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October 2024 in “BMC Pediatrics” In this study, researchers analyzed data from 132 hospitalized kerion patients over 11 years, mostly children under 11 from rural areas, and noted a significant male predominance and frequent animal contact as potential transmission factors.
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October 2023 in “WORLD SCIENTIFIC eBooks” This study describes how the argan oil industry in southwestern Morocco, originally controlled by Amazigh women, has shifted to being largely dominated by the state and businessmen, with the majority of women now only involved in traditional nut cracking, despite mechanization of other production steps.
July 2010 in “Hair transplant forum international” This article discusses the first international certification examination by the American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery, with no new research findings reported.
December 2024 in “CONICET Digital (CONICET)” This study found that the small signaling peptide RALF22 plays a key role in root hair growth response to volatile compounds emitted by Penicillium aurantiogriseum through ethylene, auxin, and photosynthesis signaling in Arabidopsis.
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September 2022 in “World Rabbit Science” This study found that the WIF1 gene may play a crucial role in hair follicle growth and development in Angora rabbits by regulating specific genes and proteins.
October 2024 in “Frontiers in Veterinary Science” This study identified key proteins, FKBP10 and FBN2, that promote the growth cycle of secondary hair follicles in cashmere goats, with higher expression in the anagen phase, offering insights into mechanisms potentially enhancing cashmere yield and quality.
October 2021 in “Scholarworks (University of Massachusetts Amherst)” This dissertation demonstrates that FERONIA regulates essential plant functions such as RAC/ROP signaling, pollen tube reception, cell wall integrity, and sugar signaling as a cell surface receptor kinase.
In an outpatient cardiology center, this study found that introducing the AHA/ACC ABI screening protocol significantly increased the frequency of ABI ordering by 31.6% for symptomatic patients.
In this study, researchers optimized the soft drug AR antagonist 14-P1 to create candidate 39, which demonstrated effective AR antagonism and safety in a hair-growth mouse model, showing similar efficacy to pyrilutamide but with quicker onset and a lower risk of systemic toxicity.
July 1994 in “Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery” In 1994, medical events like the "Hair Restoration and Aesthetic Nasal Surgery Symposium" were held, where surgeries were observed, and new officers were appointed for the Israeli Society for Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery in 1993.
This study found that the optimized AR antagonist candidate 39, in a hair-growth mouse model, achieved similar efficacy to pyrilutamide with faster onset and favorable safety, suggesting a promising approach for developing topical treatments with low systemic toxicity for androgenetic alopecia.
December 2024 in “Jurnal Insan Farmasi Indonesia” This study found that chloroform extract of the onchidiid snail significantly promoted hair growth in male Wistar strain white rats, with a greater increase in hair length over 14 days compared to ethanol extract, candlenut oil, and untreated controls.
September 2024 in “Annals of Dermatology” This study established an IRGDS model with diagnostic capability for alopecia areata, which may serve as an auxiliary marker for the condition.
January 2023 in “Pharmaceutics” In this study, researchers developed a new topical atraric acid formulation, AA-TF#15, which showed a significantly higher drug penetration and increased hair regrowth in mice compared to minoxidil and finasteride treatments, suggesting its potential effectiveness for treating scalp androgenic alopecia.
February 2026 in “Dove Medical Press (Taylor and Francis Group)” This case report highlights two instances of alopecia areata, demonstrating diverse presentations, and suggests upadacitinib as a promising treatment option, resulting in hair regrowth within 3–6 months, without worsening sarcoidosis-related skin lesions.
November 2025 in “DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)” This study observed that the choice between using Belimumab and Anifrolumab for treating active Systemic Lupus Erythematosus was mainly based on clinical phenotype, with Anifrolumab linked to chronic-active disease and Belimumab associated with relapsing-remitting disease.
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July 2012 in “Biotechnic & Histochemistry” This study observed that decreased nucleolar organizing region protein synthesis in hair root cells is correlated with hair loss in humans.
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October 2012 in “PubMed” This study found that intralesional triamcinolone was more effective than topical anthralin in promoting hair regrowth in alopecia areata patients, but it also had a higher relapse rate.
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September 2011 in “Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters” This study identified pantolactam based compounds as effective topical antagonists of the androgen receptor, reducing sebum components in a hamster model.
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July 1988 in “PubMed” In this study, researchers observed that rhino mice exhibit significant ductal hyperkeratinization in the meibomian gland, which may represent the first naturally occurring disorder of this gland in mice.
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January 2020 in “International Journal of Agriculture and Biology” In this study, researchers identified known and novel miRNAs in Liaoning Cashmere goat skin and found differences in miRNA expression linked to cashmere fineness, providing new insights into LCG goat skin biology.
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December 2005 in “Journal of Biological Research - Bollettino della Società Italiana di Biologia Sperimentale” This study used Scanning Electron Microscopy to analyze South American mummy hair, revealing high levels of sulfur, calcium, and potassium, highlighting SEM's utility in anthropological investigations.
November 2022 in “Research Square (Research Square)” This study found that HOXC13 gene expression was significantly higher during the anagen phase in Angora goats, potentially contributing to the mohair's shiny and silky nature.
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April 2007 in “European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics” This study found that artocarpin delivered via alginate/chitosan microparticles effectively suppressed the growth of hamster flank organs compared to artocarpin in solution form, without significant systemic effects.
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January 2010 in “JOURNAL OF HEALTH SCIENCE” This study found that abietic acid from pine resin more effectively inhibits testosterone 5α-reductase than several plant extracts, suggesting potential for treating androgen-dependent diseases.
This study found that the optimized AR antagonist compound 39 showed potent hair growth activity with improved safety in mice, suggesting potential for better topical treatments for androgenetic alopecia.
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October 1974 in “Archives of Dermatology” This study found a significantly higher frequency of females with six or more fingerprint arches among those with alopecia areata compared to controls.
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January 2011 in “Journal of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism/Journal of pediatric endocrinology and metabolism” This report details the case of an 11-year-old girl with APECED syndrome carrying a unique homozygous mutation in the AIRE gene, the first of its kind documented.
February 2024 in “International Journal of Health and Pharmaceutical” In this study, Avemor, a tonic containing aloe vera and moringa oleifera, along with varying concentrations of dried moringa leaf extracts, was tested on rabbits for hair growth, but the results showed variable effectiveness compared to a minoxidil control.
October 2024 in “Canadian Journal of Health Technologies” This CADTH recommendation advises that Olumiant should be publicly reimbursed for treating severe alopecia areata in adults, provided conditions such as a 50% scalp hair loss and specific prescribing criteria are met.