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Scientists have made progress in understanding hair follicle stem cells, identifying specific genes and markers, and suggesting their use in treating hair and skin conditions.

A 10-year-old girl with Fox Fordyce disease improved with treatment, suggesting the disease can occur before puberty and might be underdiagnosed in young girls.

Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP), a substance from a patient's own blood, can stimulate hair regrowth in people with Androgenetic Alopecia (AGA) who haven't had success with other treatments, but more research is needed to optimize its use.

Vitamin D and calcium are important for quick and effective skin wound healing.

Finasteride and dutasteride are effective for long-term treatment of enlarged prostates but have sexual side effects and a risk of high-grade prostate cancer.

Adding amber particles to polyamide fibers makes them suitable for medical textiles like compression socks.

Parathyroid hormones are important for hair growth, but their use in treating hair loss from chemotherapy is still uncertain.

A combination of oral cyclosporin and PUVA treatment worked well for a severe skin condition called generalized pustular psoriasis.

Tamoxifen caused hair loss in a 52-year-old woman.

Skin doctors should recognize and treat conditions like hair-pulling and skin-picking early, often using therapy and medication, to help 50-70% of patients.

SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing COVID-19, can affect all endocrine organs and systems, altering their function and potentially leading to disorders. Factors like diabetes and obesity increase infection risk and severity. Understanding these effects is key for effective treatment.

Mouse spermatogenesis shows that stem cells can behave flexibly and move widely in open environments.

Umbilical cord cells safely improve healing in long-term nonhealing wounds better than a placebo.

Ionizing radiation causes irreversible skin damage, with single doses leading to acute injury and hair graying, and fractional doses causing more severe long-term tissue damage.

UVA1-light therapy successfully treated a child's skin condition, mycosis fungoides.

Finasteride helps protect brain in old male rats.

Caspases do more than kill cells; they also help in cell growth and disease, and targeting them could lead to new treatments.

Pannexin 3 helps skin and hair growth by controlling a protein called Epiprofin.

New methods have helped find cells that create other cells in the body.

The study found that a specific signaling pathway helps skin wounds heal faster but may lead to larger scars.

AcSDKP may help prevent skin and hair aging and promote their growth.

International medical graduates outperformed U.S. graduates on an internal medicine exam.

International medical graduates outperformed U.S. graduates on an internal medicine exam.

Researchers created a skin patch that delivers two drugs for treating enlarged prostate, which may improve patient use and dosage control.

Alopecia areata leads to significantly higher healthcare costs due to more doctor visits and prescriptions.

Careful medical care is needed for those over 50 on hormone therapy during COVID-19.

StemMACS media is better for growing therapeutic stem cells than PowerStem media.

Fox Fordyce disease might be more common in prepubertal girls than thought and can be managed with treatment.

A rare benign skin tumor showed unusual features of sebaceous and sweat glands, important for correct diagnosis.

The study concluded that hair growth in mice is regulated by a stable interaction between skin cell types, and disrupting this can cause hair loss.