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research In vivo and in vitro exposure to free fatty acids induce increased androgen production in animal models: a potential pathogenic factor of the polycystic ovary syndrome
Free fatty acids may increase androgen production, potentially contributing to polycystic ovary syndrome.
research Συχνότητα και μελέτη του δασυτριχισμού στον ελληνικό πληθυσμό
Hirsutism is relatively common among young Greek women.
research Book Review: Women's Dermatology: From Infancy to Maturity
The book is valuable for insights into women's skin issues and historical beauty practices.
research Correspondence
RAPK is a rare skin disorder with pigmented spots, mainly on hands and feet, starting in youth.
research The role of CYP19A1 and ESR2 gene polymorphisms in female androgenetic alopecia in the Polish population
No significant link was found between the studied genes and female hair loss in the Polish population.
research Follicular Penetration of Caffeine from Topically Applied Nanoemulsion Formulations Containing Penetration Enhancers: In vitro Human Skin Studies
Nanoemulsion creams with certain enhancers can greatly increase caffeine delivery through skin.
research “Go Away Baldy”
Ancient views on baldness were complex, involving both mockery and respect.
research Postscreening follow-up of the Finnish Prostate Cancer Screening Trial on putative prostate cancer risk factors: vitamin and mineral use, male pattern baldness, pubertal development and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug use
Late puberty may slightly lower prostate cancer risk, baldness is not linked to overall risk but less so with aggressive types, ibuprofen use may increase risk, and vitamins show no effect on risk.
research Marie-unna hereditary hypotrichosis
A 12-year-old boy with a rare genetic condition has progressive hair loss with no effective treatment.
research Inflammatory Skin Disease in Latin America: Treatment Challenges and Opportunities
Improving education, training, and access to affordable treatments is crucial for better managing inflammatory skin diseases in Latin America.
research Limited Awareness of Long COVID Despite Common Experience of Symptoms Among African American/Black, Hispanic/Latino, and Indigenous Adults in Arizona
research How Should Educators and Publishers Eliminate Racial Essentialism?
Educators and publishers should focus on teaching racism as the cause of health inequity and ensure fair use of race in materials.
research A Tale of Two Haplotypes: The EDA2R/AR Intergenic Region is the Most Divergent Genomic Segment between Africans and East Asians in the Human Genome
The most different genetic segment between Africans and East Asians is the EDA2R/AR region, with two main types influenced by population changes and natural selection, and linked to baldness.
research Evidence for Genetic Heterogeneity in Monilethrix
research Variation in human hair ultrastructure among three biogeographic populations
Different populations have distinct hair structures related to their ancestry.
research Frequency of an electrophoretic variant of hair alpha keratin in human populations.
The hair keratin variant is mostly found in Caucasians.
research Sparse haplotype-based fine-scale local ancestry inference at scale reveals recent selection on immune responses
Recent selection on immune response genes was identified across seven ethnicities.
research Five SNP variability in male pattern hair loss patients and healthy individuals from Russia
Genetic differences may influence male pattern hair loss in Russians.
research Rare and common genetic determinants of metabolic individuality and their effects on human health
Genetic variations greatly affect individual metabolism and can impact health and disease risk.
research A replication study confirmed the EDAR gene to be a major contributor to population differentiation regarding head hair thickness in Asia
The EDAR gene greatly affects hair thickness in Asian populations.
research High-coverage genome of the Tyrolean Iceman reveals unusually high Anatolian farmer ancestry
The Tyrolean Iceman had mostly Anatolian farmer ancestry and traits like darker skin and a risk for certain health issues.
research Genome-wide association meta-analysis of individuals of European ancestry identifies new loci explaining a substantial fraction of hair color variation and heritability
New genetic locations explain much of hair color variation in Europeans.
research Mutation in human hair keratin hHb6 in monilethrix: clinical variation is not due to genetic variation.
research Quantifying variation in human scalp hair fiber shape and pigmentation
African hair is curled, Asian hair is thick, European hair is lighter, and chemical methods help identify hair color differences.
research Ancestral Diversity of Skin Reaches Single-Cell Resolution
Ancestry affects skin healing, with non-Hispanic Black patients showing more healing-related fibroblasts than White patients.
research Future Directions: Gene Polymorphism Diagnostics Relevant to Hair
research Phenotypic Heterogeneity in 5 Japanese Patients with an Identical Point Mutation in the Vitamin D Receptor Gene
Patients with the same vitamin D receptor mutation showed different symptoms due to other factors.
research Keratin expression in the hair of different racial groups
Different racial groups have varying keratin proteins, affecting hair texture and strength.
research Electrophoretic variation of hair proteins.
Most people have similar hair protein patterns, but a rare variant was found in two women.