January 2024 in “Archives of dermatological research” In this clinical study, researchers reported that both sodium valproate-loaded nanospanlastics and topical corticosteroids showed comparable modest efficacy in treating patchy alopecia areata, recommending further investigation into sodium valproate's role combined with other therapies.
January 2024 in “Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery/Indian journal of plastic surgery” This case report describes a flap advancement technique following skin expansion as a successful method to address primary essential cutis verticis gyrata, preserving hair growth and improving cosmetic outcomes.
September 2025 in “Medical Materials Research” This review explores the recent developments and diverse applications of microneedles in drug delivery and diagnostic platforms but reports no new clinical results.
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July 2023 in “International Journal of Nanomedicine” The researchers suggest that combining microneedle technology with nanocarriers could enhance drug delivery systems for treating central neurological diseases due to nanoparticles' ability to prolong blood circulation time and improve brain targeting.
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March 2022 in “Frontiers in Medicine” This case report highlights a rare instance of esophageal carcinoma in a patient with Cronkhite-Canada syndrome, emphasizing the importance of endoscopic surveillance for malignant gastrointestinal tumors in these patients.
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May 2022 in “BMC Veterinary Research” This study identified key mRNAs and lncRNAs, along with related pathways, that play potentially important roles in hair follicle development and cycling in cashmere goats.
July 2024 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” In these two clinical trials, DS-2325a, a KLK5 inhibitor, was found to be generally safe and well tolerated in healthy volunteers, with mild and non-serious adverse events, suggesting its potential for further development as a treatment for Netherton Syndrome.
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August 2025 in “Journal of Neonatal Surgery” This study evaluated a new nanogel formulation containing Ciclopirox Olamine for treating cutaneous candidiasis, finding that the optimized version offered improved skin penetration, sustained drug release, and effective antifungal action against Candida albicans compared to conventional treatment.
January 2011 in “Junshi yixue” This study established a murine chronic graft-versus-host disease model with scleroderma features, showing typical skin changes and cellular infiltrates associated with the condition.
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January 2019 in “Pharmaceutics” This study highlights that niosomes, or non-ionic surfactant based vesicles, offer an advantageous drug delivery system due to their stability, cost-effectiveness, and ability to enhance drug bioavailability and targeting efficiency for various therapeutic agents.
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January 2025 in “Naunyn-Schmiedeberg s Archives of Pharmacology” Nanostructured lipid carriers can improve alopecia treatment by enhancing drug delivery and promoting hair growth.
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May 2022 in “International journal of nanomedicine” This study developed a fully natural resveratrol nanoparticle system using lecithin, showing potent anti-cancer activity in vitro and increased tumoral uptake in vivo on breast cancer models.
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November 2023 in “Stem Cell Reports” In this discussion, the authors highlight the murine cornea as a powerful model for stem cell research, revealing new insights into stem cell properties, differentiation flexibility, and the importance of the stem cell niche, with potential implications for understanding various tissues, diseases, and therapies.
This study found that Ca²⁺ signaling and peptidylarginine deiminase enzymes play a crucial role in activating neural stem cells in response to injury in zebrafish, suggesting potential therapeutic targets for CNS injuries and cancer.
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August 2019 in “The Journal of Sexual Medicine” This study found that women with nonclassic congenital adrenal hyperplasia (NC-CAH) reported lower sexual function and higher sexual distress compared to those with classic CAH (C-CAH), particularly among those showing signs of androgen excess.
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March 2008 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” This study found that videodermoscopy can help diagnose nailbed psoriasis by revealing distinctive hyponychial capillary patterns, which correlated with disease severity and response to treatment.
This review highlights effective non-invasive strategies such as physiotherapy, pharmacological treatments, and Botulinum toxin injections for managing head and neck neuralgias, emphasizing the importance of tailoring treatment to individual needs based on the specific type of neuralgia.
July 2024 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Targeting TCR-Vβ2 in cutaneous T cell lymphoma shows promise for safer, more specific treatment.
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April 2021 in “Frontiers in Immunology” This study found that clusters of mRNAs and lncRNAs in the peripheral blood of PCOS patients were aberrantly expressed, and certain lncRNA-mRNA pairs in the chemokine signaling pathway may be genetically related to PCOS.
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October 2020 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” Patients with central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia may have a higher risk of breast and colorectal cancer.
March 2026 in “JCEM Case Reports” In this case report, a 71-year-old woman with severe hyperandrogenism and virilization revealed a bilateral ovarian steroid cell tumor, confirmed after adnexectomy, resulting in normalized testosterone levels and improved hirsutism post-surgery.
June 2025 in “Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine” This study found that among children with 21-hydroxylase deficiency, there is a strong correlation between severe genetic variants and clinical outcomes, but the correlation weakens with milder variants, indicating the limitations of relying solely on NGS for diagnosis.
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May 2012 in “The American Journal of Human Genetics” This study identified heterozygous mutations in the ABCC9 gene as the genetic basis of Cantú syndrome, suggesting the syndrome as a new member of potassium channelopathies.
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March 2022 in “Genome biology” This study introduces scINSIGHT, a method that showed improved performance over existing approaches in identifying gene expression patterns and cellular processes in heterogeneous scRNA-seq datasets from different biological conditions.
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April 2023 in “Frontiers in Pharmacology” This study reported that the Computational Analysis of Novel Drug Opportunities platform effectively uses integrated biological data, including side effects and pathways, to generate potential drug candidates for colon cancer and migraine disorders.
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January 2023 in “Medical Mycology Journal” In this case study of a 64-year-old woman with kerion celsi caused by Microsporum canis, treatment with the oral antifungal fosravuconazole resulted in symptom resolution without scarring or side effects over 12 weeks, suggesting its potential effectiveness for various dermatomycoses.
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May 2014 in “PubMed” This case report describes a 10-year-old boy with a localized patch of partial alopecia and comedonal lesions, diagnosed as an atypical nevus comedonicus, and treated with topical tretinoin.
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September 2017 in “Medicine” In this case report, a patient with Cronkhite-Canada Syndrome developed colon cancer and liver metastasis despite hormone therapy, highlighting the need for regular monitoring and early detection strategies.
April 2026 in “BioNanoScience” A new microneedle system may improve hair loss treatment by delivering ketoconazole directly to hair follicles.
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September 2018 in “American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A” This case report describes a 32-month-old girl with a newly identified pediatric disorder linked to a de novo mutation in the ODC1 gene, mirroring symptoms seen in a transgenic mouse model.