40 citations
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October 2017 in “Acta Dermato Venereologica” This study found that illness perception, as measured by the Revised Illness Perception Questionnaire, was significantly associated with health-related quality of life in patients with primary cutaneous T- and B-cell lymphomas.
28 citations
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January 2015 in “Skin appendage disorders” This study examined children with trichotillomania using a set of specific questions to better understand the condition and aid clinicians who may be unfamiliar with it.
24 citations
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March 2007 in “International Journal of Dermatology” This study translated and culturally adapted the Skindex-16 questionnaire into Arabic, finding it to be a reliable and valid measure of quality-of-life impacts from skin diseases in Saudi patients.
18 citations
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April 2024 in “Phytotherapy Research” This review examines the potential of plant-derived compounds like quercetin, curcumin, EGCG, apigenin, and cannabinoids for treating neurodegenerative disorders, while discussing their benefits and limitations, and calls for more extensive pre-clinical and clinical research.
1 citations
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February 2023 in “Clinical and Experimental Dermatology” This study validated the Women's Androgenetic Alopecia Quality of Life questionnaire as a reliable and valid measure of health-related quality of life in women with alopecia areata.
This study successfully adapted the Alopecia Areata Quality of Life Index Questionnaire into Turkish, finding it to be valid and reliable for assessing the quality of life in Turkish patients with alopecia areata.
This study evaluated AI chatbots' responses to scabies-related questions, finding DeepSeek had the highest accuracy despite higher hallucination rates, while ChatGPT-5.2 provided more readable and reliable information, highlighting variability and the need for cautious use of AI in health queries.
October 2025 in “International Journal of Epilepsy” This paper provides correct answers and explanations for multiple-choice questions related to epilepsy, but does not present new research findings.
November 2024 in “SKIN The Journal of Cutaneous Medicine” This study found that generic quality of life questionnaires, like the SF-36 and DLQI, are not sensitive enough to detect differences in health-related quality of life between patients with varying severity of alopecia areata.
January 2018 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This quiz article provides a series of dermatological diagnosis questions based on a Journal of Investigative Dermatology article and includes explanations but reports no original research findings.
January 1989 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” Dr. Jorizzo questions the long-term benefits of minoxidil and tretinoin, while Dr. Olsen defends their effectiveness and stresses the need for public education on these treatments.
October 2021 in “International Journal of Andrology” This paper reports on the controversy surrounding post-finasteride syndrome and questions Merck and the FDA's handling of associated sexual side effects. Despite significant adverse event reports, both entities failed to conduct further studies or enhance patient safety warnings about finasteride's long-term effects.
This article reviews the causes of androgenetic alopecia identified through questioning and physical examination, mentioning topical minoxidil and oral finasteride but reports no new clinical results.
76 citations
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November 2010 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” In this study, a photographic scale and questionnaire revealed that extensive central scalp hair loss was observed in 5.6% of African American women, with an association to a history of tinea capitis.
54 citations
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February 1993 in “Endocrine reviews” This review examines the physiological role of androgen conjugates in cutaneous androgen metabolism and questions their association with hirsutism, without presenting new clinical findings.
25 citations
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March 2017 in “Experimental Dermatology” This review discusses various aspects of hair follicle biology and highlights unresolved questions and potential new research avenues, but presents no new experimental findings.
7 citations
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April 2024 in “Skin Research and Technology” This study found that ChatGPT provided fairly accurate answers to common psoriasis-related questions, as rated by medical experts, although it doesn't fully replace professional medical judgment or diagnosis.
7 citations
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January 1981 in “Springer eBooks” The document concludes that hair biology is complex and there are still unanswered questions about hair loss and follicle changes.
4 citations
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August 2019 in “Actas Dermo-Sifiliográficas” This study evaluated the Spanish version of the Hair Specific Skindex-29 questionnaire and found it sensitive to changes in health-related quality of life among women with female-pattern hair loss.
4 citations
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November 2023 in “The Journal of Health Design” This rapid review found that health-related videos on TikTok often contain questionable information, with higher content quality observed in videos produced by healthcare providers compared to general users.
4 citations
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August 2021 in “Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine” This review highlights key clinical recommendations from the 2018 international guidelines on PCOS management and questions if these guidelines will be widely adopted in practice.
3 citations
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May 2019 in “Australasian Journal of Dermatology” This letter to the editors discusses the nature of alopecia in Cronkhite–Canada syndrome and questions whether it is truly telogen effluvium, but it reports no new clinical findings.
2 citations
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November 2021 in “Regenerative Medicine” This study found that the majority of UK clinics market stem cell treatments ethically questionably, often omitting risk information, exaggerating effectiveness, and using celebrity testimonials.
2 citations
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March 1942 in “JAMA” This article examines the subject of gray hair, questioning its meaning and how vitamins or chemicals might affect it, but provides no new experimental findings.
January 2025 in “Digital Repository (National Repository of Grey Literature)” In this study, analysis of questionnaire data from over 111,000 respondents revealed that red hair is significantly associated with a higher level of mental health problems in both men and women, while red-haired women also exhibited poorer overall physical health.
January 2020 in “AYBU AVESIS” This study found no significant difference in 2D:4D ratios and autism questionnaire scores between acne vulgaris patients and healthy controls, despite investigating potential links in this novel context.
March 2017 in “International journal of current advanced research” This study evaluates the effectiveness of medicated shampoo against hair loss using a questionnaire distributed to 100 people, but it reports no new clinical results.
August 2013 in “Acta Ophthalmologica” This study found that medications including benzodiazepines, quetiapine, and certain alpha-blockers, along with hypertension and short axial length, were independently associated with an increased risk of Intraoperative Floppy Iris Syndrome during cataract surgery.
February 2007 in “Lancet Oncology” This article discusses the implications of finasteride on serum PSA levels and questions the routine recommendation for prostate biopsy at specific PSA thresholds, urging reevaluation of prostate cancer detection methods; it reports no clinical results.
30 citations
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January 2024 This review explores and updates previous findings on the skin manifestations associated with diabetes, questioning some established signs while introducing additional cutaneous symptoms linked to the condition.