research Forensic DNA Phenotyping: Male Pattern Baldness: Traditional Review
DNA markers can help predict male pattern baldness, useful in criminal and missing person cases.
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research Association of Baldness with Coronary Artery Disease and Its Severity
Baldness is linked to a higher risk of coronary artery disease, but not to its severity.
research Review of the Literature: A Placebo Controlled Split Scalp Study of PRP for Male Pattern Baldness
PRP may help with hair regrowth in male pattern baldness, but more research is needed.
research Hair transplanting in early stage male pattern baldness
Hair transplants can be effective for early male pattern baldness.
research DNA phenotyping: current application in forensic science
DNA phenotyping helps predict physical traits from DNA with varying accuracy and requires careful ethical and legal handling.
research Topical Minoxidil for Androgenetic Alopecia: Optimizing the Chance for Success by Appropriate Patient Selection
Minoxidil works for 56% of balding men with specific criteria.
research Transmasculine Hormone Therapy
Testosterone therapy for transmasculine individuals is generally safe with medical supervision, improves mental health, and has mixed effects on physical health.
research Perfectionism and Baldness Distress in Men
Men who are perfectionists feel more upset about baldness, partly due to aging anxiety.
research Diagnosis of hyperandrogenism: clinical criteria
The document concludes that hirsutism is the main sign for diagnosing hyperandrogenism, which requires a detailed patient history and physical exam.
research Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Diagnosis and Treatment
PCOS is a common hormonal disorder in women, treated with lifestyle changes and medications like hormonal contraceptives and metformin.
research Tobacco and the skin
Smoking harms skin health, causing slower wound healing, more wrinkles, and worsening some skin conditions, but may protect against certain others.
research Minoxidil increases 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase and 5α-reductase activity of cultured human dermal papilla cells from balding scalp
Minoxidil boosts enzymes that help hair growth.
research Targeted transfollicular delivery of artocarpin extract from Artocarpus incisus by means of microparticles
Microparticles containing artocarpin extract could effectively treat hair loss and acne with minimal side effects.
research The Metabolism and Control Mechanism of Human Hair Follicles
Human hair follicles have a unique metabolism that changes between growth stages and may contribute to baldness.
research Stereocontrolled synthesis of all eight stereoisomers of the putative anti-androgen cyoctol
Scientists made all eight versions of a compound called cyoctol, but found it's not an anti-androgen and it fully breaks down in the skin.
research Male Androgenetic Alopecia and Cardiovascular Risk Factors: A Case-Control Study
Balding men have higher heart disease risk.
research Is androgenic alopecia a result of endocrine effects on the vasculature?
Male-pattern baldness might be caused by the effect of hormones on scalp blood vessels.
research Female Hair Restoration
Hair transplantation is the only permanent solution for female pattern hair loss and can greatly improve quality of life with careful planning.
research Polymorphisms in androgen and estrogen receptor genes: effects on male aging
Changes in testosterone and estrogen receptor genes can affect how men age, influencing body fat, hair patterns, and possibly leading to skin disorders.
research Hair Transplantation in Females
Hair transplantation is a viable treatment for some types of female hair loss, with careful donor assessment and attention to psychological factors.
research Problems in pattern alopecia
Female pattern hair loss diagnosis is challenging and should use dermoscopy and histopathology instead of pattern recognition, as hormones may not always be the cause.
research Is prediabetes risk factor for hair loss?
Prediabetes may be a risk factor for hair loss.
research Bad Hair Day: Testosterone and Wnts
Testosterone can both promote hair growth and cause baldness by affecting hair growth signals.
research Partial regrowth of scalp hair in a patient treated with extracorporeal pholtochemotherapy and interferon ? 2a
A patient with a severe type of hair loss experienced partial hair regrowth after treatment with a specific light therapy and a medication called interferon α2a.
research The association of hair loss and coronavirus infection COVID-19 – facts and hypotheses
COVID-19 may cause different types of hair loss, and the virus's effects on hair could help understand its impact on other body parts.
research Clinical approach to focal hairless patch with dermoscopy
Dermoscopy helps diagnose different hair loss conditions, and characteristics vary among ethnicities and individual cases.
research An Atlas of Hair Pathology—with Clinical CorrelationsSperlingLeonard C158 pp Price £66.99 ISBN 1-84214-203-8 (h/b) London: Parthenon, 2003
The book is a detailed guide on hair diseases and diagnosis, useful for skin disease experts.
research Commentary
Hair disease research is a growing and evolving field in dermatology, with recent significant advances.
research Correspondence
A man's skin cancer improved and some of his hair grew back after treatment with a special light therapy and a medication.
research An update of the pathogenesis of frontal fibrosing alopecia: What does the current evidence tell us?
The current understanding of frontal fibrosing alopecia involves immune, genetic, hormonal factors, and possibly environmental triggers, but more research is needed for effective treatments.