research Lifetime incidence and healthcare disparities in alopecia areata: a UK population-based cohort study
Alopecia areata affects 1 in 50 people, with non-White ethnic groups experiencing the most impact on mental health and work.
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540-570 / 1000+ resultsresearch The myeloid mineralocorticoid receptor regulates dermal angiogenesis and inflammation in glucocorticoid‐induced impaired wound healing
Blocking the mineralocorticoid receptor improves wound healing by reducing inflammation and promoting blood vessel growth.
research Low‐dose oral minoxidil improves global hair density and length in children with loose anagen hair syndrome
Low-dose oral minoxidil increases hair thickness and length in children with a hair disorder called Loose Anagen Hair Syndrome.
research Hair loss and Hedgehog inhibitors: a class effect?
Hedgehog pathway inhibitors used for skin cancer can cause significant hair loss, which may improve after stopping the medication.
research Pseudofolliculitis cutis: a vexing disorder of hair growth
Pseudofolliculitis cutis causes painful skin bumps and needs proper shaving and treatments to manage.
research Morphological and morphometric study of the androgenetic alopecic scalp using two- and three-dimensional analysis comparing regional differences
The study found that balding scalps have more thin hairs and larger oil glands, which might contribute to skin conditions related to hair loss.
research Winding the clock back on female androgenetic alopecia
Reversing female hair loss.
research Lentiginosis within plaques of linear atrophoderma of Moulin: a twin-spotting phenomenon?
The document suggests a rare skin condition might be caused by a genetic phenomenon.
research A case of primary cutaneous natural killer/T-cell lymphoma, nasal type, with indolent clinical course: monoclonal expansion of Epstein-Barr virus genome correlating with the terminal aggressive behaviour
The growth of the Epstein-Barr virus in the patient's cells was linked to the worsening of her lymphoma.
research Efalizumab-induced hypertrichosis
Efalizumab can cause unexpected excessive hair growth.
research A case of encephalocraniocutaneous lipomatosis
The document reports a rare case of ECCL with a new association with optic disc colobomas.
research A controlled study of the effects of RU58841, a non-steroidal antiandrogen, on human hair production by balding scalp grafts maintained on testosterone-conditioned nude mice
research Epidermal growth factor and fibroblast growth factor accelerate proliferation of human hair bulb papilla cells and root sheath tibroblasts cultured in vitro
EGF and FGF can boost hair growth by speeding up cell growth.
research DISORDERS OF THE HAIR AND THEIR TREATMENT BEFORE THE 18TH CENTURY.
research Psychosocial burden and the impact of illness perceptions and stigma on quality of life, anxiety and depression in alopecia areata: results from the Alopecia + Me study
Alopecia areata impacts mental well-being more due to perceptions and stigma than disease severity.
research Beyond health-related quality of life: initial psychometric validation of a new scale for addressing the gap in assessing the full range of alopecia areata psychosocial burden
The SAAD-41 scale effectively measures the psychosocial impact of alopecia areata.
research A review of genotrichoses and hair pathology associated with inherited skin diseases
Next-generation sequencing greatly improves understanding and treatment of genetic hair disorders.
research Villainous hair: ba(l)d to the bone – would they be so evil if they had hair?
Bald characters in films are often stereotyped as villains.
research White piedra caused by Trichosporon inkin : a report of two cases in a northern climate
White piedra, a rare fungal infection, was diagnosed in two women in a northern climate.
research Vitamin D inhibits captopril-induced cell detachment and apoptosis in keratinocytes
Vitamin D protects skin cells from damage caused by captopril.
research The ‘melanocyte-keratin’ mystery revisited: neither normal human epidermal nor hair follicle melanocytes express keratin 16 or keratin 6in situ
Human melanocytes in skin and hair follicles don't express keratin 16 or 6 naturally.
research Pohl-Pinkus constrictions of hair following chemotherapy for Hodgkin's disease
Chemotherapy caused the patient's hair to have alternating thick and thin segments.
research An efficient method for isolation of hair papillae and follicle epithelium from human scalp specimens
A new method helps isolate key hair components to study hair growth and loss.
research An assessment of (1) cyproterone acetate and (2) ethinyl oestradiol and lynoestrenol (Minilyn) in the treatment of idiopathic hirsutism
Cyproterone acetate can effectively treat idiopathic hirsutism, but ethinyl oestradiol and lynoestrenol may not always reduce hair growth.
research Topical tofacitinib for the treatment of alopecia areata affecting facial hair
Topical tofacitinib may effectively and safely regrow facial hair in some people with alopecia areata.
research Hair loss among transgender and gender‐nonbinary patients: a cross‐sectional study
Transgender and nonbinary individuals experience hair loss, with transmen on testosterone seeing more severe hair loss, while feminizing hormones may stabilize hair loss in transwomen.
research What is behind the ‘swarm of bees’ in alopecia areata
Alopecia areata is caused by immune system issues, and JAK inhibitors might help treat it.
research Alopecia areata incognita in Cronkhite-Canada syndrome
The report suggests that hair loss in Cronkhite-Canada syndrome may be caused by alopecia areata incognita, as shown by a patient's improvement with treatment.
research Male pattern baldness and risk of colorectal neoplasia
Men with certain types of baldness at age 45 may have a higher risk of colon cancer and colorectal adenoma.
research Topical minoxidil improves congenital hypotrichosis caused by LIPH mutations
Applying minoxidil can help improve hair growth in people with hair loss caused by LIPH gene mutations.