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A 90-year-old woman's hand lesion was a rare, aggressive skin cancer treated successfully with surgery.

This case study describes a 34-year-old woman with low serum zinc levels, skin lesions, and hair loss, potentially linked to excessive alcohol consumption.

This study found that there was no significant difference in hair regrowth between clobetasol and bimatoprost for scalp alopecia areata over 12 weeks, but bimatoprost had fewer side effects and prompted earlier, more pigmented hair regrowth.

In this study, older adults who participated in physical activity showed a strong correlation between physical condition and quality of life, with higher physical condition scores linked to quality of life scores above 80, particularly in both physical and psychological health aspects.

In this review, researchers evaluated 111 studies on the biological activities and phytochemical components of the plant Tridax procumbens, emphasizing its ethnobotanical potential and the need for more research to understand its therapeutic benefits, especially in its native tropical regions.

This study found that the petroleum ether extract of Citrullus colocynthis fruit and an isolated steroidal compound may reduce prostatic hyperplasia in rats induced by testosterone, suggesting potential use in managing androgen-dependent conditions.

This study found that liquid nitrogen cryotherapy resulted in good responses in 33% of patients with recalcitrant alopecia areata, although nearly 30% showed no response.

This study reports that 71% of patients treated with the gamma-secretase inhibitor PF-03084014 for desmoid tumors experienced dermatologic side effects, such as follicular lesions and pruritic eruptions, which were managed with topical or systemic treatments.

This study observed that dandruff in Indian women is associated with a distinct scalp microbiome, including specific bacterial and unknown Malassezia species, with implications for nutrient homeostasis and cell-host adhesion pathways.

This review discusses various plants and herbal formulations traditionally used for hair growth and notes their potential as safer alternatives to synthetic hair loss treatments, but reports no new clinical results.

This study developed a new method using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry to measure multiple steroid hormones in hair, requiring significantly fewer strands than previous methods, with high accuracy and precision.

This article discusses the role of testosterone in the formation of male characteristics, muscle and bone development, and its impact on skin and hair, but provides no new clinical results.

This article reviews the types and characteristics of adrenal cortex tumors, including their hormone secretion and detection as incidental findings, but presents no new research results.

This study used in-silico molecular docking to evaluate the antidiabetic potential of Eclipta alba leaf flavonoids, finding that compounds like apigenin, syringic acid, and vanillic acid effectively bind to the target protein aldose reductase, suggesting a promising inhibitory action.

This review discusses the potential health benefits of Allium vegetables, especially their association with reduced cancer risk, but reports no new clinical outcomes.

This study highlights factors contributing to increasing seborrheic alopecia among teenagers, including hormonal, lifestyle, and psychological influences, and suggests integrated treatment strategies including medication, lifestyle adjustments, and psychological interventions.

This study, assessing PCOS patients, found a significant positive correlation between increased ovarian volume and elevated insulin resistance, suggesting that larger ovaries may indicate a higher degree of insulin resistance.

This review examines the administration, efficacy, and potential applications of inositol, highlighting its roles in treating conditions like mental health disorders, metabolic disorders, and PCOS. The authors emphasize the need for further research into inositol's multifaceted therapeutic benefits.

A genetic mutation linked to longer life and less disease was found in the Amish, and a drug is being developed to replicate these benefits.

In this study, aspartame consumption during gestation in rats was associated with significant histological changes and increased apoptosis in the skin of their neonatal pups.

This study found that topical formulations including extracts from Cuscuta reflexa, Citrullus colocynthis, and Eclipta alba significantly accelerated hair growth initiation and completion in rats, indicating potential benefits for treating alopecia.

The researchers reported that the petroleum ether extract of Cuscuta reflexa may promote hair growth in testosterone-induced alopecia in mice by inhibiting the enzyme 5α-reductase.

This study found that neutral liposomes were most effective at delivering minoxidil into pilosebaceous units compared to other tested formulations.

This study identified several herbs, including Ganoderma lucidum and Urtica dioica, that showed promising 5α-reductase inhibitory activity suggesting potential use in managing androgenic disorders.

In this study, petroleum ether extract of Citrullus colocynthis fruit effectively promoted hair growth in a mouse model of androgen-induced alopecia, showing comparable results to the standard treatment, finasteride.

This study found that Ganoderma lucidum extracts reduced prostate enlargement and improved symptoms in testosterone-treated rats, suggesting potential benefits for managing benign prostatic hyperplasia.

This review discusses the increased use of platelet-rich plasma in dermatology for conditions like skin ulcers and alopecia but reports no new clinical results, emphasizing the need for more scientific evidence to support its benefits.

This study found that petroleum ether extracts of Citrullus colocynthis reduced hair growth initiation time and advanced more hair follicles to the anagen phase in albino rats compared to untreated controls and minoxidil.

Women with AGA have higher lipid levels, increasing heart disease risk.