December 2025 in “International Journal of Medicine and Public Health” Overt hyperthyroidism is the most common thyroid disorder, especially in women.
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February 2006 in “American journal of physiology. Cell physiology” Steroid sex hormones activate matriptase in prostate cancer cells but not in breast cancer cells.
Autophagy helps activate hair stem cells and hair growth by changing their energy use to glycolysis.
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July 2015 in “Molecular Medicine Reports” Lysophosphatidic acid boosts stem cell growth and movement by creating reactive oxygen species.
Trichotillomania involves hair-pulling due to brain and genetic factors, with behavior therapy and new drugs showing promise, but challenges like stigma and underdiagnosis persist.
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September 2023 in “Experimental physiology” A special receptor in sensory nerve endings helps control how they respond to stretching.
April 2025 in “American Journal of Case Reports” Improper use of minoxidil can cause excessive hair growth.
April 2018 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” High amphiregulin in the skin is a bad sign for acute graft-versus-host disease.
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October 2009 in “Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior” 4 citations
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March 2023 in “PubMed” Stress and COVID-19 can worsen hair loss conditions like alopecia areata.
April 2026 in “Frontiers in Medicine” Farudodstat may help prevent hair loss in alopecia areata by stopping immune attacks on hair follicles.
August 2024 in “Archives of Women s Mental Health” Women with PCOS have more depression and stress due to high androgen levels, not obesity or insulin resistance.
January 2024 in “OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)” TRPV3 channels are involved in skin processes and are affected by shear stress, influencing itch and mechanotransduction.
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December 2004 in “American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology” 6 citations
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November 2022 in “Antioxidants” OR2AT4 helps reduce aging and cell damage in human skin cells.
April 2018 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” Mitochondrial dysfunction may contribute to chronic inflammation and immune system issues in Lichen planopilaris.
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April 2016 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” A woman had a severe skin reaction from the drug imiquimod, used for skin cancer, highlighting the need for awareness of rare but serious side effects.
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November 2001 in “Journal of Neuropsychiatry” Divalproex sodium can sometimes worsen behavior in some patients.
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March 2001 in “Clinics in dermatology” Hirsutism in women is often due to hormone sensitivity and has significant psychological effects.
April 2019 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” Scientists discovered a new way UVB light increases skin pigmentation through the ATP-P2X7 pathway.
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September 2020 in “Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics/Journal of developmental & behavioral pediatrics” The document discusses a young boy with autism and early puberty but does not provide a conclusion on managing his behavior.
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August 1999 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Overexpressing the MSX-2 gene in mice causes skin and hair growth issues.
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September 1995 in “British Journal of Dermatology” Diphencyprone therapy for hair loss can cause vitiligo.
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August 2021 in “Experimental dermatology” Overexpressing Merkel cell virus proteins in human hair follicles can create clusters of cells that resemble Merkel cell cancer.
March 2021 in “The British Journal of Psychiatry” Countries with stricter cultures had fewer COVID-19 cases and deaths, paranoia is linked to false memories, psychosocial intervention works as well with or without antipsychotic drugs for young people with psychosis, smartphones can detect changes in behavior indicating illness relapse, and recruitment agents show regional and gender biases.
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December 1967 in “Australasian Journal of Dermatology” Becker's Melanosis and Hypertrichosis mainly affects young males, causing brown skin patches and extra hair on one side of the upper body.
Electrical stimulation with minoxidil boosts hair cell growth.
April 2019 in “Journal of the Endocrine Society” A woman's severe male-like symptoms were caused by a rare, benign tumor in her ovary that produced male hormones.
April 2026 in “Almanac of Clinical Medicine” High-dose glucocorticoid therapy clears skin lesions in pemphigus vulgaris but causes side effects like weight gain and muscle weakness.
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June 2020 in “AIDS” Recreational drug use can cause misdiagnosed conditions and drug interactions in HIV patients.