January 2026 in “Academic Journal of Medicine & Health Sciences” This review highlights that bacteriophage therapy shows promise for acne treatment by specifically targeting Cutibacterium acnes, but larger clinical trials and improved regulatory frameworks are needed for further development.
December 2025 in “International Journal of Research in Dermatology” This study reviewed isotretinoin's effectiveness in treating moderate to severe acne and discussed the need to balance its robust treatment benefits with careful monitoring due to significant physiological and psychological side effects.
November 2025 in “Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare” This study found that combining fire needle therapy with DHT treatment over eight weeks improved lesion severity, scar symptoms, quality of life, and reduced serum inflammatory cytokine levels in patients with moderate-to-severe acne vulgaris compared to using DHT alone.
October 2025 in “Jurnal Medisains Kesehatan” This experimental study found that leaf extracts from Averrhoa bilimbi and Muntingia calabura significantly inhibited the growth of Staphylococcus aureus, with M. calabura demonstrating stronger antibacterial activity, suggesting potential for acne treatment.
September 2025 in “Cellular and Molecular Biology” This systematic review suggests that intraoperative corticosteroids can reduce postoperative edema in FUE hair transplantation donor areas, but highlights a need for more mechanistic studies to improve understanding of tissue regeneration.
September 2025 in “Clinical Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology” In this randomized, placebo-controlled study, Kūlaris supplementation significantly improved quality of life for participants with mild-to-severe acne over 12 weeks, though no significant changes in general skin health measures were observed compared to placebo.
June 2025 in “Turkish Journal of Dermatology” This study found that patients with acne vulgaris had significantly lower serum paraoxonase 1 (PON1) activity compared to healthy controls, suggesting that oxidative stress might play a role in the condition's development.
March 2025 in “Journal of Pakistan Association of Dermatologists” In this randomized clinical trial, the authors reported that after 12 weeks, 5% dapsone gel was more effective than 1% clindamycin phosphate gel in treating mild to moderate acne vulgaris, showing efficacy in 78.2% of patients compared to 52.7% with clindamycin.
September 2024 in “Advanced medical journal” In this study, spironolactone was found to be a safe and effective treatment for acne in women over 25 with abnormal hormone levels, while younger women with normal hormone levels showed less response.
January 2024 in “Biological trace element research” In this study, isotretinoin treatment for acne vulgaris was associated with changes in plasma phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, and zinc levels, potentially affecting kidney function and contributing to side effects like fatigue and dry skin.
January 2024 in “International Journal of Advanced Biochemistry Research” In this study investigating canine pyoderma, the researchers found that Staphylococcus species isolated from 57 dogs were most sensitive to the antibiotic Linezolid, with a 100% sensitivity rate, followed by other antibiotics like Doxycycline hydrochloride and Cefpodoxime.
November 2023 in “Burns and trauma” This review discusses how the skin microbiome impacts different types of cutaneous wounds, such as acute and chronic, and explores therapeutic strategies targeting the microbiome to enhance healing outcomes.
July 2023 in “International journal of dermatology, venereology and leprosy sciences” In this study of 50 rural children with tinea capitis, 64% had the non-inflammatory type, while 28% had the inflammatory type, with most cases showing positive results in KOH examinations.
August 2021 in “Research Square (Research Square)” This study found that BEO inhibited cell proliferation and inflammatory mediator release in a human keratinocyte acne model and reduced acne lesion severity in a rabbit model, suggesting its potential as a natural alternative to conventional acne treatments.
March 2021 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” This study found that type 2 immunity, especially involving ILC2 cells, helps maintain skin homeostasis by regulating the proliferation and community stability of hair follicle epithelial cells in the presence of Demodex mites.
January 2019 in “Journal of Case Reports and Scientific Images” This case report describes the treatment of a 12-year-old female with Alopecia Areata using oral azathioprine.
September 2018 in “Epsilon Archive for Student Projects (University of Southampton)” This study found that treatment with Bacillus amyloliquefaciens UCMB5113 significantly increased root hair growth in half of the tested Arabidopsis thaliana accessions.
February 2018 in “Trends in Immunology” This study demonstrated that antigens from the skin bacterium Staphylococcus epidermidis can stimulate CD8+ T cells, which in turn enhance wound healing.
April 2017 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study found that fisetin, a dietary flavonoid, significantly improved psoriasiform skin lesions in mice by promoting cell differentiation, inhibiting proliferation, and modulating inflammatory responses.
April 2017 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study found that SM04755, a novel topical drug, inhibited inflammation, keratinocyte proliferation, and fibrosis in vitro and improved skin health in a mouse model of psoriasis, indicating potential as a topical psoriasis treatment.
April 2017 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” In laboratory tests and mouse models, this study found that the novel IPC analog SIG-1451 may offer potent anti-inflammatory effects for treating allergic skin inflammation, potentially outperforming some current therapies in specific inflammatory phases.
April 2017 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study found that retinoic acid and a retinol complex formulation showed different permeation and compound localization in a skin equivalent model, with unique lipid changes observed with only the retinol formulation.
October 2016 in “Elsevier eBooks” This article reviews the most common skin diseases worldwide and reports no new clinical findings.
This chapter discusses the mechanisms, presentation, course, differential diagnosis, and treatment of drug-induced skin reactions and reports no new clinical results.
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December 2003 in “Planta” This study found that hypaphorine alters cytoskeletal organization in Eucalyptus globulus root hairs, contributing to reduced root hair elongation by possibly disrupting vesicle delivery needed for growth.
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July 2014 in “Hong Kong medical journal” This review discusses potential associations between Helicobacter pylori infection and various skin diseases but reports no new clinical findings; more research is needed to clarify these links.
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September 2023 in “Rheumatology advances in practice” This case report describes a 42-year-old woman with rheumatoid arthritis who developed extensive impetiginized pityriasis amiantacea potentially linked to her anti-TNF-α therapy with golimumab. Discontinuing the drug and other treatments led to significant clinical improvement within a month.
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February 2014 in “Revista de investigaciones veterinarias del Perú” This case study describes a Lop male rabbit with Malassezia-associated dermatitis, initially treated with griseofulvin but requiring ketoconazole for complete recovery after recurrence.
December 2025 in “Babcock University Medical Journal” This study found that in patients with Alopecia Areata, CD27 and IL-35 levels were significantly higher in those with bacterial infections, suggesting they may be useful as immunological biomarkers.
December 2021 in “Benha Journal of Applied Sciences” This study found that plasma Claudin 3 levels were linked to alopecia areata severity among patients compared to healthy controls.