January 2021 in “Annals of Chinese medicine” This article compares Chinese medicine theories with male androgenetic alopecia progression and reports no new clinical results, noting an overlap in MAA pathogenesis with some COVID-19 conditions and proposing acupuncture points for treatment.
May 2020 in “Hair transplant forum international” This article introduces a revised NPRT classification system that includes diverse patterns of hair loss in both men and women, suggesting it as a universal tool for classification and documentation.
This article reviews various aspects of hair and hair loss but does not report new research findings.
January 2015 in “Rawal Medical Journal” This study found that the most common cause of diffuse hair loss in Jordanian females was telogen effluvium, often triggered by nutritional deficiencies and various forms of stress.
October 2012 in “Ain-Shams Journal of Surgery” This study found that inserting follicular units in a specific direction during hair restoration surgery did not improve natural-looking outcomes, as hair could be styled freely with regular combing.
January 1998 in “KAGAKU TO SEIBUTSU” The document suggests that male hormones likely affect hair growth and baldness, and future treatments might involve stem cells and androgen-independent cells.
March 1997 in “Journal of Endocrinology/Journal of endocrinology” Excessive hair growth in women can be treated with medications like spironolactone and finasteride, and male-pattern baldness in women can be improved with similar treatments.
September 1989 in “Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin” This article discusses the use of oral and topical minoxidil for hair growth, detailing its effects and the regulatory status of topical minoxidil in the UK, but it presents no new clinical results.
July 1985 in “American pharmacy” This study found that topical minoxidil significantly increased terminal hair growth in men with early male pattern baldness compared to placebo over a 4-month period.
This article reports a case where a man's hair regrew after treating actinic keratosis with fluorouracil, suggesting a possible unexpected effect of the treatment.
November 2022 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study found a minimal overall contribution of rare coding variants to male-pattern hair loss but identified significant associations with rare variants in 125 genes, including novel candidate genes.
September 2022 in “International Journal of Trichology” This study found that trichoscopic measurements of hair density and diameter are useful for assessing the severity of female pattern hair loss and its progression.
This study found that scalp melanoma in areas with androgenetic alopecia presents with more frequent detrimental mutations and may have a poorer prognosis due to late diagnosis linked to hair concealment.
January 2022 in “Journal of Ayurveda case reports” This study observed that Ayurveda Shamana therapy showed promising results in reducing the severity of androgenic alopecia symptoms without adverse effects.
December 2021 in “Skin appendage disorders” This study developed and validated an objective dermoscopic severity score for evaluating female pattern hair loss, which may serve as a supplementary outcome measure in therapeutic trials.
December 2021 in “Biomarkers” This study found that men with early-onset male pattern alopecia did not significantly differ from healthy individuals in cardiovascular and metabolic measures, but hsCRP and galectin-3 were linked to cardiovascular risk factors in those with the condition.
October 2021 in “DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)” In this hospital-based cross-sectional study, researchers observed that trichoscopy effectively differentiates between severe and mild male pattern hair loss by identifying specific features such as yellow and white dots, vellus hair, and hair shaft diversity.
January 2020 in “International Journal of Trichology” This case study reported two instances of female androgenetic alopecia with male pattern reversed after surgical removal of an ovarian tumor.
This study found that the patient receiving microneedling and platelet-rich plasma treatment showed earlier significant improvements and high satisfaction compared to the patient treated with microneedling and topical minoxidil.
January 2020 in “Journal of Genetics and Gene Therapy” This article discusses the potential use of human hair follicular stem cells combined with platelet-rich plasma for androgenetic alopecia, focusing on the regenerative processes involved, but reports no new clinical results.
January 2020 in “Skinmed” In this study, microneedling combined with platelet-rich plasma led to earlier improvements and high patient satisfaction in a man with androgenic alopecia, compared to microneedling with topical minoxidil.
July 2019 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” This article discusses female pattern hair loss and concludes that the utility of lab markers for screening associated conditions remains unclear; no new clinical results are presented.
July 2019 in “Journal of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery” This study found no significant link between headcover use and the severity of male-pattern hair loss among adult males, with age being the only associated factor.
February 2018 in “Medical Hypotheses” This article suggests that male pattern hair loss might have historically served as an evolutionary signal for women to choose younger male partners, potentially improving population fitness.
July 2016 in “Biometrics & Biostatistics International Journal” This article discusses the development of the Total View Guidelines for accurately reporting androgenic alopecia treatment effectiveness using uninterrupted video recordings and reports no new clinical results.
December 2013 in “Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature” Flutamide, an oral anti-androgen therapy, is effective in treating female pattern hair loss, even without systemic androgen excess.
January 2011 in “Medicine Today” Male pattern baldness is a common type of hair loss in men.
July 2010 in “British Journal of Dermatology” This article discusses female pattern hair loss and explores potential causes beyond androgenic factors, reporting no new research findings.
February 2009 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” This study found that HLA-B*57 and HLA-Cw*06 were associated with increased risk of psoriasis vulgaris, while KIR2DL2 was more prevalent in controls, suggesting a protective effect.
November 2005 in “Hair transplant forum international” This paper discusses how studying hair follicles in the balding scalp could reveal fundamental biological processes, without reporting new experimental findings.