December 2025 in “International Journal of Research in Dermatology” This clinical study in healthy Indian adults found that a four-month application of an Ayurvedic leave-on treatment significantly increased natural black hair density, reduced grey hair count, and was well-tolerated without adverse effects, suggesting its efficacy and safety for treating premature hair greying.
December 2025 in “Scientific Reports” In this laboratory study, α-mangostin was found to significantly reduce melanin content and downregulate pigmentation-related genes in cultured skin and B16F10 cells, suggesting potential application as a natural whitening agent in sunscreen development.
December 2025 in “Frontiers in Veterinary Science” In this study, researchers explored hair follicle development in Qianhua Mutton Merino sheep, identifying key genes like KRT27 and IGF-2 that impact this process, with findings suggesting significant molecular changes as sheep mature from newborn to one year old.
November 2025 in “Cancer Management and Research” This study highlighted Keratin 17's critical role in cancer therapy resistance across several malignancies, involving various signaling pathways, and identified it as a significant biomarker and potential therapeutic target, particularly in reversing resistance.
November 2025 in “Frontiers in Veterinary Science” In this study, feeding H-line chickens a diet with 1.0% tyrosine for 40 days significantly increased melanin deposition in feathers and revealed changes in gene expression related to melanin pathways, suggesting tyrosine's involvement in regulating feather color through the EDNRB2 regulatory network.
October 2025 in “Frontiers in Veterinary Science” This study found that treating secondary hair follicle stem cells from Arbas cashmere goats with 10 μg/mL quercetin for 48 hours significantly boosted cell proliferation and reduced apoptosis by activating several signaling pathways, suggesting a potential strategy to enhance cashmere production.
This research highlights selenium's critical roles in various biological processes and underscores the potential health impacts of both its deficiency and excess, including increased mortality risk, poor immune function, and neurological issues.
July 2025 in “Bulletin de la Banque Méllié Iran.” This study found that Spirulina algae extract significantly increased the differentiation of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells into neural cells without toxicity, suggesting potential as a therapeutic approach for neurodegenerative diseases in an in vitro setting.
June 2025 in “Animal Bioscience” This study found that miRNA-24 downregulates the KLF6 gene, influencing coat color by affecting melanogenesis pathways in Cashmere goats, and that miRNA-24 inhibition increased melanin content in mice.
This study found that treating male rats with human hair follicle stem cells improved memory function impaired by streptozotocin and increased both neurotrophic and inflammatory markers, suggesting potential neuroprotective effects in this model.
April 2025 in “Scientific Reports” This study explores how Astragaloside A from traditional Chinese medicine may combat lung adenocarcinoma by regulating key signaling molecules like STAT3 and AKT, using techniques such as network pharmacology and molecular docking to understand its mechanisms in cellular models.
February 2025 in “Intisari Sains Medis” This article explores the potential mechanisms by which polydeoxyribonucleotide (PDRN) could improve skin quality, slow aging, and enhance skin regeneration, but reports no new clinical findings.
January 2025 in “Fitoterapia” This study reviewed literature on signaling pathways and concluded that these pathways are crucial pharmacological targets, influencing the mechanisms of drugs used in neurological, cardiovascular, and oncological treatments to correct signal transmission disturbances.
January 2025 in “Medical Research Archives” This review discusses the crucial role of sex hormones in maintaining and influencing skin health, suggesting ongoing research into hormonal treatments for skin conditions due to life stage changes.
January 2025 in “il Diabete” This study explores potential strategies for targeted drug delivery specifically to pancreatic beta-cells in type 2 diabetes treatment, highlighting methods for inducing drug expression in beta-cells, suitable drug carriers, active targeting peptides, and optimal administration routes.
November 2024 in “Journal of Translational Internal Medicine” This study found that umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes improved hair growth in mice with androgenetic alopecia by promoting hair follicle stem cell stemness through the RAS/ERK pathway, suggesting a potential new treatment strategy for this condition.
This study in diabetic db/db mice found that treatment with the antihypertensive agents minoxidil or nebivolol stimulated elastogenesis and inhibited elastolysis, leading to restored elastic fibers, reduced aortic stiffening, and normalized blood pressure.
April 2024 in “Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology” This review discusses the isolation, characterization, and potential clinical applications of tissue-derived extracellular vesicles in cancer diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment, noting their significance but highlighting the risks and need for appropriate protocols.
This study suggests that bioactives like Curcumin, Quercetin, and "Tulsi" may relieve chemotherapy-induced adverse drug reactions in cancer patients, potentially reducing resistance and recurrence.
March 2024 in “GSC Advanced Research and Reviews” This study observed that exposure to different wavelengths of light affects opsin and clock gene responses in skin cells, suggesting potential therapeutic approaches using photobiomodulation for dermatological conditions like psoriasis and wound healing.
January 2024 in “Biological & clinical sciences research journal” This review of 355 articles found that apigenin, a compound found in many plants and vegetables, is mainly researched for its anti-inflammatory, neuroprotective, and anti-cancer properties, with enhanced efficacy when combined with allopathic drugs.
January 2024 in “International Journal of Pharmacognosy and Pharmaceutical Research” This review highlights the potential of plant-derived molecules like Epigallocatechin-3-Gallate and Ginsenosides to promote healthy hair growth by enhancing nutrient supply and blood flow to the scalp, and notes their growing role in natural hair care product development.
November 2023 in “Frontiers in cell and developmental biology” This source reviews mechanisms and existing treatments for hair aging, highlighting factors like oxidative stress and DNA repair defects that affect hair follicle and stem cell function, and discusses research limitations and future directions in the field.
October 2023 in “Frontiers in endocrinology” This review examines the role of androgens and androgen receptors in regulating glucose and lipid metabolism, focusing on their effects on mitochondrial content and function; it also discusses the sex-dimorphic influence of androgens and provides theoretical insights into their mechanisms.
September 2023 in “Journal of microbiology and biotechnology” This study found that low molecular weight collagen peptide from fish may promote hair growth in both human cells and mice by activating the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway.
September 2023 in “Frontiers in cell and developmental biology” This study found that a catalytically active version of Vav2 significantly altered gene expression patterns in hair follicle stem cells in mice, with these changes varying over the animals' lifespans.
June 2023 in “SDÜ Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi” This study found that long-term exposure to sodium valproate can increase oxidative stress and inflammation in rat stomach tissues, while treatment with rutin, a natural antioxidant, was associated with reduced markers of these effects at dosages of 50 mg/kg and 100 mg/kg.
This study found that inhibiting AP-1 transcription factors in mice causes squamous tumors to transform into sebaceous tumors and regulates tumor cell lineage.
This study found that inhibiting AP-1 activity in mice can induce lineage transdifferentiation between squamous and sebaceous tumors, suggesting AP-1's role in maintaining tumor cell identity.
February 2023 in “Aesthetic Cosmetology and Medicine” This review examines the health-promoting effects of medicinal plants used in nutricosmetics, highlighting their beneficial impact on skin physiology, but offers no new clinical results.