November 2019 in “Actas Dermo-Sifiliográficas” This article discusses the historic use of oral minoxidil for severe hypertension and the subsequent development of a topical formulation for treating pattern hair loss, but reports no new results.
February 2025 in “Medico Research Chronicles” In this clinical study, Verilich hair serum significantly reduced hair shedding by 40% or more in 75% of female patients with Telogen Effluvium and Female Pattern Hair Loss after one month of use.
June 2026 in “British Journal of Dermatology” In this study, 84% of menopausal participants in England reported hair symptoms like shedding, thinning, and texture changes, with many seeking advice online and from nonmedical sources, highlighting the need for better information and support pathways.
January 2025 in “International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries” This study explored androgenetic alopecia in a large Saudi sample, finding that onset often occurs in youth, with strong family aggregation and minimal use of treatments like minoxidil, despite high rates of hair shedding during combing, especially among women.
October 2023 in “Research Square (Research Square)” This study demonstrated that polynucleotide gel injections effectively reduced hair shedding and increased hair thickness in both men and women with androgenetic alopecia, while maintaining a high safety profile and patient satisfaction.
60 citations
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June 1997 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” This review discusses the basic biology of apoptosis and its relevance to skin diseases, without presenting new research findings.
3 citations
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June 2006 in “Expert Review of Dermatology” This review discusses recent advances in hair follicle research, highlighting therapeutic and cosmetic applications, but reports no new study results.
75 citations
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October 1996 in “Dermatologic Clinics” This review examines chronic telogen effluvium, highlighting its distinctive features and the need for reassurance about its non-progressive nature, but reports no new clinical results.
January 2025 in “Acta Dermatovenerologica Alpina Pannonica et Adriatica” In this study, oral minoxidil treatment significantly increased serum VEGF levels and improved hair growth measures compared to a control group, suggesting its potential as an effective approach for promoting hair regrowth in androgenetic alopecia.
September 2022 in “Journal of Case Reports and Medical History” Many new moms lose hair after childbirth due to hormonal changes, but it usually grows back within a year.
January 2015 in “Springer eBooks” This chapter describes two simple, noninvasive methods — the pull test and modified wash test — which can diagnose and assess the severity of female hair loss, including conditions like telogen effluvium and androgenetic alopecia.
159 citations
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July 2006 in “Endocrine Reviews” This article discusses the influence of estrogens on hair follicle growth and metabolism, suggesting a significant role alongside androgens in hair growth control but reports no new clinical results.
67 citations
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November 2002 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” This review discusses diagnostic approaches for women with diffuse, nonscarring hair loss and reports no new clinical results.
27 citations
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December 2020 in “Experimental Dermatology” This study reported that COVID-19 was causally associated with postinfectious hair shedding, which varied with disease severity, but hair completely recovered.
25 citations
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July 2021 in “Journal of Medical Virology” This review focuses on the various skin symptoms associated with COVID-19 but reports no new clinical findings.
21 citations
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May 1996 in “Current problems in dermatology” This article reviews various causes and investigative techniques for different forms of alopecia and reports no new findings.
20 citations
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May 2020 in “Experimental Dermatology” This review discusses age-related changes in scalp skin and their potential effects on hair follicle aging, but reports no new clinical results, calling for further investigation.
5 citations
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May 2008 in “Nature Precedings” In this study, trichoscopy was used to diagnose female androgenic alopecia with 92% specificity by identifying specific hair and scalp patterns.
3 citations
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October 2019 in “CRC Press eBooks” This review discusses isotretinoin's effectiveness against severe acne vulgaris and its associated side effects, including teratogenicity and hair loss, but it reports no new experimental results.
April 2026 in “Health Sciences Quarterly” In this single-center study, researchers conducted comprehensive dermatological exams of 112 hospitalized adult patients, revealing that several skin issues, like seborrheic dermatitis and xerosis cutis, were common but often unnoticed in routine hospital care, highlighting the need for better dermatology collaboration.
January 2021 in “International journal of dermatology, venereology and leprosy sciences” This study found that trichoscopy is a valuable diagnostic tool for identifying hair loss patterns in women and can help avoid scalp biopsies in unclear cases.
September 2015 in “British Journal of Dermatology” Most clinicians follow discharge guidelines, many lupus patients don't use sunscreen regularly, dithranol is effective for psoriasis, biopsy methods should be based on lesion type, voriconazole may raise skin cancer risk, a new scale can help diagnose female hair loss early, and most melanomas may develop from existing moles.
April 2012 in “Informa Healthcare eBooks” The document concludes that diagnosing hair loss requires evaluating multiple histological features, as no single feature is definitive on its own.
January 2009 in “Springer eBooks” The document concludes that managing skin conditions during pregnancy is important and requires specialized care.
90 citations
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October 1983 in “British Journal of Dermatology” This study found that individuals with androgenic alopecia have an increased number of thin hairs (less than 40 microns in diameter) per cm², which may affect their clinical appearance.
78 citations
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September 2006 in “International Journal of Cosmetic Science” This paper discusses the role of Malassezia yeast and inflammation in dandruff and highlights the potential of anti-inflammatory antidandruff formulations to improve scalp conditions and hair cycle disturbances; it presents no new experimental results.
54 citations
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September 2012 in “Dermatologic Clinics” This review discusses possible medication-induced hair loss and the need to exclude other confounding factors like stress and illness; it reports no new clinical findings and emphasizes careful assessment before attributing hair loss to medications.
54 citations
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January 2005 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” In this study, four women with chronic telogen effluvium experienced fluctuating hair shedding without visible reduction in hair density or follicular miniaturization over at least 7 years.
35 citations
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March 2007 in “Skin Research and Technology” In this study, researchers developed a non-invasive method to distinguish exogen hair from telogen hair on the human scalp, finding that normal exogen hair levels are generally less than seven hairs per cm².
24 citations
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March 2009 in “Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” This paper highlights trichodynia as a distinguishing symptom of telogen effluvium, but it does not present new clinical findings.