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This study found that women with polycystic ovary syndrome reported a poorer health-related quality of life compared to women in the general population and patients with other medical conditions.

In this study, cutaneous lupus erythematosus was associated with significantly impaired quality of life, particularly affecting emotional well-being, compared to other dermatologic and chronic medical conditions.

This study assessed the effectiveness of the EQ-5D in measuring health-related quality of life for alopecia areata patients and found it may not accurately capture the burden of the condition, particularly its psychosocial impact, compared to other more condition-specific measures.

This study found that keloids significantly impair quality of life, with pain and itch being major contributors to this impact, comparable to other chronic dermatologic conditions.

This study observed that while alopecia treatment in patients showed some improvements in quality of life and anxiety scores at six months, these changes were not statistically significant.

This review discusses patient-reported outcomes for health-related quality of life in cutaneous lupus erythematosus and reports no new clinical results; the authors note limited existing research and recommend further studies.

In this study, tinea capitis was identified as the most common cause of noncicatricial alopecia in children, followed by alopecia areata and marginal traction alopecia. Diagnosis using trichoscopy enhanced understanding by revealing specific hair and scalp disorder characteristics.

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.

In a laboratory setting, this study found that overexpression of the FGF5 short form in cultured keratinocytes increased hepatic growth factor gene expression, suggesting a potential role in hair growth.

This study reported that 70.1% of kidney transplant recipients experienced persistent symptoms of post-COVID-19 syndrome six months after infection, with older patients and those with more comorbidities being more affected.

This study concludes that one year after COVID-19 infection, patients in Northeast Brazil showed improvements in quality of life, although some symptoms such as anxiety and memory loss persisted.

This study found that the Spanish version of the hair-specific Skindex-29 questionnaire effectively detected changes in health-related quality of life among women with female-pattern hair loss, and the scores were significantly correlated with the SF-12 survey results after treatment with a 5 alpha-reductase inhibitor.

Congenital triangular alopecia is a harmless, non-spreading hair loss condition often seen in young children.

In this study, researchers found that the conventional solvent extraction method yielded the highest polyphenol content and antioxidant activity from Ascophyllum nodosum seaweed on Québec's North Shore.

This study found that health-related quality of life was significantly lower in women with polycystic ovary syndrome, especially those with the anovulatory phenotype, compared to non-PCOS controls attending a tertiary hospital.

In this study, adolescent patients undergoing laparoscopic bariatric surgery at a specialized center experienced significant reductions in BMI over 36 months, with no major perioperative complications, highlighting the procedure's safety and effectiveness for treating adolescent obesity in experienced settings.

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.

This study reports that the peptide GPIGS, found in Bacillus sp. M18 conditioned medium, may promote hair growth through the PI-3K/Akt pathway and accelerate hair regrowth in mice.

This study demonstrated that FGF5s acts as an inhibitor of FGF5 in regulating hair growth cycles in cashmere goat dermal papilla cells.

This study reviewed the preferences and reasons for testosterone injection therapy among 53 Canadian men with hypogonadism, finding that most opted for injections due to efficacy, ease, and cost considerations.

This study found that Swiss cattle exhibiting rat-tail syndrome are heterozygous for genetic variants linked to pigmentation and color dilution, likely due to Holstein introgression in the Simmental breed.

In this study, the analysis of Ukraine's pharmaceutical market from 2020 to 2023 found a large variety of Vitamin D3 preparations, predominantly domestic and synthetic, with capsule forms being common; consumer surveys highlighted that doctor recommendations strongly influenced purchasing decisions.

This study demonstrated that RNA interference targeting mutant keratin genes can effectively correct hair shaft structural defects in a mouse model by reducing mutant gene expression.

This study conducted on YouTube Shorts videos found that a majority of content related to alopecia recommended treatments that could be carried out independently, such as over-the-counter medications, while professional recommendations by dermatologists comprised less than 15% of the videos but showed high viewer engagement.

This review discusses the dermoscopic features of common hair and scalp disorders and reports no new clinical results, aiming to assist dermatologists in diagnosing conditions like tinea capitis and alopecia areata.

This study found that ablation of Tet2/Tet3 genes in skin epithelial cells altered hair shape and length, leading to hair loss, by affecting chromatin accessibility and gene expression related to hair follicle regulation.

In this case study, the authors explored the management of ophiasis, a rare and challenging form of alopecia areata, in a 3-year-old boy using the Unani system of medicine, aiming to provide insights for treatment approaches.

This study developed and validated a high-resolution mass spectrometry method to screen for prohibited substances and analyze six endogenous steroids in urine according to World Antidoping Agency requirements, demonstrating its effectiveness for antidoping analysis.

In this study, researchers evaluated factors influencing alopecia areata recurrence and identified male gender and a family history of the condition as independent predictors for disease recurrence among the 100 patients analyzed.

This study found trichoscopy to be a highly sensitive, non-invasive method for diagnosing tinea capitis in children, which could be valuable in resource-limited settings lacking mycological culture facilities.