January 2026 in “Dermatologic Therapy” This study reported that combining microneedling with 5% minoxidil solution was safe and effective for treating female pattern hair loss, with 90% of the 40 patients showing hair growth improvements over 12 weeks and no serious adverse reactions.
December 2025 in “Lasers in Medical Science” This study found that combining photobiomodulation therapy with minoxidil significantly improved hair quality and reduced telogen-phase hair counts more effectively than minoxidil alone in women with female pattern hair loss over a shorter 12.5-week period.
January 2025 in “International Journal of Scientific Research” This study found that female pattern hair loss was present in 12.5% of PCOS patients examined, with most cases in younger women, highlighting early detection and management importance.
July 2024 in “Clinical and Experimental Dermatology” This study found distinct hair loss patterns among 112 women with female pattern hair loss, identifying unique presentations specifically in Asian, including South Asian, and Black women, which may influence treatment response across different racial groups.
May 2024 in “Australasian journal of dermatology” In this study, researchers found that bicalutamide was more effective and had a better safety profile than spironolactone for treating female-pattern hair loss in women aged 18 to 50, based on the Sinclair scale and photographic assessments after 24 weeks of treatment.
May 2024 in “Dermatologic surgery” In this study involving 15 women with alopecia, subcutaneous scalp injections of platelet-rich plasma every four weeks for three sessions led to increased hair and hair follicle density at 24 weeks, with common side effects being local swelling and pain.
February 2024 in “Research Square (Research Square)” This study identified SFRP2 and PTGDS as potential biomarkers for female pattern hair loss, finding these genes consistently upregulated in bald hair follicles from all 18 patients, which may contribute to understanding the condition's pathogenesis and developing targeted treatments.
November 2022 in “Research Square (Research Square)” This pilot study observed that topical sildenafil 1% significantly increased vellus and terminal hair counts in female pattern hair loss patients, but did not improve hair thickness, while topical minoxidil 5% increased terminal hair count and thickness, making it the preferred treatment option.
January 2020 in “Medpulse International Journal of General Medicine” This study observed that trichoscopic patterns, such as yellow dots and honey comb patterns, correlate with the severity of androgenetic alopecia in Indian patients, highlighting trichoscopy's diagnostic and prognostic value.
January 2017 in “Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature” 60% of women who didn't respond to 5% minoxidil for hair loss showed significant improvement with a 15% minoxidil solution.
April 2006 in “Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature” This study found that 62% of premenopausal women with female pattern hair loss showed some improvement after 12 months of treatment with finasteride and an oral contraceptive, with no adverse reactions reported.
February 2023 in “Pakistan Journal of Medical and Health Sciences” This study found a variety of dermatological conditions in pregnant women, with Striae Gravidarum being the most prevalent at 48.1%, followed by Linea Nigra at 45.9%.
March 2013 in “CRC Press eBooks” This review discusses the development and history of follicular unit transplantation and reports no new clinical results.
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November 2022 in “Cureus” In this study, among patients with COVID-19 and skin lesions, male sex, ICU admission, and the use of three or more antibiotics were associated with higher mortality, while patterns of cutaneous manifestations were not linked to mortality.
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August 2022 in “Lupus Science & Medicine” This study found two patterns of Type 2 SLE symptoms: Intermittent symptoms resolving with Type 1 symptom remission and Persistent symptoms continuing regardless of Type 1 symptom activity.
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June 1999 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” This study reported that finasteride 1 mg/day significantly increased hair growth and slowed hair loss in men with frontal scalp hair thinning over one year, and these benefits continued or improved in the second year.
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September 2005 in “The anatomical record. Part A, Discoveries in molecular, cellular, and evolutionary biology/Anatomical record. Part A, Discoveries in molecular, cellular, and evolutionary biology” This study reports that caspase-14's expression pattern in the epidermis and hair follicles is highly conserved across diverse mammalian species, suggesting its early evolutionary role in mammalian skin maturation.
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January 1997 in “Archives of Dermatology” This retrospective study of 1604 alopecia areata cases reported 13 instances of a potentially new hair regrowth pattern, termed the "androgenetic-like pattern".
March 2026 in “PubMed Central” This study reports that the prevalence of female pattern hair loss increases with age, affecting 12% of women by age 29, 25% by age 50, and 41% to 50% by age 70 and older, with risk factors including genetics and certain endocrinological conditions.
September 2023 in “International Journal of Trichology” In this study, researchers reported three cases of alopecia areata patients experiencing a rare targetoid pattern of hair regrowth, a phenomenon originally described in 1988.
July 2025 in “Clinical Endocrinology” This study of Indian women aged 18-40 observed that oligo-anovulation and clinical hyperandrogenism were prevalent, found in 21.5% and 21% of participants respectively, with biochemical hyperandrogenism and subclinical hypothyroidism also noted as common endocrine dysfunctions.
June 2026 in “Barind Medical College Journal” In this study, researchers examined 1,000 South Asian patients misusing topical corticosteroids for dermatophytosis and found that this misuse resulted in atypical, chronic, and recurrent fungal infections called steroid-modified dermatophytosis, often involving extensive and atypical skin presentations.
This study identified distinct and significant adverse event patterns across different drug classes used to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia, confirming known risks and suggesting novel safety signals for further investigation.
September 2026 in “British Journal of Dermatology” This study identified 11 genes associated with non-syndromic hereditary hypotrichosis in a Chinese cohort and proposed a preliminary framework for phenotype-driven candidate-gene prioritization to aid clinical evaluation.
This study found that rare coding variants have a minimal contribution to male-pattern hair loss but identified significant associations with 125 genes, suggesting potential novel candidate genes.
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January 1997 in “Archives of Dermatology” In this retrospective study, researchers identified a previously undetected pattern of hair regrowth resembling androgenetic alopecia in 13 of the 1604 alopecia areata cases examined.
November 2025 in “International Journal of Advanced Biochemistry Research” This study found that intercropping Bhringraj with Psidium guajava benefited from organic nutrient sources, with the best growth parameters achieved using 100% Mahua cake, enhancing plant height, leaf count, branch number, and collar diameter by releasing nutrients effectively.
In this study, the authors found that finasteride treatment for male pattern alopecia showed increasing effectiveness over 24 months, with the most significant results observed after 12 months.
June 1986 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” Topical minoxidil showed promise for early male pattern baldness.
This study found that patients with scalp seborrheic dermatitis exhibited distinct allergy sensitization patterns linked to skin barrier dysfunction and changes in scalp microbiota, suggesting the importance of context in interpreting patch test reactivity.