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This meta-analysis found a significantly higher prevalence of depressive symptoms in women with PCOS compared to a control group, with 42.11% versus 13.62% according to the BDI assessment, highlighting the need for psychiatric evaluation and support for women with this syndrome.

This study found that treating moderate-to-severe prurigo nodularis with dupilumab significantly improved itch severity, skin condition, and quality of life over 104 weeks, with a favorable safety profile, even in elderly and comorbid patients.

In this study conducted among adult dermatology clinic attendees in Saudi Arabia, laser hair removal-related anxiety was generally low, but misconceptions were common; increased knowledge was linked to reduced anxiety, suggesting educational interventions could improve informed decision-making.

This study found that collecting hair samples for cortisol analysis is feasible in community-dwelling individuals with longstanding multiple sclerosis, although no significant correlation between hair cortisol levels and perceived chronic stress was observed, highlighting the complexity of stress measurement in this population.

In this study, researchers observed that patients with alopecia areata reported a high number of personally and familiarly strainful life events before the disease onset, suggesting these events may contribute to the condition's development.

In this observational study, among 135 Italian outpatients with alopecia areata, OCD symptoms were prevalent in 18.5%, and emotional distress was found in 20.7%, with emotional distress mediating the relationship between illness perceptions and OCD symptomatology.

The study found that systemic inflammatory markers were elevated in patients with severe alopecia areata compared to those with mild disease and healthy controls, and these markers decreased in patients who improved after JAK inhibitor therapy.

This study highlights a complex link between hair care and HFRBDs and suggests that personalized hair care strategies could improve condition management and be integrated into professional guidance by clinicians and hair experts.

This study found that a shampoo containing 1% selenium sulfide and 1% salicylic acid significantly improved the clinical signs and symptoms of seborrheic dermatitis and dandruff over an 8-week period.

This study found that individuals with a recent history of suicide attempts exhibited altered DHEA hair levels, suggesting possible dysregulation of the HPA axis as a biopsychosocial feature, and recommends further investigation into hair hormones as potential markers of suicidal crisis and vulnerability.

This study found that platelet-rich plasma may improve patient-reported outcomes for scar symptoms like pain and itching at six months, although no significant changes in scar appearance were observed at three months.

This study found that the systemic wrinkled skin phenotype in Xiang pigs involves gene expression changes and genetic variations associated with oxidative stress and extracellular matrix components, resembling features seen in Shar-Pei dogs.

This study found that patients with alopecia areata had a higher prevalence of depression, anxiety, and alexithymia compared to normative data, with alexithymia more common in those with earlier onset AA, lower education levels, and younger age.

In this study, researchers found that high-shine and straight-aligned hair are perceived as more youthful, healthy, and attractive by women across various countries, with alignment having a stronger impact than shine.

This review highlights the clinical usefulness of bimatoprost in lowering intraocular pressure for glaucoma patients and its promising results in promoting hair growth for conditions like alopecia, with research also exploring potential new applications and delivery systems.

This study in Singapore found that alopecia areata generally does not significantly impact the quality of life for pediatric patients and their families, with better outcomes observed in those with comorbidities like allergic rhinitis.

In this study, women with androgenetic alopecia underwent stem cell treatment, which led to significant improvements in sexual arousal and satisfaction, psychological health, and environmental quality of life, but not in physical health or social relationships after six months.

This study observed that repeated hair follicle sampling is feasible and reliable for measuring FMR1 mRNA and FMRP in individuals with Fragile X syndrome, supporting its use in longitudinal studies.

This review discusses treatment options for hereditary angioedema and reports no new results; it highlights concerns about androgen side effects and mentions approved alternatives with fewer serious adverse effects.

This report discusses the Ninth World Congress for Hair Research and highlights the potential of hair follicle studies to advance understanding of various diseases, with no new clinical results presented.

This paper proposes integrating Aesthetic Health Psychology into aesthetic medicine to enhance ethical practice and improve patient-reported outcomes by using a comprehensive, interdisciplinary framework.

This study found that androgenetic alopecia significantly impairs quality of life among Nigerian patients, especially in areas like emotions, stigmatization, and self-confidence, highlighting the importance of psychosocial support.

This study found that a five-dimensional model of personality perception from men's facial photographs better captures the complexity of face perception than the traditional two-dimensional Valence-Dominance model, highlighting overlaps with personality structures known from differential psychology.

This study found that both scalp cooling systems and chemical cooling caps effectively reduced chemotherapy-induced alopecia in early breast cancer patients, with scalp cooling showing better early efficacy but chemical cooling providing greater psychological and quality of life benefits.

This study explored social perceptions of men with androgenetic alopecia, finding that increased hair loss was associated with perceptions of being older, less attractive, smaller, and less masculine, but more family-oriented and socially agreeable, highlighting how hair loss influences first impressions.

This study found that increasing hair loss in men was associated with appearing older, less attractive, and less successful, but more family-oriented and likeable, highlighting the influence of hair loss on first impressions.

This study observed that alopecia in rhesus macaques follows a seasonal pattern, with the highest hair loss in spring, and varies with reproductive state, as pregnant females experience the most significant alopecia and lowest hair regrowth, which resumes postpartum.