and tested an Italian version of the Skindex-16AA to assess Health-Related Quality of Life in patients with moderate-to-severe Alopecia Areata, emphasizing the importance of patient perception in evaluating their mental health and quality of life.

In this study, patients with alopecia areata who experienced sustained hair regrowth while being treated with baricitinib showed improvements in health-related quality of life and reductions in anxiety and depression symptoms over 104 weeks, according to the BRAVE-AA phase III trials.

This study developed a sensitive method using LC-ESI-MS/MS for accurate and reliable measurement of nine steroid hormones in children's serum.

This article discusses the genetic polymorphisms affecting the antioxidant system and suggests that personalized detoxification plans and nutrition may be beneficial for patients with chronic diseases, but it reports no new clinical findings.

This review discusses mealworm farming as a sustainable, low-cost, and environmentally friendly method for producing high-quality poultry and fish feed, but it does not report new results.

This study suggests that hair cortisol measurement could serve as an alternative diagnostic method for Cushing’s disease, showing acceptable concordance with urinary free cortisol despite differing evaluated periods.

This study found that the SketchAndCalc tablet application offers an easy, rapid, and accurate method for measuring recipient areas in hair restoration, particularly excelling in accuracy for long and narrow shapes.

This review traces the historical understanding and treatment of acne across ancient Egyptian, Greek, and Roman civilizations, but provides no new clinical findings.

The electronic version of the Dermatology Life Quality Index is as effective as the paper version, with most patients preferring it.

Hair cortisol measurement is a promising, non-invasive tool for monitoring cortisol exposure over time.

Proximal hair cortisol is a reliable tool for diagnosing Cushing's Syndrome.

This chapter reviews the formation of natural hair color, strategies for artificial coloring, and future trends, without presenting new research findings.

This article describes a newly developed portable instrument for measuring hair density, emphasizing its significance in advancing hair restoration techniques.

This study found that hair transplantation surgery significantly improved loneliness, anxiety, and depression in patients, with notable score reductions in these psychosocial outcomes post-surgery.

This study found that alopecia significantly lowers patients' quality of life compared to laypeople's perception, with hair transplantation improving quality of life more for male patients than commonly perceived.

This study found that a new FAW-FS algorithm improved recognition of depression in patients with androgenic alopecia, and comprehensive psychological interventions positively impacted their rehabilitation outcomes.

The study found that normalizing mineral ion levels in vitamin D receptor-ablated mice prevented hyperparathyroidism and bone disorders but did not address hair loss, indicating the VDR's role in hair growth.