7 citations
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February 2021 in “Legal Medicine” This study reports two cases of fatal metformin intoxication with hair concentrations significantly higher than those in subjects under treatment, marking the first use of hair analysis for such cases.
5 citations
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June 2025 in “Advances in Therapy” This narrative review reports that metformin, traditionally used for type 2 diabetes management, may offer therapeutic benefits for various skin disorders, such as acne, rosacea, and psoriasis, due to its anti-inflammatory and other beneficial properties, warranting further exploration in dermatology.
4 citations
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November 2011 in “Archives of Dermatology” Hamilton scale imprecise, hair shaft diameter decreases, stem cell transplant regrows hair, ECP ineffective for alopecia areata universalis.
2 citations
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January 2025 in “Cutis” This review examined the dermatologic side effects and potential treatments benefits of metformin and GLP-1/GIP agonists in managing skin conditions related to hormonal and immune effects in individuals with type 2 diabetes who are overweight or obese.
2 citations
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November 2020 in “Der Hautarzt” This case report suggests an association between the use of Sitagliptin, a DPP-4 inhibitor, and the development of alopecia universalis in a diabetic patient.
1 citations
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May 2021 in “Journal Für Ästhetische Chirurgie” This source discusses the importance of preoperative preparation, including thorough informed consent and consultation, to prevent patient dissatisfaction and legal issues following autologous hair transplantation, as a defined specialist standard for the procedure does not currently exist.
1 citations
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December 2005 in “Therapeutische Umschau” This article reviews anti-aging strategies in dermatology, emphasizing the role of skin as a model for studying aging and promoting preventive and therapeutic interventions, but it does not present new findings.
March 2026 in “Scientific Journal” This case study reported a 15-year-old girl with a nevus sebaceus of Jadassohn, where a secondary neoplasm potentially developed into either pigmented trichoblastoma or pigmented basal cell carcinoma, highlighting the importance of early recognition and evaluation of such lesions for effective management.
January 2026 in “International Journal of Dermatology Venereology and Leprosy Sciences” This study suggests that metformin's ability to enhance insulin sensitivity may improve acanthosis nigricans by addressing the underlying insulin resistance.
January 2024 in “International Journal of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology” This study found that Iraqi women with PCOS who carry the reference wild type alleles of OCT1 had a significant hormonal and metabolic response to metformin, unlike those with mutant alleles.
March 2023 in “East African scholars journal of medical sciences” This review examines metformin use in PCOS treatment, noting that while non-randomized studies show improvements, randomized controlled trials suggest benefits are limited and highlight lifestyle changes as potentially more effective.
June 2019 in “The Egyptian Journal of Fertility and Sterility” This study found that while there were no significant differences in ovulation and pregnancy rates, chromium picolinate was better tolerated than metformin in women with polycystic ovarian syndrome.
This study found a direct correlation between IL6 and insulin, glucose, and cholesterol serum levels in patients with oral lichen planus, suggesting a potential increased cardiovascular risk.
991 citations
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January 2011 in “Nature Reviews Endocrinology” This paper reviews the diagnostic criteria, associated morbidities, and possible evolutionary advantages of polycystic ovary syndrome, but does not report any new findings.
883 citations
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August 2016 in “Nature Reviews Disease Primers” This review discusses the current understanding of polycystic ovary syndrome, focusing on its epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, management, and future research directions, but reports no new clinical results.
373 citations
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September 2009 in “Obstetrics & Gynecology” This review examines the best available evidence for diagnosing and managing PCOS but reports no new clinical results.
343 citations
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December 2008 in “Endocrine Reviews” This review discusses the various evidence-based and potential applications of metformin in treating and preventing symptoms and complications associated with polycystic ovary syndrome but reports no new clinical results.
336 citations
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August 2015 in “European Journal of Epidemiology” This article reviews the design and objectives of the Rotterdam Study, as well as summarizes major findings, without reporting new results.
295 citations
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September 2006 in “Cell Cycle” This review discusses the role of the TOR pathway in aging and suggests that rapamycin could potentially target age-related diseases, but reports no new clinical results.
266 citations
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November 2013 in “European Journal of Epidemiology” This article outlines the rationale and design of the Rotterdam Study, summarizes its major findings, and updates its objectives and methods; it reports no new research results.
262 citations
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May 2017 in “Nanomedicine” This review examines recent advancements in electrospun nanofibers for wound healing applications, but reports no new experimental results, highlighting their potential in sutures, dressings, and skin regeneration.
247 citations
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August 2011 in “European Journal of Epidemiology” This article outlines the rationale, design, major findings, and updated objectives of the ongoing Rotterdam Study, without presenting new research data.
232 citations
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January 2016 in “BMC Bioinformatics” This study found that using curated biomedical databases as training examples for information extraction tasks in Genome-Wide Association Studies can outperform cost-insensitive methods, demonstrating their potential use without expert annotation.
191 citations
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September 2011 in “Cell stem cell” This study found that polycomb-group-mediated repression plays a key role in regulating hair follicle stem cell states and lineage progression by distinct mechanisms in adult mouse skin.
169 citations
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August 2004 in “Baillière's best practice & research. Clinical obstetrics & gynaecology/Baillière's best practice and research in clinical obstetrics and gynaecology” This article discusses treatments for hirsutism and acne in women with polycystic ovary syndrome, suggesting that lower doses of current medications maintain efficacy while reducing cost and side effects, but reports no new clinical results.
151 citations
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November 2018 in “International Journal of Pharmaceutics” This review discusses various nanoparticles and nanoemulsions being investigated for transdermal drug delivery and reports no clinical results; it highlights potential applications in treating alopecia, wound healing, psoriasis, and melanoma.
151 citations
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December 2004 in “Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences” This review discusses nonclassical 21-hydroxylase deficiency as the most common autosomal recessive disorder in humans and highlights the effectiveness of glucocorticoid treatment in reversing related symptoms.
130 citations
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August 2020 in “Drug Design Development and Therapy” This review discusses various nanoparticles used to enhance skin permeation and target delivery to skin organelles, but reports no new experimental results.
122 citations
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June 2020 in “Aging” This review discusses the hyperfunction theory of aging as a key factor in COVID-19 vulnerability, highlighting the potential of anti-aging interventions like rapamycin to reduce this risk.
97 citations
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July 2006 in “Dermatologic therapy” This article reviews the diagnosis and treatment approaches for cutaneous manifestations of PCOS, reporting on various treatment options without presenting new clinical results.