November 2025 in “Frontiers in Medicine” In this prospective cohort, baseline severity, disease activity, and relapse history were identified as key factors influencing response and recurrence in alopecia areata, suggesting that implementing standardized assessments could enhance risk stratification and personalized care approaches.
August 2025 in “Libyan Medical Journal” This study found that patients with vitiligo or alopecia areata have higher levels of anxiety and depression compared to healthy individuals, though no significant differences were observed between the two patient groups, highlighting the psychological impact of these dermatological conditions.
July 2025 in “Communications Biology” In this study, researchers used synchrotron X-ray imaging to examine rat vibrissa follicles, finding that despite variations in vibrissa length and follicle size, certain sensory structures remain consistent, suggesting specialized roles in sensory processing depending on the vibrissa type.
March 2025 in “OncoTargets and Therapy” This study found that in circulating tumor cells from non-invasive liquid biopsies, the GG genotype of the CYP3A5 A6986G affects longer disease-free survival in DLBCL patients, highlighting the significance of circulating biomarkers for prognostic evaluation.
December 2024 in “Turkish Journal of Forensic Medicine” This review examines the role and significance of next-generation sequencing technologies in forensic identification and other forensic applications, but reports no new findings.
December 2024 in “International Journal of Maxillofacial Imaging” This abstract outlines the goal of various face cosmetic surgery procedures, such as rhinoplasty and facelifts, which are used to enhance facial appearance and address aging-related changes. However, specific study results are not provided.
August 2024 in “Clinical and Medical Engineering Live” This literature review examines the complexities of childhood alopecia areata, focusing on its forms, gene expression, and causes, providing a comprehensive analysis of this autoimmune disorder.
September 2023 in “Curēus” This study found that individuals with alopecia areata showed differences in otoacoustic emissions, suggesting potential links between the condition and auditory dysfunction, with significant gender and age group variations observed in hearing test results.
January 2022 in “Clinical dermatology open access journal” This study reported rapid hair regrowth in a patient with early-stage alopecia areata after treatment with intralesional triamcinolone acetonide, prednisone, minoxidil, and vitamin C, leading to complete recovery of the bald area within three months.
August 2021 in “Benha Journal of Applied Sciences” This article reviews various hypotheses on the pathogenesis of vitiligo and aims to evaluate potential provoking factors, but presents no new clinical findings.
July 2020 in “Scholarly Journal of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences” This article discusses psychological and clinical responses to the recent pandemic and emphasizes the potential for a virus-free future, but it reports no new research findings.
January 2020 in “Sumatera Medical Journal” In this study, family history was identified as the most significant risk factor for premature hair graying among medical students at the University of Sumatera Utara.
January 2020 in “Durham e-Theses (Durham University)” This study concluded that UK law falls short in ensuring effective workplace equality for individuals with visible differences, suggesting amendments to the definition of disability and other legal reforms as potential solutions.
July 2019 in “Journal of the Formosan Medical Association” Melatonin may help with nerve pain, a hepatitis C drug is effective but has side effects, a treatment for mouth sores works but can cause blood issues, ear reconstruction with an implant is safe, HIV transmission from mother to child in Taiwan is now 0% with treatment, certain blood problems are more common in people with a tongue condition, a gene and being overweight are linked to hair loss in some women, a new technique could reduce radiation for lung nodule patients, a hepatitis treatment may lower cancer recurrence after a procedure, and adding extra screening improves tuberculosis detection in patients with lung infections.
April 2018 in “Routledge eBooks” This article discusses the assumptions linking sex, gender identity, gender role, and sexual orientation, highlighting that these inferences are often incorrect, but it reports no new empirical results.
March 2018 in “Suez Canal University Medical Journal” In this study, NKG2D polymorphism was not linked to increased susceptibility to systemic lupus erythematosus among Egyptian patients living in the Suez Canal area.
April 2016 in “Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open” This article lists online educational resources from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons but reports no new research findings.
April 2016 in “Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open” This abstract catalogs resources from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons but presents no research findings.
January 2016 in “Georg Thieme Verlag eBooks” Facelift surgery has evolved to focus on natural results and safety, with patient selection and postoperative care being key to success.
January 2006 in “mediaTUM – the media and publications repository of the Technical University Munich (Technical University Munich)” This study found that carbon and nitrogen isotope analysis of cattle hair reflects dietary and farm system differences, offering insights into cattle nutritional ecology and agroecosystem characteristics.
This review addresses various gender-specific challenges in managing women with epilepsy, such as AED-related cosmetic concerns and hormonal impacts on seizure frequency, but it reports no new clinical findings.
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January 2014 in “Journal of Proteome Research” In this study, distinct metabolic profiles were identified in women with PCOS, suggesting potential biomarkers for diagnosis based on changes in lipid and androgen metabolism.
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April 2018 in “Scientific Reports” This study found that in psoriasis patients, the K17 protein probably functions as an autoantigen, with the HLA-Cw*06:02 risk genotype strongly linked to the T cell response size.
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April 2017 in “British Journal of Dermatology” This study identified overexpression of certain immune-related genes and underexpression of genes in specific signaling pathways in premature androgenetic alopecia, suggesting potential new therapeutic targets.
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July 2013 in “PLoS ONE” This study found that a new method using enzymatic laundry powder effectively extracts DNA from hair shafts, showing promise for genome-wide DNA analyses.
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January 2025 in “Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics” In this review, the authors aim to improve the differential diagnosis between hyperandrogenic PCOS and NCAH, which could lead to more personalized treatment strategies for patients experiencing hyperandrogenism.
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January 2013 in “Dissolution Technologies” This study optimized and validated a dissolution test method for immediate-release finasteride capsules, highlighting the need for an official standard due to variability in commercial products.
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April 2019 in “Hormone and Metabolic Research” This study found that women with polycystic ovary syndrome have higher insulin resistance and lower serum high-molecular weight adiponectin, which may play a role in the condition's pathogenesis.
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November 2017 in “Elsevier eBooks” This article discusses the role of the androgen receptor in regulating development and homeostasis, and reviews treatment approaches for conditions related to hormone imbalances, without reporting new clinical findings.
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November 2002 in “Journal of Neurochemistry” This study found that progesterone pretreatment in rats potentiated the effect of ethanol on mesocortical dopamine levels, suggesting an influence of neuroactive steroids on ethanol's action.