This study analyzed Yul Brynner's star image in 1950s Hollywood, highlighting how his distinct physical presence and flexible ethnic portrayals influenced his cinematic appeal, while examining the interplay of his unique performance style with biographical tales.
August 2025 in “Fabad Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences” This review highlights the potential medicinal benefits of Cuscuta reflexa, a parasitic plant known for its bioactive compounds, while emphasizing the need for further research to fully understand its therapeutic mechanisms and integrate its use into mainstream medicine.
January 2025 in “Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry” This study developed plant-pigment-based shampoos using extracts from Neem, Fenugreek, Hibiscus, and Butterfly Pea, which demonstrated stability, antimicrobial properties, and potential scalp benefits such as hair growth promotion and dandruff reduction, making them a promising alternative to synthetic dyes.
November 2024 in “Huisarts en Wetenschap” Telogen effluvium hair loss often resolves on its own in 3 to 6 months, but see a dermatologist if it persists.
This study suggests that using cell-free dexamethasone-primed stem cell media may offer a promising alternative treatment for systemic lupus erythematosus, showing immunomodulatory benefits and therapeutic efficacy in reducing various complications.
April 2024 in “Frontiers in pharmacology” This review of Cynoglossum amabile, a traditional Chinese and ethnomedicine, provides insights into its uses, chemical components, biological activities, and toxicity. Highlighting its market potential, the study underscores the importance of indigenous knowledge in drug development despite noted hepatotoxic risk linked to its pyrrolizidine alkaloids.
February 2024 in “Curēus” In a retrospective analysis conducted in Islamabad, this study reported no association between blood group and long COVID symptoms, but found that females and those experiencing perceived severe acute COVID-19 infection were more likely to develop long COVID.
January 2024 in “International journal of pharmaceutical sciences review and research” This review paper critically evaluates the pharmacological and toxicological effects of Ziziphus mauritiana, a plant with traditional medicinal use, highlighting its anxiolytic, antioxidant, antimicrobial, anti-cancer, anti-diabetic, and anti-ulcer properties attributed to its rich phytochemical composition.
January 2024 in “International Journal of Pharmacognosy and Pharmaceutical Research” This review highlights the potential of plant-derived molecules like Epigallocatechin-3-Gallate and Ginsenosides to promote healthy hair growth by enhancing nutrient supply and blood flow to the scalp, and notes their growing role in natural hair care product development.
January 2024 in “Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry” This paper reviewed the medicinal properties and historical Unani uses of Ranunculus sceleratus (Kabīkaj), detailing its identification, uses, and both beneficial and adverse effects, while noting its current lack of use due to availability and identification challenges.
November 2023 in “Burns and trauma” This review discusses how the skin microbiome impacts different types of cutaneous wounds, such as acute and chronic, and explores therapeutic strategies targeting the microbiome to enhance healing outcomes.
November 2023 in “Research Portal Denmark” This review highlights the variability and unpredictability of alopecia areata, ranging from single scalp patches to total body hair loss, and notes the 2022 approval of the first AA-specific drug, baricitinib, potentially spurring new research into targeted treatments.
January 2023 in “Book of Abstracts” COVID-19 can cause different types of hair loss, with telogen effluvium being the most common.
July 2022 in “Journal of Veterinary Medical Research” This research outlines the significant morbidity and economic impact of dermatophytosis, a contagious fungal disease affecting skin, hair, and nails, with heightened severity in immune-compromised individuals and poor environmental conditions.
May 2022 in “Research Square (Research Square)” This study found that the newly developed transdermal oil body microgel emulsion (OBEME) improved wound healing in mice by enhancing skin permeability, reducing inflammation, and promoting new blood vessel formation and re-epithelialization.
This genetic study identified a potential interval for the Marie Unna hypotrichosis gene but found no mutations in the nearby hr gene, suggesting its involvement remains unconfirmed.
This study found that Nubian ibex have developed genetic adaptations in response to their desert environment, including enhanced skin barrier, DNA repair, viral response, and metabolism of toxic compounds.
This reference list, part of a book by Alex Gough, Alison Thomas, and Dan O'Neill, compiles citations from veterinary journals on various canine and feline health issues, but reports no new research findings.
This paper discusses advancements in forensic hair analysis, emphasizing a novel DART–HRMS method that improves the accuracy and efficiency of detecting drug use timelines.
September 2015 in “University of Southern Denmark Research Portal (University of Southern Denmark)” This guideline provides a concise evidence-based overview of various aspects of polycystic ovary syndrome, including diagnosis and follow-up of secondary effects, but reports no new clinical results.
June 2015 in “Vestnik dermatologii i venerologii” This review discusses the role of growth factors in hair physiology and their involvement in conditions like androgynous and focal alopecia, reporting no new clinical findings.
January 2014 in “HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe)” This review provides an update on sex hormone-associated dermatoses in dogs, detailing known conditions like feminization syndrome and exploring less understood issues such as alopecia X, without presenting new clinical findings.
This study reported that high cholesterol levels were linked to increased prostate cancer risk, while selenium supplementation affected gene expression, suggesting nutritional and clinical factors might influence prostate cancer risk and biology.
This study reports that hair fibers degrade most in acidic sandy clay, while silicone oil treatment is effective for conserving various hair types and artifacts.
April 2008 in “Medical & surgical dermatology” Certain hairstyles can cause scalp diseases, smoking is linked to hair loss, 5% minoxidil foam is effective for hair loss treatment, and various factors influence wound healing and hair growth.
January 2008 in “Pratique médicale & chirurgicale de l'animal de compagnie” This review discusses the controversial non-inflammatory alopecia known as alopecia X, highlighting its unknown etiology and the variable effectiveness of various proposed treatments, but reports no new results.
This review examines complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS I) mechanisms, including immune dysregulation and psychological factors, but reports no new clinical results; the authors highlight potential diagnostic refinements.
July 2003 in “British Journal of Dermatology” This summary presents papers from the British Society for Dermatopathology but does not report new scientific findings or results.
August 1994 in “Journal of dermatological science” Different substances affect hair and skin cell growth in various ways.
August 1994 in “Journal of dermatological science” Different substances affect hair and skin cell growth in various ways, with some promoting and others inhibiting cell proliferation.