The document concludes that most hair loss treatments don't work, balding isn't caused by dandruff, and hair loss may indicate serious health issues that require medical attention.
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January 2012 in “Current Dermatology Reports” This review discusses recent trends in non-surgical cosmetic dermatology procedures in the United States and reports no new clinical results, emphasizing the need for evidence-based evaluations of safety and efficacy.
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October 2011 in “International Surgery” This article reviews the evolution of hair restoration surgery, discusses a specific technique used at the authors' center, and suggests possible future innovations, but it reports no new clinical results.
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October 2012 in “Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health” This article reviews infertility diagnosis and initial management for advanced practice clinicians, emphasizing the role of midwives and advanced practice nurses, but reports no new clinical findings.
July 2025 in “E-methodology” This study explored AI's potential in trichology services, finding it beneficial for diagnostics and treatment supervision, but noted the importance of addressing legal considerations, particularly in the Polish market.
December 2024 in “International Journal of experimental research and review” In this study, the integration of obesity-related features and machine learning techniques significantly enhanced cardiovascular disease detection, with the XGBoost classifier achieving a 74% accuracy rate and improved metrics compared to other models.
April 2015 in “Andrology” This special issue contains abstracts from the ASA 40th Annual Meeting, providing an overview of various studies without reporting new primary results.
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May 1995 in “Dermatologic Surgery” This article provides contact information for a dermatology department and an international hair restoration society but reports no clinical research results.
May 1993 in “Current problems in dermatology” This review discusses diagnostic approaches for childhood skin diseases with fever through clinical observations and covers recent advances in understanding the pathogenesis and epidemiology of related infections, without reporting new clinical results.
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October 1978 in “JAMA” Minoxidil helps treat severe high blood pressure.
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November 1992 in “Archives of Dermatology” In this study, tapering prednisone followed by 2% topical minoxidil helped limit hair loss in some patients with alopecia areata, with 30% to 47% showing over 25% hair regrowth initially.
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September 2009 in “The Journal of Dermatology” This article discusses the contributions of Dr. Shoji Okuda to the field of hair transplantation and reports no new research findings.
May 2019 in “Paediatrics and child health” This review discusses diagnosis and management strategies for polycystic ovary syndrome in teenagers and reports no new clinical findings, emphasizing tailored approaches considering symptoms, psychological well-being, and fertility needs.
August 2000 in “Australasian Journal of Dermatology” This article contains book reviews from the Australasian Journal of Dermatology and reports no new research findings.
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May 2014 in “Journal of feline medicine and surgery” This review discusses feline dermatophytosis and emphasizes the importance of early detection and appropriate treatment, but it reports no new clinical results.
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November 2008 in “Facial Plastic Surgery” This article outlines the technical aspects, benefits, and challenges of follicular unit extraction for hair transplantation, but it reports no new clinical findings.
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August 1998 in “Dermatologic Surgery” This study found that using a dissecting microscope for follicular unit graft preparation in hair transplant surgeries increased hair yield by 17% compared to using magnifying loupes with transillumination.
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August 2019 in “Frontiers in Immunology” This review examines non-invasive methods for diagnosing inflammatory skin diseases like lupus erythematosus and psoriatic inflammation using samples from plucked hair and skin tape-strips, but no new clinical results are presented.
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November 2015 in “International Journal of Dermatology” This study found that alopecia significantly reduces quality of life among South African Black women, with subjective symptoms and self-image concerns having the greatest impact.
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October 2017 in “Clinics in Dermatology” This article reviews risk factors and warning signs of elder abuse in different settings, emphasizing the importance of dermatologists in correctly identifying potential abuse injuries, but presents no new clinical findings.
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June 2017 in “British Dental Journal” Most UK dental schools don't teach non-surgical facial aesthetics, but dentists have a good knowledge base to provide these services.
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October 2023 in “Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery” This study discusses the potential of robots to improve facial aesthetic procedures through enhanced precision and consistency, while noting significant challenges such as high costs and malfunctions that could lead to injuries.
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November 1999 in “Dermatologic Surgery” This abstract provides only contact and address information for a specific individual in the Department of Plastic Surgery and includes no research findings.
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September 2025 in “Scientific Reports” This study found that using XGBoost with clinical and ultrasound features may provide a highly accurate, non-invasive method for diagnosing polycystic ovary syndrome, although further validation is needed to ensure robustness.
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August 2016 in “Journal of women & aging” This study found that women with negative or mixed feelings about Botox and facial fillers reported diverse and sometimes persistent physical and psychological impacts, feeling commodified, fractured, abandoned, reflective, and transformed.
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May 2018 in “Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology” This review describes the evolution of treatments for relapsing multiple sclerosis, highlighting that while newer potent monoclonal agents can potentially achieve disease remission, they also pose moderate to severe adverse event risks that healthcare providers must understand.
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October 2015 in “Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice” This study evaluated the quality of androgenetic alopecia guidelines using the AGREE II instrument and found the European guideline to be the highest-rated, while American guidelines required modifications.
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September 2022 in “Frontiers in psychiatry” This study found that stress and its related symptoms were highly prevalent among university students in Egypt during the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, with most reporting negative coping strategies.
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September 2025 in “PLOS Digital Health” This study found that all four evaluated large language models generated a significant proportion of inappropriate responses when prompted with or without LGBTQIA+ identity terms, with more severe bias observed in prompts mentioning LGBTQIA+ identities.
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September 2024 in “arXiv (Cornell University)” This study reviews methods to ensure the reliability of machine learning models in medical imaging, focusing on bias detection, data drift assessment, and accuracy estimation without ground truth labels to enhance integration into clinical settings.