Prescription and alternative therapies for hair loss will be compared for effectiveness.
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April 2024 in “Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology” This study found that healthcare professionals, particularly dermatologists, can enhance their impact on social media by actively engaging across platforms and leveraging features like "Duet" or "Remix" to combat misinformation, highlighting their important role in optimizing public education on medical topics in a digital age.
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October 2021 in “Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery” This article presents an algorithmic approach to diagnosing, staging, and treating pattern hair loss and discusses hair transplant decision-making, without reporting new clinical results.
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January 2021 in “Menoufia Medical Journal” This study found that patients with alopecia areata had significantly higher troponin I levels compared to those with female pattern hair loss and healthy controls, suggesting an association with cardiovascular diseases.
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January 2016 in “Journal of stem cell research and medicine” Fat-derived stem cell therapies can potentially increase hair growth and thickness in people with hair loss.
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January 2016 in “Journal of stem cell research and medicine” Fat-derived stem cell therapies can potentially increase hair growth and thickness in people with hair loss.
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November 2015 in “Journal of Clinical Dermatology” This study found that among Korean patients with pattern hair loss, the subjective severity of hair loss and socio-psychological stress influenced their expenditure and quality of life, rather than the clinical severity.
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May 2002 in “British Journal of Dermatology” This article provides an overview of hair density, hair diameter, and the prevalence of female pattern hair loss but reports no new clinical findings.
June 2026 in “Journal of Dermatological Science” This study found that a topical formulation containing DMG-Na significantly improved hair loss parameters in people experiencing hair loss, suggesting its potential effectiveness for such conditions.
May 2026 in “Journal of Drugs in Dermatology” This study reports that a dual cosmetic serum system by KilgourMD significantly improved hair loss in predominantly menopausal women over a 4-month period, as evidenced by objective and clinical assessments.
March 2026 in “Frontiers in Medicine” This study suggests that traditional classification systems for pattern hair loss, while useful in the past, have limitations in accuracy and reproducibility, and highlights the potential of integrating digital imaging and AI to create more precise and biologically informed classification frameworks.
January 2026 in “Journal of Clinical and Investigative Dermatology” This prospective observational study evaluated the use of Verilich serum for hair loss and found that 71.4% of chronic telogen effluvium patients saw significant improvement in hair shedding within 2 months, with no adverse events reported.
In this study, microneedling radiofrequency followed by topical exosome application was associated with significant increases in hair density and diameter, showing promising potential as a therapy for pattern hair loss.
July 2025 in “Journal of Ayurveda and Holistic medicine.” In this study, researchers reported significant improvements in hair follicle diameter, thickness, and reduced hair root gap after treating male pattern hair loss with a regimen of Prachanna, Chitrakadi lepa, and Jeevamrutham lehyam over four months.
January 2025 in “Clinical Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology” This article reports the first documented cases of Marie-Unna hereditary hypotrichosis in Egypt, highlighting the variability of genetic mutations in this rare form of congenital hair loss.
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 “Journal of Cosmetic and Laser Therapy” This study found that three sessions of injectable platelet-rich fibrin (i-PRF+) significantly improved hair follicle density, hair volume, and thickness, as well as patient satisfaction in women with female pattern hair loss, with only minor self-limited adverse effects reported.
May 2024 in “Medicine today” In this hospital-based case-control study, researchers at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University found that age, family history of alopecia, and low serum ferritin levels may be significant risk factors for female pattern hair loss among the studied population.
April 2024 in “Clinical dermatology review (Print)” In this study, trichoscopy was found to be an effective noninvasive tool for diagnosing female pattern hair loss at early stages, potentially eliminating the need for scalp biopsies.
January 2024 in “Annals of Dermatology” This study highlights the lack of sufficient Korean epidemiological research examining the psychosocial aspects of female pattern hair loss, the leading cause of hair loss among women.
January 2024 in “The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine (Print)” This study found that there was no statistically significant difference in serum zinc levels between patients with pattern hair loss and healthy controls, and concluded that zinc deficiency is unlikely to be a direct cause of androgenetic alopecia.
January 2024 in “Journal of Cosmetics Dermatological Sciences and Applications” This study found that 23.8% of participants with pattern hair loss had occipital involvement, with higher rates in females (35.6%) compared to males with early-stage hair loss (12.1%), illustrating significant gender differences in hair loss progression.
January 2024 in “Skin appendage disorders” This study compared the effectiveness of topical finasteride, oral finasteride, and topical minoxidil over 12 months in postmenopausal women with androgenetic alopecia, exploring their therapeutic effects on this population. Results are not reported in the abstract.
December 2023 in “Journal of Asia Pacific Aesthetic Sciences” This study found that a novel method of isolating human follicle stem cells from hair follicles via mechanical centrifugation, without culture conditions, promises to improve hair density in patients with Androgenetic Alopecia and some cases of Alopecia Areata.
September 2023 in “The Journal of Dermatology” In this study, injecting dermal sheath cup cells into affected areas of pattern hair loss improved hair thickness and patient-reported hair appearance in 62.9% of the participants, with better results in women, without serious side effects.
September 2023 in “Nature Communications” In this study, the researchers found that rare genetic variants make a minor contribution to male-pattern hair loss risk, identifying five significant gene associations, including novel genes, and noting a shared basis with monogenic hair loss disorders.
August 2023 in “Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology” This study found that combining minoxidil and spironolactone was more effective for hair density and severity of hair loss in women with androgenic alopecia compared to minoxidil and finasteride, with no serious adverse effects reported.
June 2023 in “Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology” This research highlights that while minoxidil and 5-alpha reductase inhibitors are commonly used for treating pattern hair loss, there is limited evidence supporting their relative effectiveness in women compared to men.
June 2023 in “Benha Journal of Applied Sciences” This review concluded that interleukin-17 is involved in the development of female-pattern baldness, suggesting a potential inflammatory role in the condition’s underlying causes.
April 2023 in “Journal of Dermatological Treatment” This study observed a significant reduction in the number of hair follicles with a high proportion in catagen or telogen phase, along with visible vertical columns of connective tissue in the histopathologic examination.