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Adequate zinc and iron intake may reduce hair loss after bariatric surgery.

This study reported that finasteride 1 mg significantly improved hair growth in men aged 41 to 60 with predominantly vertex male pattern hair loss over 24 months compared to placebo.

This study found that the water fraction of Panax ginseng may reduce apoptosis and enhance medullary cell formation in the hair follicles of irradiated mice, suggesting a potential protective effect.

This preliminary study suggests that baseline central serotonin turnover, indicated by CSF 5-HIAA levels, may influence treatment response to serotonin re-uptake inhibitors in women with trichotillomania.

This review discusses treatment approaches for androgenetic alopecia, highlighting that drug therapies like minoxidil and finasteride are promising for men, while antiandrogens and topical minoxidil show good results in women; it reports no new results.

This study found an association between vertex baldness and prostate cancer, especially for high-grade tumors in men aged 60-69, suggesting a possible shared androgen pathway.

This study found that monthly high-dose steroid pulse therapy for approximately six months was effective and well-tolerated in Taiwanese patients with severe multifocal alopecia areata.

This article discusses the enzyme pathways involved in androgenetic alopecia and the role of finasteride in reducing dihydrotestosterone levels to promote hair growth; it reports no new clinical results.

This paper reviews the significance of androgen hormones in hair and skin conditions like alopecia, hirsutism, and acne, and reports no new clinical findings.

This article reviews various treatments for alopecia areata, noting the variable success in hair regrowth and the popularity of corticosteroids, but does not report new clinical results.

This study describes a newly identified mite species, Demodex zalophi, found on captive sea lions and highlights its unique traits, including being the first of its kind described in marine mammals.

This review discusses the potential benefits of a nutraceutical with biooptimized botanical extracts for treating hair loss and reports no new clinical results; ongoing studies aim to validate its efficacy.

This review describes recent advances in the study of epidermal stem cells and their importance in regenerative medicine and skin tissue engineering, but provides no new clinical results.

This study found that quercetin increased melanin production in hair follicle tissues from C3H/HeN Jel mice, correlating with higher levels of tyrosinase protein and TRP-2 protein expression.

In this study, treatment with finasteride 1 mg/day for five years significantly reduced the likelihood of further visible hair loss in men with androgenetic alopecia compared to placebo.

This review discusses the pharmacologic effects, safety, and efficacy of dutasteride and finasteride for BPH, finding similar clinical benefits but greater DHT reduction with dutasteride and reports no new trial results.

This study found that long-term treatment with finasteride 1 mg/day significantly improved scalp hair growth and was well tolerated in men with androgenetic alopecia over five years compared to placebo.

In this study, mini rats with reduced growth hormone and insulin-like growth factor-1 levels exhibited distinct differences in skin thickness and hair cycle compared to standard Wistar rats, suggesting potential use as an animal model for studying GH deficiency-related skin conditions.

This article describes an organized diagnostic approach for identifying nonscarring and scarring alopecias to aid family physicians in making accurate in-office diagnoses, but it reports no new clinical findings.

In this study, a dietary protein deficiency was identified as the cause of alopecia and weight loss in captive western lowland gorillas, and protein supplementation improved their condition.

This study indicates that activating K+ channels in dermal papilla cells alone may not promote hair growth, despite some openers being effective on certain channels.

This study identified CYP3A4 as a key isozyme involved in the oxidative metabolism of finasteride in human liver microsomes.

This review discusses the wide range of drugs potentially causing reversible or irreversible hair loss and emphasizes the difficulty of diagnosing drug-induced alopecia without withdrawal of the suspected medication; it reports no new clinical findings.

This case report highlights that diagnosing fungal skin infections in immunocompromised patients requires culture for accurate identification, as histologic findings alone can be misleading.

This study found that adding zinc to the drinking water improved hair coat and skin condition in moustached marmosets with symptoms resembling zinc deficiency.

This study investigated the effects of selenium sulfide suspension on hair roots after noticing higher abnormal hair root proportions in individuals using the preparation.

This study found that women with androgenetic alopecia showing a positive immunoreactant profile responded well to combined therapy with minocycline, topical steroids, and red light, indicating an immunologically driven trigger.

This review discusses advancements in the genetic understanding of androgenic alopecia and the FDA-approved treatments, including a new laser hair comb, but reports no clinical results.