July 2025 in “Physiological Reviews” This study presents male pattern androgenetic alopecia (mpAGA) as a natural physiological process involving reversible transformation of hair follicles, but notes unresolved links with androgen mechanisms and highlights potential research avenues beyond androgen receptor signaling for treatment exploration.
July 2024 in “Medical alphabet” The authors concluded that "burning scalp" syndrome lacks general treatment recommendations, but therapeutic cosmetics showing antipruritic and anti-inflammatory effects may offer promise for long-term management and prevention.
December 2021 in “Revista da Sociedade Portuguesa de Dermatologia e Venereologia” This review discusses the impact of dysbiosis on scalp diseases like seborrheic dermatitis and alopecia areata, reporting no new results; the authors suggest the microbiome could offer therapeutic options.
April 2018 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study demonstrated that in genetic mouse models, the calcium sensor Stim1, not Stim2, is essential for sweat secretion in sweat glands.
This review examines the development, pathogenesis, and effects of insulin resistance, highlighting its connections to numerous health conditions, without presenting new research findings.
May 2026 in “Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)” This review explores the complex causes and treatment options for alopecia, emphasizing that current therapies mainly offer symptomatic relief, while new advancements like stem cell approaches and improved drug delivery systems show promise for addressing underlying disease mechanisms.
May 2026 in “Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)” This review highlights that alopecia's complex causes include hormonal, genetic, and environmental factors, and discusses traditional and emerging therapies, suggesting a need for multi-targeted, mechanism-based treatments to improve long-term management and efficacy.
April 2026 in “Regenerative Medicine” This source does not report specific results but compiles information on recent advancements in Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products and regenerative medicine from non-academic sources as of March 2026.
February 2026 in “Frontiers in Immunology” This review highlights the role of the brain–gut–skin axis in systemic inflammatory skin conditions, revealing potential interventions like microbiome-directed treatments and integrative therapies, though emphasizes the need for more robust clinical validation.
January 2026 in “Frontiers in Drug Discovery” This study highlights that while advances in dermatology, such as biologics and JAK inhibitors, have improved treatments for conditions like atopic dermatitis and psoriasis, challenges remain, including issues with lasting efficacy and the need for more personalized therapies.
January 2026 in “Academic Journal of Medicine & Health Sciences” This review highlights that bacteriophage therapy shows promise for acne treatment by specifically targeting Cutibacterium acnes, but larger clinical trials and improved regulatory frameworks are needed for further development.
December 2025 in “Revista Científica Sinapsis” This study highlights the need for personalized hair care plans based on scalp type and environmental factors, underscoring the importance of targeted product selection and the involvement of professionals to create effective solutions for modern lifestyle issues.
December 2025 in “Aesthetic Cosmetology and Medicine” This study emphasizes the need for personalized hair care strategies based on in-depth diagnostics, taking into account scalp type, environmental factors, and the microbiome, suggesting that this holistic approach could improve hair condition.
October 2025 in “Revista Científica de Estética e Cosmetologia” This study highlights the importance of creating customized, evidence-based hair care solutions by considering scalp types and environmental factors, confirming the effectiveness of multidisciplinary approaches integrating dermatology, cosmetology, and trichology to develop safe and efficient products and treatments.
August 2025 in “Archiv Euromedica” This review explored the relationship between alopecia areata and gut microbiota imbalances, noting potential immune dysregulation due to microbiome alterations. It highlighted promising results from fecal microbiota transplantation in treating alopecia universalis, indicating a need for further research into microbiome-targeted therapies.
July 2025 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Reduced AhR signaling in HS tunnels leads to persistent inflammation and microbial imbalance.
This study discovered that androgenetic alopecia disrupts the scalp microbiome balance across the whole scalp, not just areas with hair loss, and introduced a microbial index for early detection and severity prediction.
January 2025 in “Dermatologic Therapy” In this review, researchers explored key mechanisms underlying androgenetic alopecia, revealing how hormonal, oxidative, inflammatory, and lipid dysregulation suppress hair growth pathways and suggesting new therapeutic targets such as DP2 antagonists and microbiome modulators.
January 2025 in “Dermatology Research and Practice” This study examines how skin microbiota and the gut-skin axis affect acne development, aiming to reveal mechanisms that could inform future treatment strategies for acne and other inflammatory skin conditions.
January 2025 in “中医药研究与应用(Research and application of traditional Chinese medicine)” In this study involving acne patients, researchers compared the effects of combined fire needle and salicylic acid therapy with conventional treatment, measuring improvements in skin lesion severity, skin barrier function, and microbiota diversity; results are not reported in the abstract.
November 2023 in “JAAD case reports” This research indicates that androgens may drive hidradenitis suppurativa in some patients, as they show higher testosterone levels compared to nonaffected controls, and testosterone-lowering medications are established treatments for milder cases.
September 2023 in “International Journal of Cosmetic Science” The researchers observed that two non-antimicrobial shampoos caused a significant increase in fungal germs but did not affect the overall scalp microbiota diversity over two weeks, suggesting these formulations may preserve or stimulate the scalp microbiota without adverse effects.
September 2023 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” The hair care routine effectively improved scalp health and reduced fungus in children with kinky hair.
January 2023 in “Acta dermatovenerologica Alpina, Pannonica et Adriatica (Tiskana izd.)” This review details skin conditions in children and adolescents related to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, emphasizing mask-related acne and various cutaneous manifestations linked to infection and vaccination, with most being mild or nonspecific.
March 2022 in “Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences. E, Medical Entomology and Parasitology” This review examines the potential pathogenicity of Demodex mites in skin disorders, considering systemic factors like immunological imbalance and microbiome changes, but reports no new clinical findings.
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October 2021 in “Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery” The authors concluded that pattern hair loss is a complex condition with limited treatment efficacy and two FDA-approved drugs, finasteride and minoxidil, to slow its progression.
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October 2017 in “Saudi pharmaceutical journal” This study reports that six shampoo brands in Saudi Arabia generally comply with the national specifications, demonstrating good physicochemical properties such as foam stability and pH levels.
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January 2007 in “Mycoses” This case report describes a 36-year-old Senegalese man with tinea capitis caused by Trichophyton soudanense, a dermatophyte more frequently encountered in Europe due to immigration.
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January 2017 in “PubMed” This report describes a case of inflammation and infection with specific pathogens in synthetic hair implants done by a non-medical professional, highlighting risks associated with the procedure.
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December 2019 in “JURNAL BIOSAINS” This study evaluated krokot extract as a hair tonic and found it to be microbiologically safe, effective at extending and increasing hair weight, non-irritating, and generally well-received in terms of aroma and color when tested on rabbits.