January 2019 in “Skin appendage disorders” A woman's hair loss was linked to a rare hormone-secreting ovarian tumor, treated with surgery and hair loss medication.
November 2021 in “Permskij medicinskij žurnal” Women with menstrual dysfunction often have deficiencies in magnesium, iron, and vitamin D.
April 2021 in “Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” The document corrects an author's affiliation in previous articles about COVID-19 and its links to hair loss and hormones.
January 2021 in “Indian journal of sexually transmitted diseases and AIDS” A dermatologist helped identify syphilis in a teenager who only had hair loss.
July 2020 in “Indian journal of sexually transmitted diseases and AIDS” The document concludes that it's concerning when a teenage boy has both gonorrhea and syphilis at the same time.
October 2019 in “The Permanente Journal” The author improved his health by adopting mindfulness and a healthier lifestyle.
September 2018 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” Lichen planopilaris patients often have other health conditions too.
January 2018 in “Annals of Dermatology” Newspaper articles on alopecia are often inaccurate and sometimes mix up different types of hair loss.
September 2016 in “Journal of dermatological science” HAP stem cells can repair nerves and spinal cords by becoming Schwann cells.
March 2015 in “Journal of Visualized Experiments” A new method measures mouse hair loss using shades of gray.
January 2015 in “Annals of dermatology/Annals of Dermatology” Using travoprost for glaucoma may cause extra hair growth and darker skin around the eyes, but these effects can reverse after stopping the drug.
August 2014 in “Plastic Surgery” Dr. WP Unger suggested that traditional strip harvesting might be better for hair transplants than Follicular Unit Extraction due to higher hair survival rates and less risk of a patchy look at the donor site.
August 2013 in “Hospital Pharmacy” Certain medications can cause serious side effects, including skin reactions, stroke, muscle disorders, tongue swelling, hair loss in women, and liver failure.
June 2013 in “International Journal of Dermatology” Central lipohypertrophy in HIV-infected women may lead to shorter eyelashes.
April 2012 in “Annals of Neurosciences” The document concludes that stem cell therapies lack solid proof of effectiveness, except for blood system treatments, and criticizes the ethical issues and commercial exploitation in the field.
The oral testosterone effectively increased testosterone levels and reduced SHBG, showing promise for treating testosterone deficiency.
January 2011 in “Annals of dermatology/Annals of Dermatology” A woman's psoriasis improved after hepatitis C treatment with interferon, despite interferon's risk of worsening skin conditions.
October 2010 in “Epilepsy Currents” Ketogenic diet, neurosteroids, and HMGB1-TLR4 signaling pathway are potential targets for new epilepsy treatments.
September 2009 in “Dermato-endocrinology” Good nutrition and vitamins are important for healthy skin and can prevent diseases.
January 2007 in “Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England” Removing a hormone-producing adrenal tumor can stop hair loss in women with high testosterone levels.
January 2003 in “Seminars in Reproductive Medicine” PCOS understanding and treatment are advancing, requiring continuous updates for better patient management.
Taking calcium may help elderly with osteoporosis, birth control with levonorgestrel doesn't increase heart attack risk, Salmonella can cause arthritis, a national ethics committee is recommended, and sulfasalazine might help with a hair loss condition.
Topical minoxidil can help regrow hair in people with common baldness.
Surgical treatments like hair transplants can help with male pattern baldness.
October 1976 in “BMJ. British medical journal” February 2019 in “DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)” 135 citations,
December 2006 in “PLoS Medicine” Hyaluronate fragments can help reverse skin thinning by working with the CD44 receptor.
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March 2018 in “PLOS Medicine” Women with PCOS are more than twice as likely to develop nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
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June 2016 in “Croatian Medical Journal” Patients with chronic graft-versus-host disease often have skin problems like vitiligo and alopecia areata.