January 2024 in “Medicina” Statins may help treat PCOS by lowering androgen levels and improving cholesterol.
January 2024 in “Diagnostics” Long COVID causes a wide range of long-lasting symptoms that change over time and are hard to diagnose and treat.
May 2023 in “IntechOpen eBooks” More research is needed to understand how testosterone is maintained in adult males.
April 2023 in “Dermatologica Sinica” Sex hormones affect hair growth and loss, and treatments for related hair diseases include various medications, hair transplantation, and light therapy.
October 2022 in “Biomedicines” Finasteride in male rats causes liver and metabolic issues in their offspring.
January 2022 in “Clinical Cases in Dermatology” Androgenetic alopecia, a common hair loss condition, can be treated with topical minoxidil, oral finasteride, or oral spironolactone, and new treatments like platelet-rich plasma, low-level laser therapy, and janus-kinase inhibitors are being explored.
January 2018 in “Dermatology Online Journal” Alopecia areata is hard to treat, but new targeted therapies show promise.
September 2021 in “Medicina Estética Revista Científica de la Sociedad Española de Medicina Estética (SEME)” The treatment improved hair growth and thickness in most patients with minimal side effects.
September 2021 in “Medicina estética” Sabal serrulata and biomimetic peptides with microneedling reduced hair loss and improved hair thickness in men with balding.
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March 2015 in “Journal of Endocrinological Investigation” The research suggests that the ZP4 gene is linked to egg development in women with PCOS but requires more study to understand its role in infertility.
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December 2020 in “International Journal of Clinical Practice” The pandemic changed how often certain skin conditions were diagnosed.
June 2022 in “Journal of the turkish academy of dermatology” During the COVID-19 pandemic, some skin conditions became more common while others decreased.
December 2025 in “Zona Kebidanan Program Studi Kebidanan Universitas Batam” Bitter melon masks reduce hair loss in postpartum mothers.
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December 2024 in “Children” Thyroid disorders can cause skin issues in children, so early detection and screening are important.
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April 1996 in “Journal of histochemistry and cytochemistry/The journal of histochemistry and cytochemistry” TGF-alpha is present in sheep and ferret skin and may affect hair growth without directly stimulating cell proliferation.
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February 1990 in “PubMed” Zinc may help treat alopecia areata by boosting certain immune cells.
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January 2021 in “Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology” Inhibiting Zyxin may help treat androgenetic alopecia by promoting hair growth.
RXR and RAR proteins in skin may help with cell growth, hair growth, and gland function.
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February 1997 in “British Journal of Dermatology” The enzyme type 1 5α-reductase is more active in the hair follicle's lower part than in the skin's outer layer.
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November 2007 in “Gene Expression Patterns” Trps1 plays a key role in hair follicle development and cycling.
February 2025 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” RORA plays a key role in controlling seasonal hair molting by affecting hair follicle cell activity.
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February 2008 in “Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications” Androgen effects on hair follicles vary by skin area.
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August 1995 in “British journal of dermatology/British journal of dermatology, Supplement” RXR-alpha is strongly expressed in both normal and psoriatic skin and may help in skin cell differentiation and hair growth.
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January 2017 in “Journal of toxicologic pathology” Rabbit skin with active hair growth shows thicker, redder areas due to larger, more numerous hair follicles and increased blood vessels.
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April 2019 in “Journal of cutaneous pathology” People with alopecia areata have fewer regulatory T-cells than those with other skin conditions.
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March 2007 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” Retinoic acid production and signaling in hair follicles are regulated by location and timing, affecting hair growth and cycling.
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June 2009 in “Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” Basement membrane changes in lichen planopilaris cause scarring and permanent hair loss.