October 2025 in “Animal Bioscience” This study identified important lncRNAs and genes associated with cashmere shedding in goats and explored their regulatory interactions, providing insights into the molecular mechanisms that may underlie this phenomenon.
January 2025 in “Rangahau Aranga AUT Graduate Review” This study reports that nurses have significant gaps in knowledge and perceptions about managing PCOS, highlighting the need for targeted educational interventions to improve patient care.
March 2024 in “Translational Journal of the American College of Sports Medicine” This study highlights that feeding and eating disorders, as well as disordered eating behaviors, are more prevalent among athletes compared to the general population, emphasizing the critical role of athletic trainers in early identification and management.
May 2022 in “Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases” This case report describes two cases of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) onset occurring within two months after COVID-19 vaccination, but it remains unclear if the vaccination contributed to these cases.
This study identified genetic regions evolving at different rates in hairless mammals, suggesting that specific genomic changes may contribute to the evolution of hairlessness across various species.
September 2017 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology Symposium Proceedings” This study reports two cases where lichen planus developed only in depigmented areas of vitiligo, supporting possible theories of trauma or photodamage triggering this occurrence.
January 2022 in “Clinical Cases in Dermatology” This case report details a 26-year-old woman with diffuse hair loss following treatment for thyroid cancer, subsequent thyroidectomy, and development of hypothyroidism and hypoparathyroidism managed with thyroxin.
November 2016 in “Hair transplant forum international” This article summarizes Dr. Alan Jacobs's presentation at the 2016 ISHRS World Congress but reports no new research findings.
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September 2017 in “The Open Rheumatology Journal” This review discusses the role of complement activation in SLE and suggests that while monitoring C3 and C4 remains important, increased levels of cell-bound complement activation products may better indicate disease activity.
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November 2020 in “UNC Libraries” This study identified a mutation in the steroid-binding domain of the androgen receptor gene associated with complete androgen insensitivity syndrome, impairing male sexual development due to altered androgen receptor protein function.
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September 2018 in “Frontiers in Plant Science” This study identified that downregulation of the gene BcFLA1 decreases root hair length in Brassica carinata under phosphate-deficient conditions, highlighting its role in root hair elongation.
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July 2021 in “The Journal of Dermatology” This study in Asian females found that higher use of moisturizers and sunscreen among FFA patients may reflect appearance concerns rather than indicating a direct link to the disease mechanism.
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April 2013 in “Animal Production Science” This study found that manipulating maternal cortisol levels during pregnancy altered Merino sheep wool characteristics, increasing fibre length and reducing crimp frequency in the offspring.
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January 2015 in “Dermatology” This report describes a rare case of angiokeratomas on both the upper eyelids and scrotum, adding to the limited literature on eyelid occurrences and discussing potential causes.
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October 2014 in “Scottish medical journal” This case study reports the first known instance of isolated sub-acute cutaneous lupus erythematosus potentially induced by long-term nitrofurantoin therapy, with effective treatment using topical steroids and hydroxychloroquine.
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February 2017 in “The American journal of dermatopathology/American journal of dermatopathology” This case report details a 73-year-old woman with systemic sarcoidosis, whose scalp biopsy revealed features consistent with both sarcoidosis and frontal fibrosing alopecia, emphasizing the necessity of biopsy in complex alopecia diagnoses.
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July 2023 in “Animals” In this study, researchers investigated a regulatory network in cashmere goat embryos and found that fibroblast growth factor 10, alongside non-coding RNAs, significantly influences hair follicle cell proliferation, offering insights into the biology of hair follicles in cashmere goats.
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July 2022 in “Dermatology Reports” This case study describes a 23-year-old woman with erosive pustular dermatosis of the scalp who later developed multiple sclerosis, suggesting a possible shared immunological etiology involving neutrophil hyperactivation.
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January 2018 in “Indian Journal of Dermatology/Indian journal of dermatology” This report describes cases of transient thyrotoxicosis potentially linked to oral retinoid treatment, suggesting a possible mechanism involving increased iodine uptake by thyroid cells.
January 2025 in “BMC Genomics” In this study, researchers identified thousands of mRNA, lncRNA, circRNA, and miRNA transcripts involved in different hair follicle stages of Rex rabbits and highlighted significant gene expression changes and pathway enrichments, providing insights into the regulatory mechanisms of hair development in these animals.
COVID-19 might cause gray hair to regain color.
June 2024 in “Journal of Medical Bacteriology” This article reviews existing research on the potential link between Helicobacter pylori infection and alopecia areata, concluding that while some findings suggest a possible association, the evidence is inconsistent and limited, indicating a need for more comprehensive future studies to clarify this relationship.
In this study, facial hypertrichosis occurred in 10% of women treated with isotretinoin for acne, but it resolved spontaneously after the treatment ended.
July 2021 in “British Journal of Dermatology” The pandemic likely caused delays in skin cancer assessments, leading to fewer early diagnoses and thicker melanomas.
March 2021 in “Revista Colombiana de Cancerología” This report details the first two cancer patients with COVID-19 and co-infection cases at the Instituto Nacional de Cancerología, ESE, and presents their clinical symptoms and complications.
A man's scalp hair loss was due to a combined melanocytic nevus and alopecia areata, suggesting a possible link between the two conditions.
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April 2018 in “Endocrine” This review discusses post-SSRI sexual dysfunction and post-finasteride syndrome, highlighting unknowns about their true incidence and underlying causes, and reports no new clinical results.
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October 2016 in “Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia” This review discusses the increasing reports of frontal fibrosing alopecia, a form of scarring alopecia, and its potential link to autoimmune disorders, but reports no new clinical results.
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April 2020 in “Journal of Mind and Medical Sciences” This study concluded that excessive use of psychodynamic defense mechanisms can increase the risk of burnout and secondary traumatic stress in caregivers, while compassion satisfaction might mitigate emotional exhaustion.
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January 2010 in “Institutional Repository of Leibniz Universität Hannover (Leibniz Universität Hannover)”