research Trichotillomania
Trichotillomania, a disorder where people compulsively pull out their own hair, often starts around age 12, is more common in adult females, and can be treated with behavior therapy and medication.
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research Sexual Dysfunction Related to Drugs: a Critical Review. Part V: α-Blocker and 5-ARI Drugs
α-Blockers and 5-ARIs for BPH can cause sexual dysfunction, including erectile and ejaculatory issues.
research Dermatological aspects of synthetic cannabinoid addiction
Synthetic cannabinoid addiction can cause skin problems like acne and hair loss.
research Valproic Acid–induced Hair‐texture Changes in a White Woman
Valproic acid can cause reversible hair curling and persistent hair thinning.
research Nocebo effect in Dermatology
Negative expectations can cause adverse effects in dermatology treatments, like with finasteride for baldness, and careful communication can help reduce these nocebo responses.
research Alcohol Exposure During Late Adolescence Increases Drinking in Adult Wistar Rats, an Effect that is not Reduced by Finasteride
Alcohol in teen years leads to more adult drinking, finasteride doesn't help.
research Post-Finasteride Adverse Effects in Male Androgenic Alopecia: A Case Report of Vitiligo
Finasteride may cause vitiligo, sexual issues, and depression; better treatments and predicting side effects needed.
research The self in the obsessive–compulsive-related disorders: hoarding disorder, body dysmorphic disorder, and trichotillomania
The conclusion is that self-concept, shame, and emotion regulation are key factors in hoarding disorder, body dysmorphic disorder, and trichotillomania, and should be targeted in treatment and research.
research The androgen receptor gene polyglycine repeat polymorphism is associated with memory performance in healthy Chinese individuals
Certain gene variations are linked to better memory in healthy Chinese women.
research Effect of ethanol Adiantum capillus-veneris extract in experimental models of anxiety and depression
Maidenhair fern extract reduced anxiety and depression in rats and may work due to its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.
research Assessing dutasteride-associated sexual dysfunction using the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Adverse Event Reporting System
Dutasteride is linked to a higher chance of sexual dysfunction, especially in younger males and the elderly.
research A case of androgenetic alopecia treated with valproic acid
Valproic acid helped hair growth in alopecia patient; more research needed.
research Tales of bugs, delusions of parasitosis, and what to do
Escitalopram might effectively treat delusions of parasitosis and possibly Morgellons disease, with psychological factors being important to consider.
research Anti-Androgen Treatment of Hirsute Women: A Study on Stress Responses
The treatment reduced hair growth and testosterone in women with excess hair and had some effects on stress responses.
research Bone Metabolism in Patients with Hidradenitis Suppurativa: A Case-control Study
People with hidradenitis suppurativa often have lower vitamin D levels, weaker hip bones, and altered bone metabolism markers.
research Androgenetic alopecia: Does its presence change our perceptions?
Hair loss seen as natural; short haircuts help cope.
research The 5α-reductase inhibitor finasteride is not associated with alterations in sleep spindles in men referred for polysomnography
Finasteride doesn't affect sleep spindles in men.
research Treatment of Delusional Infestation with Olanzapine
Olanzapine helped a man who thought he had bugs on his skin.
research Inducible, reversible hair loss in transgenic mice.
Scientists made a mouse that can be made to lose hair and then grow it back.
research Stressful lie events in alopecia areata patients: A case control study
Stress can trigger or worsen alopecia areata.
research Topical Valproate Solution for Hair Growth
Topical valproate can effectively promote hair growth.
research Treatment-resistant Schizophrenia and Global Cortical Atrophy in a Patient with Turner Syndrome
A person with Turner Syndrome showed severe schizophrenia that didn't respond to treatment and had brain shrinkage.
research Diffuse hair loss associated with hyperprolactinaemia: report of three cases
High levels of prolactin in the blood can be linked to widespread hair loss.
research Episodic Neuropathic-Like Musculoskeletal Pain Associated With Ritlecitinib Therapy in Alopecia Universalis: A Case Report
Ritlecitinib may cause severe musculoskeletal pain in some alopecia universalis patients.
research The effects of low-dose radiation therapy in patients with mild-to-moderate Alzheimer's dementia: an interim analysis of a pilot study
Low-dose radiation therapy may improve brain function in some Alzheimer's patients and is generally well-tolerated.
research Benzothiazepines, diltiazem and JTV-519, exert an anxiolytic-like effect via neurosteroid biosynthesis in mice
Benzothiazepines like diltiazem reduce anxiety in mice by making neurosteroids.
research Neuroactive Steroids and Ethanol Exposure: Relevance to Ethanol Sensitivity and Alcohol Use Disorders Risk
Neuroactive steroids may affect the risk and treatment of alcohol use disorders.
research Finasteride and male fertility
Finasteride may decrease semen quality but not harm sperm production, and stopping the drug can improve semen quality; hyperprolactinemia can cause infertility but is treatable with medication.
research Hair Loss Dysmorphic Disorder – a Frequently Encountered and Often Neglected Disorder
Most people worried about abnormal hair loss actually have psychological issues like depression or anxiety.
research Quality of Life in Patients with Diffuse Lichen Planopilaris: A Cross-Sectional Study of 87 Moroccan Cases
Diffuse lichen planopilaris greatly reduces quality of life.