August 2023 in “Natural Resources for Human Health” Vegetarians should take B vitamin supplements to avoid health issues.
March 2023 in “Journal of pharmacognosy and phytochemistry” Unripe fruits of three banana species have many health-boosting compounds useful for medicine.
January 2023 in “Discovery immunology” T cells and bacteria in the gut and skin help maintain health and protect against disease.
May 2022 in “Gastroenterology” Targeting NETs may help reduce fibrosis in Crohn's disease.
December 2020 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” Stress can cause a type of hair loss in mice lacking the CCHCR1 gene.
April 2020 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” Skin healing from blisters can delay hair growth as stem cells focus on repairing skin over developing hair.
A high-fat diet caused severe health problems in female macaques but was reversible with a normal diet, while male macaques reacted differently.
January 2011 in “Springer eBooks” Eating a balanced diet with the right vitamins and minerals is important for healthy hair, but too many supplements can be harmful.
October 2004 in “Radiotherapy and oncology” Active vitamin D3 might protect hair follicles from radiation damage.
March 2020 in “QJM: An International Journal of Medicine” SVF and PRP improve hair loss, but SVF causes more side effects.
3 citations,
April 2022 in “Neuroscience Letters” Finasteride may help treat autism by reducing inflammation and oxidative stress.
October 2023 in “FASEB bioAdvances” Akkermansia muciniphila may help prevent testosterone-related hair loss.
November 2019 in “European journal of internal medicine” A Laotian man with unusual skin changes and multiple growths in his gut was diagnosed with Cronkhite-Canada Syndrome and improved with nutritional and immune-based treatments.
188 citations,
January 2003 in “Recent results in cancer research/Recent Results in Cancer Research” Vitamin D is essential for bone health and may reduce risks of several diseases.
18 citations,
July 2016 in “Clinics in dermatology” Nutrition affects skin health differently based on age and condition.
6 citations,
November 2018 in “Case reports in nephrology and dialysis” Rituximab may be an effective treatment for Cronkhite-Canada syndrome with kidney disease.
1 citations,
November 2016 in “Frontiers in neurology” Steroid treatment improved both gut and nerve symptoms in a man with Cronkhite–Canada syndrome.
June 2023 in “Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation” Enteric hyperoxaluria can cause severe kidney failure after bowel surgery.
May 2021 in “Clinical Endoscopy” Platelet-rich plasma treatment is more effective and cost-efficient than epinephrine for healing bleeding peptic ulcers, with fewer complications and rebleeding cases.
181 citations,
December 2017 in “Trends in immunology” Intestinal intraepithelial lymphocytes are crucial for gut immunity and maintaining the mucosal barrier.
166 citations,
November 2008 in “Expert Review of Endocrinology & Metabolism” Biotin and biotinidase are essential to prevent health issues, and deficiencies require lifelong supplementation.
156 citations,
August 2014 in “Cochrane library” Budesonide is not effective for maintaining remission in Crohn's disease beyond three months.
153 citations,
June 2015 in “GenomeBiology.com” The environment around the time of conception can change the VTRNA2-1 gene in a way that lasts for years and may affect disease risk.
89 citations,
August 2013 in “PloS one” Androgen receptors are active in many tissues of both male and female mice, not just reproductive organs.
73 citations,
April 2019 in “Experimental Dermatology” The scalp's microorganisms significantly affect hair health and disease.
69 citations,
January 2002 in “Journal of biomedical optics” Dyes can penetrate human skin and hair follicles up to 1.2 mm deep and the sebaceous gland can store dye; Indocyanine Green lotion was made for safe dyeing and monitoring.
29 citations,
February 2011 in “PloS one” Astressin-B can reverse and prevent hair loss in stressed mice.
15 citations,
November 2020 in “Physiological reports” Sox6 is important in heart and kidney health, affecting diseases like diabetes, heart disease, and high blood pressure.
14 citations,
January 2019 in “PubMed” Vitamin D might be involved in the development of alopecia areata and could help in its treatment.
14 citations,
June 2009 in “Journal of veterinary internal medicine” High doses of albendazole can be deadly for alpacas.