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This review discusses the higher prevalence of retinal changes in alopecia areata patients and suggests a potential connection to Minoxidil, but emphasizes the lack of a proposed mechanism or extensive literature on this association.

This narrative review found a strong association between alopecia areata and autoimmune thyroid diseases, suggesting routine thyroid function and autoantibody screening could be beneficial for certain patients with extensive, recurrent, or early-onset alopecia areata.

This study describes how robotic surgery has been widely adopted across various specialties in Hungary, showing benefits like lower complication rates and quicker recovery times, but also acknowledges challenges such as high costs and extended learning periods.

Bee pollen, green tea, essential oils, and various plant extracts improve skin and hair health.

This study observed that in privately owned, intact cats, male cats exhibited significantly higher long-term hair cortisol concentrations compared to females, while environmental and behavioral factors did not significantly impact cortisol levels, suggesting individual traits may influence stress markers more than external factors.

This study extended a skin diffusion model to include a porous pathway, effectively explaining the permeability of both polar and lipophilic solutes through the stratum corneum.

This review summarizes the cutaneous manifestations of lupus erythematosus, noting both non-specific and disease-specific lesions, and highlights the role of skin biopsies and treatments available for cutaneous LE.

In this study, researchers developed a novel platform for discovering potential hair loss inhibitors by investigating the testosterone/dihydrotestosterone biosynthetic pathway and its regulation through biochemical mechanisms involving 17β-HSD and 3β-HSD, combined with medicinal plant extracts.

This study reports that Broussonetia papyrifera extract significantly increased hair count over 12 weeks in a small clinical trial and promoted dermal papilla cell proliferation in vitro by regulating WNT-β-catenin and STAT6 pathways.

In this in vitro study, red ginseng extract and its main ginsenoside, G-Rb1, were found to protect human hair follicular keratinocytes from oxidative damage, preventing apoptosis, promoting hair growth, and modulating hair cycle transitions by influencing specific cellular signaling pathways.

This paper reviews various types of scarring and non-scarring alopecia, including their etiology, diagnosis, and treatment, but it reports no new clinical results.

This study found that Camellia oleifera leaf extracts, especially the 50% ethanolic extract, have significant antioxidant activity and may offer promising bioactive compounds for cosmetic and pharmaceutical uses.

This study found that exposing seasonally anestrous mares to extended light periods led to the earlier onset of endocrinologically normal estrous cycles, potentially allowing earlier breeding and foaling.

In this study, researchers found that extrafollicular progenitors marked by Hic1 are the main contributors to reparative fibroblasts in wound repair, with potential to modulate healing outcomes through genetic and pharmacological interventions.

This study found that salinity stress in Arabidopsis thaliana root hairs may inhibit hair extension through changes in the tip-focused Ca(2+) gradient, while cytosolic pH remains unaffected.

This study identified novel compounds from Bombax ceiba stem bark, including shamimicin, with potent hypotensive effects, and reported that a specific fraction had adverse effects on heart, liver, and kidneys in mice.

This study found that arctiin, a compound from Arctium lappa, demonstrated protective effects against oxidative stress-induced dysfunction in human hair dermal papilla cells, suggesting potential therapeutic use for alopecia.

In this study, a somatic KRAS mutation was identified in a Korean infant with nevus sebaceus and associated extracutaneous manifestations, suggesting a diagnosis of nevus sebaceus syndrome.

In this study, a combined rosemary and neem extract outperformed ketoconazole and minoxidil in treating dandruff, scalp disorders, and promoting hair growth, demonstrating potent antifungal and anti-inflammatory properties in lab settings.

This review discusses how polymers can be customized to develop biomaterials that mimic the extracellular matrix, exploring their potential in biomedical and biotechnological applications by triggering cell functions similar to natural physiological systems.

This review discusses the application of liposomes in dermatology, highlighting their therapeutic value for drug stabilization, skin penetration enhancement, and treatment of hair follicle-associated disorders, but reports no new clinical results.

The document concludes that rapid identification, isolation, and strict infection control are crucial to manage SARS outbreaks.

This review highlights that incorporating nanomaterials into scaffolds can significantly enhance angiogenesis in tissue regeneration by simulating extracellular matrix structures and effectively delivering angiogenesis-related factors, offering promising designs for vascularization and therapeutic applications.

This study found that compound 2 from Polygonum multiflorum significantly increased dermal papilla cell proliferation and hair-fiber length, suggesting potential as a therapeutic agent for alopecia.

In this study, researchers observed that Malassezia species show different lipid metabolism and growth patterns depending on pH, with slightly acidic conditions promoting beneficial lipid bio-conversion for skin health, while neutral pH resulted in lower growth and lipid content, potentially negatively impacting the skin.

This article is a letter to the editor discussing potential therapeutic synergy between a wig-fixing device and tofacitinib for treating alopecia areata but reports no new clinical results.

In this study, the researchers developed a new protocol using human-induced pluripotent stem cells to efficiently create skin hair follicle organoids, which may aid in optimizing hair follicle growth and exploring treatments for alopecia.

This case report describes a novel instance of scarring alopecia with features of frontal fibrosing alopecia in a patient with systemic sclerosis, suggesting a potential link between the two conditions not previously reported.

This article provides an overview of mesenchymal stem cells, highlighting their extraction methods, differentiation potential, and applications in regenerative medicine, but reports no new clinical findings.

This paper presents consensus guidelines for standardized diagnostic criteria and assessment methods for frontal fibrosing alopecia to improve clinical research and data collection globally.