July 2024 in “Clinical Case Reports” This study suggests that young females may experience a rare coexistence of Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia and ophiasis pattern Alopecia Areata, possibly sharing a common underlying pathophysiology.
May 2024 in “Clinical Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology” In this study, researchers reviewed the roles of autophagy and mitophagy in hair follicle cycles, exploring their potential links to hair loss and investigating how manipulating these pathways might offer new therapeutic strategies.
April 2024 in “Demiroglu Science University Florence Nightingale Journal of Medicine” This review highlights the role of the APCDD1 gene and associated pathways in hair follicle biology, offering new perspectives on genetic contributors to hair loss and suggesting potential avenues for developing targeted treatments and preventive strategies.
February 2024 in “Recima21” This study explored the connections between Covid-19 and hair loss issues like telogen effluvium and alopecia areata, highlighting the virus's potential trigger effect and underscoring the importance of comprehensive post-Covid-19 treatment strategies that consider immune, psychological, and hair cycle factors.
February 2024 in “Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” In this study, 44.7% of individuals with alopecia in a European general population sample did not consult a healthcare professional, with perspectives on alopecia's impact varying across types.
January 2024 in “Journal of Cosmetics Dermatological Sciences and Applications” This study found that 23.8% of participants with pattern hair loss had occipital involvement, with higher rates in females (35.6%) compared to males with early-stage hair loss (12.1%), illustrating significant gender differences in hair loss progression.
January 2024 in “Annals of Dermatology” This study found that alopecia areata patients consider more than 20% scalp hair loss, chronic duration, and involvement of additional body hair as indicators of severe disease impacting quality of life.
November 2023 in “Burns and trauma” This review discusses how the skin microbiome impacts different types of cutaneous wounds, such as acute and chronic, and explores therapeutic strategies targeting the microbiome to enhance healing outcomes.
November 2023 in “npj regenerative medicine” This study found that engineered reconstituted skin can form morphogenetic units that promote tissue patterning and hair regeneration, with certain signaling pathways restoring this ability in adult and fetal cells.
November 2023 in “European medical journal. Dermatology” This summary from the EADV Congress, chaired by Ulrike Blume-Peytavi and Sergio Vaño-Galván, provided an overview of diagnosing and treating alopecia, but specific results and conclusions from the session were not reported in the abstract.
October 2023 in “Dermatology practical & conceptual” In this case report, folliculitis decalvans with frontal fibrosing alopecia was observed in a patient with a dark phototype, highlighting the phenotypic spectrum of folliculitis decalvans and lichen planopilaris.
July 2023 in “Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology” This study investigated AGA professionals' perspectives and found that 42% were misled by commercial influences, underestimated these biases' extent, and faced ethical challenges in treatment due to societal pressures and misinformation, highlighting a need for evidence-based guidance and research scrutiny tools.
July 2023 in “Regenerative Therapy” This systematic review found an increased incidence of hair loss and telogen effluvium among COVID-19 patients and reported preliminary effectiveness of platelet-rich plasma, adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells, and human follicle stem cells for treatment without major side effects.
January 2023 in “Archives of Disease in Childhood Education & Practice” This article describes the causes of hirsutism, introduces a novel assessment tool, and suggests strategies for investigation and management, but provides no new experimental results.
August 2022 in “Archives of pediatric surgery” This article reviews cultural differences in the incidence of hair-thread tourniquet syndrome and finds it may be less prevalent in Iranian children compared to Europe, possibly due to social and cultural factors.
This review discusses the dynamic behavior of immune cells in skin immune responses using intravital imaging in mice and reports no new clinical results.
April 2019 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study found that emergency department visits due to sunburn were more prevalent and costly during the summer, with a higher likelihood among lower-income men from the South.
August 2018 in “Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamentals of Nursing” This study found that adults with alopecia go through stages of embarrassment, seeking solutions, and acceptance, influenced by stress, lifestyle, and social factors, resulting in a withdrawn life due to negative body image.
December 2016 in “The European health psychologist” This study found that women with polycystic ovary syndrome often experience isolation, helplessness, resilience, and grief, suggesting a need for better support during diagnosis and treatment to improve wellbeing.
December 2016 in “Anales del sistema sanitario de Navarra” This case study reports successful treatment of frontal fibrosing alopecia with daily 2.5mg finasteride in a 77-year-old woman.
November 2011 in “Pediatric dermatology” This case report and literature review discusses Marie-Unna hereditary hypotrichosis and presents no new clinical results.
February 2023 in “Singapore Medical Journal” Men with androgenetic alopecia have unique metabolomic patterns that could help develop targeted treatments.
May 2016 in “DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)” This study found that vertex accentuation is the second most common pattern of female pattern hair loss in Asian women, following the diffuse type.
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July 2018 in “Antioxidants” This review discusses the role of reactive oxygen species in wound healing, highlighting potential strategies like mitochondrial-targeted antioxidants for managing non-healing chronic wounds, and reports no new clinical results.
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September 2017 in “The Journal for Nurse Practitioners” This study observed that most women with PCOS in the United States use adaptive coping strategies, while those with higher psychological severity may resort to maladaptive coping methods.
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June 2025 in “Medeniyet Medical Journal” This review explores the role of the TMPRSS2 gene in facilitating SARS-CoV-2 infection and its potential as a therapeutic target in COVID-19 and other respiratory infections, highlighting challenges in developing selective inhibitors.
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July 2022 in “Medicina-lithuania” This study found that women with PCOS in Poland had higher anxiety and depression levels and lower ego-resiliency compared to healthy women, often using passive stress-coping strategies.
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July 2019 in “Vestnik Rossiĭskoĭ akademii meditsinskikh nauk / Rossiĭskaia akademiia meditsinskikh nauk” This study identified different non-genetic factors influencing androgenic alopecia in men with varying genetic risk, which may aid in developing more personalized treatments.
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April 2024 in “Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology” This review examines the use of microneedles for treating alopecia areata, highlighting their ability to enhance drug delivery through the skin by bypassing the outer barrier and promoting hair growth with minimal invasiveness.
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March 2024 in “Psychiatry Neurology and Medical Psychology” This study examined the mental health of women with diffuse alopecia and found varied levels of mental maladjustment, with more patients with mixed alopecia showing adjustment disorders compared to those with metabolic alopecia. These findings could inform personalized treatment strategies for this condition.