4 citations
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December 2020 in “Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment” In this study, body dysmorphic disorder symptoms in dermatological patients were strongly linked to psychiatric issues and reduced quality of life, particularly among those with unclassified dermatoses.
4 citations
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January 2019 in “Skin appendage disorders” This study found that Follicular Maps, derived from trichoscopic images, remained consistent over time and unaffected by hair cycling or noncicatricial alopecia, offering a precise tool for diagnosing and monitoring hair and scalp conditions.
4 citations
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January 2019 in “Egyptian Journal of Dermatology and Venereology” This study suggests that androgenetic alopecia moderately affects quality of life, with women experiencing a higher impact and showing a greater willingness to pay for treatment than men.
4 citations
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October 2018 in “Journal of Mind and Medical Sciences” This study found that Romanian men with schizophrenia had better mental functioning than women, and atypical antipsychotics were associated with improved quality of life across various dimensions for all patients.
4 citations
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January 2011 in “International Journal of Clinical Medicine” This study found that the epirubicin-docetaxel chemotherapy regimen for metastatic breast cancer resulted in a clinical response in 55% of patients, with maintained global quality of life despite some impairments.
3 citations
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August 2025 in “British Journal of Dermatology” This study highlights the challenges adolescents with alopecia areata face, such as increased bullying and emotional difficulties, and suggests that collaborations among dermatologists, psychologists, and educators could help improve their quality of life by reducing stigma and supporting mental wellbeing.
3 citations
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February 2024 in “Forensic Sciences Research” In this study, researchers found that massively parallel sequencing of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) can improve information recovery from forensic samples, with successful full region amplification possible from as few as 2,000 mtDNA copies, albeit with variability in heteroplasmy among hair samples from the same donor.
3 citations
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February 2024 in “JAAD International” This study aimed to identify sociodemographic and clinical factors affecting quality of life in African-American women with central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia, a primary scarring hair loss condition, as existing literature on quality of life specifically for these patients is scarce.
3 citations
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June 2023 in “Journal of dermatological treatment” This study found that patients with severe alopecia areata who experienced meaningful scalp hair regrowth showed greater improvements in health-related quality of life and reduced anxiety and depression compared to those with no or minimal regrowth.
3 citations
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June 2022 in “GSC Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences” This study reported that methanolic extracts of Capparis decidua fruits showed significant in vitro thrombolytic activity, suggesting their potential as a dietary health supplement for preventing thrombotic cardiovascular diseases.
3 citations
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February 2022 in “Canadian Medical Association Journal” This case report describes a 72-year-old man who developed symptoms of fatigue and cold intolerance after discontinuing his levothyroxine treatment for hypothyroidism six months earlier.
3 citations
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July 2018 in “African Journal of Urology” This study found that six weeks of finasteride therapy before TURP reduced intraoperative blood loss and improved early postoperative quality of life in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia.
3 citations
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April 2018 in “Cosmetics” This study found that females with androgenic alopecia experienced greater improvements in hair density after cosmetic treatments compared to males, in a cohort stratified by age and gender.
3 citations
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January 2018 This article discusses a market study in Bogotá identifying women with hair problems as the target audience for hair products containing quinoa extracts, and reports no new research findings.
3 citations
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February 2014 in “Anadolu psikiyatri dergisi” This report describes the first known case of alopecia in a 16-year-old patient associated with quetiapine use, which resolved after stopping the medication.
3 citations
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June 2013 in “Genes & development” In their research, Yucel and colleagues found that CaV1.2 is expressed in hair follicle stem cells, facilitating anagen re-entry in a way not dependent on calcium flux.
3 citations
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June 2013 in “Journal of Dermatology” This letter to the editor reports no new results but discusses the effect of hairpieces on the perceived quality of life in female pattern hair loss patients.
3 citations
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August 2010 in “Anais brasileiros de dermatologia/Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia” This case study describes a child with severe cicatricial alopecia that began at birth and progressed rapidly, making treatment results disappointing.
3 citations
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January 1994 in “Journal of Society of Cosmetic Chemists of Japan” This study found that a hair tonic increased hair growth and reduced resting hair ratios in men with alopecia.
2 citations
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December 2025 in “Nature Communications” This study found that the repressive histone mark H2AK119ub links inhibitory FGF signals with the quiescent state in hair follicle stem cells, revealing a signaling-epigenetic axis crucial for maintaining stem cell quiescence and tissue homeostasis.
2 citations
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April 2025 in “Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy” This research reports that copper-quercetin complexes show strong potential in antioxidation and cancer therapy, while their effects on specific cell death pathways warrant further investigation.
2 citations
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August 2023 in “Molecules” This study found that a quinazoline derivative, SH-340, increased skin barrier-associated factors and inhibited TSLP expression and STAT6 phosphorylation in human primary keratinocytes, suggesting potential benefits for alleviating inflammation and improving skin barrier function in atopic dermatitis.
2 citations
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December 2011 in “Annales de Dermatologie et de Vénéréologie” 2011 dermatological research found new skin aging markers, hair loss causes, skin defense mechanisms, and potential for new treatments.
2 citations
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July 2025 in “Advances in Therapy” In this study, patients with more severe self-reported hair loss and emotional or social limitations experienced lower quality of life and greater work productivity impairment, with even moderate hair loss causing significant well-being and daily activity impacts.
2 citations
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April 2025 in “Dermatology and Therapy” This study found that although both adults and adolescents with alopecia areata experience a significant quality of life impact from ≥50% scalp hair loss, the impact is greater for adolescents, as indicated by their higher Dermatology Life Quality Index scores.
2 citations
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March 2025 in “Archives of Dermatological Research” This study found that negative illness perception in Saudi patients with alopecia is linked to reduced quality of life and increased anxiety and depression, highlighting the importance of addressing both physical and mental health in treatment.
2 citations
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January 2024 in “Journal of Emerging Investigators” In this study, researchers evaluated deep learning methods for diagnosing Alopecia Areata and found that a modified Inception-Resnet-v2 model achieved a high validation accuracy of 97.94% and loss of 10.4%, suggesting it as an effective tool for classifying alopecia-affected hair.
2 citations
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October 2023 in “Dermatology and therapy” This study conducted in Europe found that both physicians and patients generally agreed on the severity of alopecia areata, with higher physician-rated severity linked to increased patient-reported burdens such as anxiety, depression, and work impairment.
2 citations
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May 2022 in “Stem cell research & therapy” This study found that hair follicle stem cells in the hairpoor mouse, a model for Marie-Unna hypotrichosis, lose their quiescent state, leading to a disordered hair cycle and contributing to alopecia.
2 citations
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April 2022 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” In this study, researchers developed a new wound dressing material using chemically modified Isabgol with antibacterial properties, which showed promising biocompatibility and effectiveness in managing chronic wounds by preventing infections and maintaining a moist environment.