24 citations
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December 2010 in “Dermatologic surgery” In this study, BTXA injections did not effectively treat recalcitrant alopecia areata or improve hair regrowth in most patients, suggesting its limitations as an alternative therapy.
16 citations
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December 2008 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” This study found that adherence to topical hydrocortisone in adults with atopic dermatitis was inconsistent and not significantly different across different medication vehicles, though disease severity improved markedly within 2 weeks.
13 citations
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September 2016 in “Journal of Cellular Biochemistry” This study found that under hypoxic conditions, hair follicle-associated pluripotent stem cells differentiated into cardiac muscle cells at a higher rate compared to normoxic conditions.
3 citations
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March 2020 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” This study found that overexpressing the gene Thymosin β4 (Tβ4) can promote the growth and development of secondary hair follicle dermal papilla cells in cashmere goats, suggesting its potential as a target for increasing cashmere production.
30 citations
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October 2014 in “PLOS ONE” This study found that BAF200, a subunit of the PBAF chromatin remodeling complex, is crucial for heart development and coronary artery formation in mice, as its absence led to embryonic lethality with severe cardiac defects.
November 2023 in “Nature Communications” This study reported that depleting the pro-apoptotic protein Bax in hair follicle stem cells enables these cells to kill nearby viable cells by sequestering TNFα, which increases the stem cell pool and accelerates tissue regeneration, suggesting potential implications for therapies targeting tissue repair and cancer.
January 2008 in “Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism” This study suggests that a specific region upstream of the TGF-β1 gene may play a key role in androgenetic alopecia by regulating gene expression in a cell-specific manner.
July 2025 in “Dermatology and Therapy” This study found that patients with alopecia areata showing low treatment burden responded better to baricitinib compared to those with higher previous systemic treatment exposure.
1 citations
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October 2022 in “Sci” This review discusses the use of helmet designs in integrative medicine and transcranial photobiomodulation, highlighting new developments and potential future advancements in sensor-controlled therapy helmets, but reports no new clinical results.
April 2023 in “Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)” In this report, a 35-year-old patient with beta thalassemia experienced thyroid dysfunction following repeated blood transfusions, highlighting that such disorders are common among transfused thalassemia patients.
3 citations
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January 2014 in “The Journal of Dermatology” This letter discusses a case of hapten-induced lymphadenosis benigna cutis following sensitization with squaric acid dibutylester for treating alopecia areata and reports no new clinical results.
42 citations
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January 2009 in “Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces” This study found that dimethylpabamidopropyl laurdimonium tosylate, a quaternary ammonium surfactant, adsorbs onto human scalp hair with kinetic and isotherm behaviors fitting specific models, changing hair fiber wettability from hydrophobic to hydrophilic.
65 citations
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September 2014 in “Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases” This study identified mutations in the STUB1 gene linked to hereditary cerebellar ataxia with cognitive impairment, revealing potential effects on protein function and patient symptoms, including accelerated aging.
16 citations
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March 2017 in “Bone Marrow Transplantation” In this study, permanent alopecia after haematopoietic stem cell transplantation was found in 16% of patients and was significantly associated with conditioning regimens involving busulphan.
January 2023 in “Brazilian Journals Editora eBooks” HPLC may detect prediabetes and diabetes earlier than Immunoturbidimetry because it shows higher A1c levels.
November 2023 in “Ibrahim Cardiac Medical Journal” This study observed that patients with alopecia areata have a significantly higher prevalence of thyroid disorders and elevated levels of thyroid-stimulating hormone and thyroid auto-antibodies compared to healthy individuals, with a 4.7 times greater risk of thyroid dysfunction among alopecia areata patients.
5 citations
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February 1992 in “Journal of chromatography A/Journal of chromatography” This study developed a rapid, precise, and specific chromatographic method to measure alpha-tocopheryl nicotinate in cosmetics, using alpha-tocopheryl acetate as an internal standard.
July 2025 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” 12 citations
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December 2013 in “Immunological Investigations” This study suggests that the 5’UTR SNP rs6457452 of HSPA1B may be associated with the onset of Alopecia Areata and reduced susceptibility in the Korean population.
4 citations
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October 2021 in “Journal of Clinical Medicine” This study found that individuals with heterozygous truncation-type variants in the *DSP* gene exhibit lower skin temperature and higher transepidermal water loss, with specific microscopic skin changes and pseudomonilethrix.
1 citations
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July 2022 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” In this open-label trial, Tofacitinib was well tolerated and improved IFN and cytokine scores, as well as overall skin pathology, in individuals with Down syndrome and immune skin conditions.
4 citations
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April 2018 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study suggests that hydroxypinacolone retinoate (HPR) may be an effective alternative to tretinoin for anti-aging skin treatments, offering similar collagen production benefits without increased skin irritation.
2 citations
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April 2008 in “PubMed” This study identified the c.1204G to A (p.E402K) mutation in the hHB6 gene as a cause of monilethrix in a Chinese family, highlighting the gene's role in the condition.
January 2024 in “PloS one” This study found that rat hair-follicle-associated pluripotent stem cells can be successfully differentiated into beating atrial and ventricular cardiomyocytes by using specific combinations of growth factors and inhibitors in culture, demonstrating their potential to form functional myocardial fibers similar to adult heart cells.
August 2025 in “Journal of Medical and Biological Engineering” In this study, a needle-free supersonic atomizer delivering Bacopa monnieri extract with hyaluronan was found to enhance hair growth in mice more effectively than the traditional smear method and minoxidil.
25 citations
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May 2020 in “Stem Cells Translational Medicine” In this randomized clinical trial, the authors reported that adipose-derived stem cell constituent extract topical solution increased hair density and thickness in patients with androgenetic alopecia over 16 weeks compared to placebo.
6 citations
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December 2018 in “International Journal of Cosmetic Science” This study found that a highly resistant structure, located at the interface between the cuticle and cortex of human hair, acts as a penetration barrier, which the authors propose to name the "cuticle anchored resistant base" or CARB.
August 2020 in “Benha Journal of Applied Sciences” This study observed that patients with androgenetic alopecia had significantly higher serum FABP4 levels compared to healthy controls, suggesting FABP4 may be involved in the condition's pathogenesis.
135 citations
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December 2006 in “PLoS Medicine” This study suggests that intermediate-size hyaluronate fragments may enhance keratinocyte proliferation and improve skin thickness in atrophic conditions through a CD44-dependent mechanism.