October 2022 in “Rheumatology (Bulgaria)” This case report details the challenging diagnostic journey of a 50-year-old woman with progressive supranuclear palsy, highlighting the disease's complex and variable clinical presentation.
April 2021 in “BMJ Case Reports” This case report discusses a rare instance of pseudolymphomatous folliculitis in a 19-year-old man, highlighting the challenge in diagnosing PLF due to its low clinical suspicion index and variable initial clinical diagnoses.
January 2021 in “CRC Press eBooks” This article discusses hair loss conditions and treatments, including the use of finasteride in male androgenetic alopecia and its variable results in women, without presenting new clinical findings.
June 2020 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study found that FDA-cleared devices for preparing platelet-rich plasma showed inconsistent product quality, with variable platelet counts and inadequate quality control performance, suggesting clinical improvement may not rely on platelet concentration.
January 2020 in “Figshare” In this study, finasteride increased cardiac damage but reduced mutagenic effects in male rats treated with anabolic steroid ND, suggesting variable organ-specific responses to metabolic inhibition.
This study suggests that oral JAK inhibitors can be an effective treatment option for approximately half of patients with moderate to severe alopecia areata, despite variable responses and potential adverse effects.
January 2015 in “Przegla̧d dermatologiczny” This study observed that excimer light therapy, intralesional triamcinolone, and topical 5% minoxidil all had differing levels of effectiveness in treating alopecia areata, with variable results noted among treatments.
January 2015 in “Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich)” This study found no significant difference in anagen rate improvement between the CYP-based dietary supplement and placebo in women over 60 with telogen effluvium, possibly due to variable patient inclusion related to hair growth seasonality.
January 2008 in “Pratique médicale & chirurgicale de l'animal de compagnie” This review discusses the controversial non-inflammatory alopecia known as alopecia X, highlighting its unknown etiology and the variable effectiveness of various proposed treatments, but reports no new results.
January 2008 in “Journal of Clinical Dermatology” This study found that integrin alpha-6 and p63 may play a role in hair loss, with variable expression patterns in different types of alopecia observed in scalp biopsy samples.
January 2003 in “Journal of Practical Aesthetic and Plastic Surgery” This study found that intralesional Diprospan injections and high-dose intravenous methylprednisolone may be effective for treating longstanding multifocal alopecia areata, with variable hair regrowth observed among patients.
This study examines the structure of the "sinuskissen" in cat hair follicles, revealing it as a loose connective tissue susceptible to changes in aqueous flow, and describes its variable three-dimensional shapes.
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October 2013 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” This study found that in adults with vitiligo, certain autoimmune diseases are associated with factors like age, sex, and extent of vitiligo, suggesting tailored screening strategies based on these variables.
June 2026 in “PARIPEX-INDIAN JOURNAL OF RESEARCH” This study in Mangaluru found that the majority of first-year BSc nursing students had average knowledge about hair fall due to stress, with no significant association between knowledge levels and baseline variables.
May 2025 in “International Journal of Trichology” The examined study explored how trichoscopic evaluations of female pattern hair loss might relate to disease severity and histological changes, but the authors highlighted methodological issues such as unclear sample size determination and insufficient control of confounding variables, which limit the results' generalizability and reproducibility.
This abstract provides a directed acyclic graph of the association between chest hair amount and prostate cancer, highlighting variables and potential confounders, but it reports no new research findings.
September 2021 in “Fertility and sterility” In this study, daily administration of 100mg DHEA for 16 weeks in women with adequate ovarian reserve did not modify metabolic or reproductive variables, apart from increased antral follicular count and anti-Müllerian hormone levels.
August 2021 in “Acta Medica Philippina” This study found that complementary and alternative medicine use is common among Filipino adults with psoriasis vulgaris and is linked to poorer quality of life despite adjusting for confounding variables.
March 2021 in “Journal of sleep sciences” This study found that patients with various types of alopecia had affected quality of life and sleep, but these factors were not significantly associated with demographic variables.
January 2016 in “Journal of Dr Behcet Uz Children s Hospital” This study examined family functioning, psychopathology, and quality of life in children and adolescents with alopecia areata, analyzing their relationships with sociodemographic and disease-related variables.
May 2026 in “Frontiers in Reproductive Health” This narrative review reported that a variety of lifestyle-based interventions, such as specific dietary changes and physical activity, along with adjunctive therapies, have potential benefits in managing metabolic and hormonal outcomes in women with PCOS, although the variable study quality suggests further research is needed.
February 2024 in “International Journal of Health and Pharmaceutical” In this study, Avemor, a tonic containing aloe vera and moringa oleifera, along with varying concentrations of dried moringa leaf extracts, was tested on rabbits for hair growth, but the results showed variable effectiveness compared to a minoxidil control.
September 2023 in “Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology” In a pilot study examining potential treatments for androgenic alopecia, researchers reported that over four months, topical cetirizine 1% improved hair length but not other measures, while diclofenac 3% showed no significant effects, unlike minoxidil, which showed significant improvement across all measured variables.
July 2023 in “Media Dermato Venereologica Indonesiana” This research discusses Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis, life-threatening conditions often induced by immune-mediated drug reactions. Optimal management involves early diagnosis, drug withdrawal, and supportive therapy, though evidence for systemic treatments like corticosteroids and cyclosporin remains variable and lacks randomized controlled trial confirmation.
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December 2014 in “Aesthetic dermatology” This book reviews the evolving use of radiofrequency in aesthetic medicine and its comparison with laser and surgical approaches, but it reports no new clinical results.
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November 2018 in “Medunab” This study found that in Colombian women with non-scarring alopecia, decreased serum ferritin levels were associated with telogen effluvium, but no such link was observed with thyroid disorders.
August 2026 in “Cell Communication and Signaling” This study found that intravenous administration of a shark-derived receptor antibody, 3P17, promoted hair growth in mice by increasing hair matrix cell proliferation and activating leptin-STAT3 signaling, with transdermal leptin delivery enhancing this effect through improved skin penetration.
June 2023 in “Dermatology and therapy” This literature review highlights challenges in managing alopecia areata in the Middle East and Africa, noting significant regional gaps in data, treatment guidelines, and public awareness that impede patient care and emphasize the need for improved support and resources.
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December 2017 in “Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine” This study proposes that seasonal alopecia and reproductive changes in six female fossas at the San Diego Zoo may be linked to hormonal changes associated with reproductive activity.
March 2018 in “Digital Access to Scholarship at Harvard (DASH) (Harvard University)” In this study, chronic stress signals were found to delay hair follicle stem cell activation and negatively impact their niche components in rodents.