October 2021 in “Dermatology practical & conceptual” A Saudi girl was diagnosed with Loose Anagen Hair Syndrome, a rare condition causing easy hair loss without scarring.
September 2020 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” Different fish use the same genes to regrow teeth.
April 2020 in “International journal of research in dermatology” An 8-year-old girl has a rare, irreversible hair loss condition caused by a genetic mutation.
October 2018 in “InTech eBooks” The gene Foxn1 is important for hair growth, and understanding it may lead to new alopecia treatments.
July 2018 in “Elsevier eBooks” The most common cause of hair loss in children is tinea capitis, followed by alopecia areata and telogen effluvium.
April 2018 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Older hair follicle stem cells have a reduced ability to renew themselves, leading to more hair loss.
April 2018 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Both Th1 and Th2 immune responses are increased in alopecia areata, with Th2 response more strongly linked to how severe the disease is.
April 2018 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Activating Nrf2 helps wounds heal faster by increasing hair follicle stem cells.
April 2018 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Topical tofacitinib is effective in promoting hair growth for non-scarring alopecia.
December 2016 in “John Wiley & Sons, Ltd eBooks” The document concludes that proper recognition and treatment of skin appendage disorders are important for management.
March 2016 in “Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” The April 2016 JEADV issue covered various dermatology topics, including psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, mTOR inhibitors, autoimmune diseases, photodynamic therapy, viral DNA in skin diseases, chronic hand eczema, and female hair loss.
August 2014 in “Springer eBooks” Certain gene mutations can weaken the skin barrier and, when combined with environmental factors, lead to eczema and severe itching.
April 2014 in “Jurnal Biomedik : JBM” An 8-year-old girl had nail and hair issues that improved without specific treatment, but fungal nail infection was hard to cure.
April 2012 in “Journal of evolution of medical and dental sciences” No effective treatment exists to stimulate hair growth in atrichia with papular lesions.
June 2006 in “British Journal of Dermatology” The document reports unique growth lines in a child after Stevens-Johnson syndrome, skin reaction from parsnips and sun in a girl, and itchy skin with xanthomas in a boy with Alagille syndrome.
July 2011 in “British Journal of Dermatology” Hormone treatment caused hair loss, finasteride helped regrowth.
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February 2010 in “Journal für Kardiologie (Krause & Pachernegg GmbH)” A new system helps better diagnose and treat female androgenization conditions like PCOS.
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June 2016 in “Genesis” Researchers identified specific genes that are important for mouse skin cell development and healing.
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January 2013 in “Clinical Endoscopy” First Korean case of Cronkhite-Canada syndrome with colon cancer and serrated adenoma.
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July 2012 in “Current Opinion in Pediatrics” Skin problems can be signs of hormone-related disorders and recognizing them early is important for treatment.
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December 1981 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” The document concludes that parathyroid diseases have a range of clinical features and outcomes, with some conditions being treatable and others having a high risk of mortality.
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April 2012 in “Biomolecular concepts” Keratin is crucial for keeping skin cells healthy and its changes can lead to diseases and affect cell behavior.
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May 1978 in “International Journal of Dermatology” Recent hair loss research shows some progress, especially in understanding male pattern baldness, but effective treatments for many types of hair loss are still lacking.
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May 2023 in “European Journal of Human Genetics” NIPT can help detect potential maternal cancer, and GIPXplore can identify immune diseases in pregnancies.
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January 2011 in “Dental Medicine Research” Keratin 75 might be important in oral cancer progression.
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February 2022 in “Online journal of biological sciences” The document does not determine if adults with aphallia are fertile.
January 2019 in “Global Dermatology” Genetic hair shaft abnormalities can be seen with microscopes and often affect scalp hair.
January 2018 in “Stem cell biology and regenerative medicine” The conclusion is that the nuclear lamina and LINC complex in skin cells respond to mechanical signals, affecting gene expression and cell differentiation, which is important for skin health and can impact skin diseases.
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December 2011 in “Journal of Dermatological Case Reports” Trichoscopy is a useful tool for diagnosing different hair and scalp diseases by their unique visual features.
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May 2011 in “Dermatologic Therapy” Alopecia areata is a type of hair loss that can lead to complete baldness, often associated with other autoimmune conditions, and half of the cases may see hair return within a year.