7 citations
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October 2010 in “Medical Hypotheses” Alopecia areata may involve stress-related changes affecting hormone receptors, leading to reduced cortisol production.
November 2025 in “Cancers” Men with male pattern baldness may have a slightly higher risk of prostate cancer.
2 citations
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February 2023 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” People with autism are more likely to develop alopecia areata than those without autism.
5 citations
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July 2024 in “Frontiers in Microbiology” Changes in gut bacteria might influence alopecia areata.
April 2024 in “DAHUDER Medical journal” The study concluded that there is no significant link between thyroid autoimmunity and alopecia areata.
6 citations
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February 2025 in “BMC Medical Research Methodology” Inconsistent safety reporting in chronic back pain trials risks patient safety and decision-making.
32 citations
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July 2020 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” AGA linked to worse COVID-19 outcomes in men.
November 2024 in “Australasian Journal of Dermatology” The study's methods are flawed, making its conclusions about finasteride and mental health unreliable.
11 citations
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March 2021 in “Dermatology and therapy” Researchers created a new tool to measure the effects of alopecia areata from the patient's view, focusing on hair loss, daily life, and emotional health.
October 2022 in “Journal of pharmaceutical negative results” People with Alopecia areata have higher levels of certain T regulatory cells in their blood.
October 2024 in “Benha Medical Journal” Patients with Alopecia Areata have higher levels of certain inflammatory markers.
4 citations
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April 2016 in “American Journal of Primatology” Where a rhesus macaque used to live can affect its chances of getting alopecia later in life, and females are more likely to be affected than males.
April 2016 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” The ALADIN score can predict how well patients with alopecia areata will respond to JAK inhibitor treatments.
May 2025 in “Journal of Investigative Medicine” FAI is a better marker for predicting female hair loss than testosterone or SHBG alone.
January 2024 in “Wiadomości Lekarskie” Thyroid disorders, especially autoimmune ones, are very common in the studied group.
June 2024 in “Journal of cosmetic dermatology” The document corrects errors in a table about hair loss in women.
October 2022 in “Benha Journal of Applied Sciences” Human Beta Defensin 1 levels do not predict the risk or severity of Alopecia Areata.
1 citations
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February 2022 in “PLOS ONE” Hair loss is more common in male Chinese college freshmen, and it's linked with rosacea but doesn't affect their quality of life.
November 2007 in “Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention Biomarkers” Higher C-peptide levels in African-American men and higher HbA1c levels in Caucasian men are linked to lower PSA levels.
January 2026 in “Journal of the Egyptian Womenʼs Dermatologic Society” High levels of HSP70 and IL-15 are linked to more severe alopecia areata.
June 2025 in “British Journal of Dermatology” Standardized forms and digital tools can improve alopecia biopsy diagnosis.
1 citations
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January 2024 in “Wiadomości Lekarskie” Detecting early breast arterial calcifications can help assess cardiovascular disease risk.
2 citations
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January 2020 in “Journal of The European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” Balding men have harder scalps.
February 2026 in “Psychoneuroendocrinology” Hair cortisol concentration partly reflects HPA axis regulation but doesn't capture all its complexities.
7 citations
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September 2014 in “Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research” Ultrasound measurement of the ovarian stroma to total area ratio is not a reliable single predictor of high male hormone levels in Thai women with PCOS, but works better when combined with clinical signs.
April 2023 in “Cancer research” KRTAP2-3 could help predict cancer recurrence by identifying specific cancer cells.
14 citations
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January 1977 in “PubMed” The hair keratin variant is mostly found in Caucasians.
20 citations
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March 2021 in “Cancers” Certain genetic variants increase the risk of aggressive prostate cancer.
6 citations
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January 2016 in “International Journal of Trichology” The conclusion is that more hair loss (androgenetic alopecia) is linked to larger prostate size, suggesting hair loss could be an early sign of benign prostatic hyperplasia.
12 citations
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November 2019 in “PLoS ONE” Male-pattern baldness is weakly linked to some heart disease risk factors but not a strong indicator for heart disease.