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This case report describes a 39-year-old woman whose dermatomyositis-systemic lupus erythematosus overlap syndrome symptoms resolved after switching to tofacitinib.

This study found that in vitro, EGCG may help treat colorectal cancer by targeting iron chelation and the ER stress pathway, leading to apoptosis in cancer cells while sparing normal cells.

This study found that Dendrobium sabin flower extracts, especially the methanolic one, demonstrated strong antioxidant and anti-aging properties without significant toxicity, suggesting its potential in treating photo-induced skin aging.

This study found that keratin-gelatin composite films effectively promoted early wound healing and full-thickness skin graft acceptance in dogs, outperforming bFGF-gelatin films.

This study concluded that keratin-gelatin composite films were more effective than bFGF-gelatin films in promoting early and uncomplicated wound healing in dogs, observing improved epithelialization and graft acceptance.

This overview discusses the impact of alopecia on quality of life and finds that while various factors can cause hair loss, herbal therapies offer promising, accessible, and low-cost complementary treatment options, although further clinical validation is needed.

This review discusses how herbal therapies may help manage alopecia and improve quality of life, noting their potential benefits like lower cost and fewer side effects, but emphasizes that more clinical studies are needed for validation.

This review highlights the potential of microneedles as a low-cost, well-tolerated method for transdermal drug delivery in dermatology, though further research is needed to establish their clinical efficacy.

This study found that alcoholic extracts from Clitoria ternatea flowers increased the proliferation of human dermal papilla cells and stimulated initial hair growth in mice, with effects similar to minoxidil.

This study found that a liposome containing butterfly pea flower extract and clove oil was stable and, when used by 15 volunteers over 60 days, enhanced eyebrow thickness and darkness without causing irritation.

This study found that combining adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells with platelet-rich plasma improved key healing markers in bowel anastomoses in rats with induced colitis, suggesting potential benefits for anastomosis recovery even in inflamed conditions.

This review explores the role of neutrophil recruitment in the inflammation seen in hidradenitis suppurativa and emphasizes potential therapeutic targets within these pathways, but it reports no new clinical results.

This study investigated the phytochemical composition and antibacterial and antioxidant activities of Zaleya pentandra extracts, finding high total polyphenol and flavonoid content and significant antibacterial effects, particularly in acetone extract, which may be suitable for developing antibacterial agents.

This review highlights current knowledge about quality of life assessment in alopecia areata, noting limited use of existing instruments and a need for further validation.

This guideline reviews the diagnosis and treatment of malignant cutaneous angiosarcomas, highlighting the complexity of treatment and the importance of early detection despite non-specific clinical presentations.

In this study, analysis of hair root status showed similar abnormalities in both primary and secondary syphilis patients, though it remains unclear if these are specific to syphilis.

This report describes a rare case of cyclophosphamide-associated neutrophilic folliculitis, suggesting its inclusion in differential diagnoses for acneiform eruptions.

In this study, five out of six patients treated with vemurafenib for metastatic melanoma experienced hair loss, which improved after topical steroid treatment.

Finasteride may cause breast enlargement, low testosterone a risk factor.

Hormonal treatments can help with hair loss, acne, and excess hair growth, but it takes 3-6 months to see results and patients should know the possible side effects.

Finasteride helps regrow hair and shrink prostate by reducing DHT, with some sexual side effects.

This study found that low-dose tamoxifen may effectively treat painful gynecomastia in patients receiving flutamide and finasteride for advanced prostate cancer.

Using finasteride with TIP extends time off period for prostate cancer patients.

This review summarizes a meta-analysis suggesting that finasteride is most effective for improving symptoms and urinary flow in men with large prostates experiencing benign prostatic hyperplasia.

The authors concluded that components of metabolic syndrome were strongly associated with severe lower urinary tract symptoms in Latin American men, while alopecia was not an independent predictor.

This study observed that men with frontal and moderate vertex baldness between ages 40 and 50 had a higher risk of aggressive prostate cancer, suggesting a potential link between baldness pattern and cancer risk.

Combination therapy for 9+ months maintains symptom improvements after stopping alpha-blockers or finasteride.

This study found that obesity, insulin resistance, and hyperandrogenism increase the risk of depression and food cravings in women with PCOS, exacerbating obesity and metabolic syndrome.

This article discusses the need for changes in governance and regulation within the aesthetics industry, focusing on creating standards and competency frameworks to ensure safe practices. Results are not reported in this summary.

This study found that the detection rate of clinically insignificant prostate cancer increases with the number of repeat prostate biopsies in patients with persistently suspicious prostate cancer.