February 2025 in “Dermatology and Therapy” Alopecia areata incognita causes sudden hair loss but usually improves with topical steroids.
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September 2007 in “International Journal of Dermatology” Vitamin D receptor gene variations are not linked to alopecia areata.
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May 2020 in “Drug Development Research” Men's sensitivity to male hormones might affect how severe COVID-19 gets for them.
April 2012 in “Informa Healthcare eBooks” Alopecia areata is a common autoimmune condition causing varying hair loss, diagnosed by specific patterns of inflammation around hair follicles, with several treatment options available.
Cepharanthine could be a strong antiviral against COVID-19.
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April 2014 in “Autoimmunity” A specific gene variant (rs4833095) is linked to a higher risk of alopecia areata in Koreans.
April 2019 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” The humanized AA mouse model is better for testing new alopecia areata treatments.
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November 2016 in “Saengmyeong gwahag hoeji/Saengmyeong gwahak hoeji” New treatments for the autoimmune hair loss condition alopecia areata may include JAK inhibitors and other immunomodulators.
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May 2012 in “Experimental Dermatology” September 2022 in “European Journal of Dermatology”
June 2025 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” In alopecia areata, certain immune cells increase and express a protein linked to immune activation.
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April 2014 in “Molecular and Clinical Oncology” Alopecia areata can be an early sign of Hodgkin’s lymphoma and may improve with lymphoma treatment.
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March 2020 in “Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia” CTLA4 gene variants are not linked to alopecia areata in Monterrey's Mexican population.
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September 2020 in “Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” A certain genetic variant in the androgen receptor may predict the severity of COVID-19 in men.
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August 2003 in “AIDS” A new form of lipodystrophy in HIV patients causes neck fat buildup.
January 2025 in “Dermatology Online Journal” The man's hair loss and skin papules were diagnosed as atrichia with papular lesions, not alopecia areata universalis.
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September 2017 in “Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine” An addax had skin cancer that spread to lymph nodes and was euthanized.
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October 2024 in “Reumatismo” Upadacitinib significantly improved alopecia universalis and psoriatic arthritis in a patient.
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May 2013 in “JAMA Dermatology” Hair loss links to higher death risk from diabetes and heart disease; not a direct cause, but a marker for risk factors.
April 2024 in “Bioscience trends” Higher levels of certain DNAs in blood may indicate hair follicle damage in alopecia areata patients.
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June 2023 in “Engineering Technology & Applied Science Research” The AI model accurately classifies Alopecia Areata with 96.94% accuracy.
April 2023 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” HPV8 causes hair follicle stem cells to grow, leading to skin lesions.
April 2023 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” People with Alopecia Areata are more likely to have certain health issues like ulcerative colitis and type 1 diabetes, but less likely to have others like hypertension and type 2 diabetes.
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January 2011 in “Annals of Dermatology” Researchers found a new mutation in the HR gene linked to a rare hair loss condition.
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July 2020 in “EBioMedicine” A gene variant increases the risk of a type of hair loss by affecting hair protein production.
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November 2019 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Adenosine helps human hair grow and prevents hair loss by targeting specific cells.
December 2021 in “Research Square (Research Square)” M-CSF-stimulated myeloid cells can cause alopecia areata in mice.
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January 2016 in “Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation” AGA patients have higher heart disease risk.
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February 2011 in “The Journal of Dermatology” Mutations in the hairless gene cause a rare form of permanent hair loss.
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March 2015 in “The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism” Alopecia areata is linked to thyroid autoimmunity but not type 1 diabetes.