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August 2012 in “Journal of acupuncture and meridian studies” This review discusses the diagnostic classification and traditional Korean medicine treatments for abnormal hair growth and reports no new clinical results; it suggests that combining these with modern technology may enhance cosmetology advances.
This article reviews traditional and modern methods for treating pilosis with both Korean medicine and current technologies, but it does not provide new clinical results.
2 citations
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June 2024 in “Journal of the Korean Society of Cosmetology” In this study, 8-week hair loss management combined with aroma scalp massage did not significantly change hair thickness or density but improved scalp moisture and subjective satisfaction among 16 participants aged 20–50.
January 2026 in “Frontiers in Medicine” This study found that acupuncture may reduce anxiety and depression in women with polycystic ovary syndrome, potentially through hormonal and neuroendocrine modulation, but further high-quality research is needed to confirm these findings.
This article reviews various topics including medically important plants in dermatology, supporting medicinal herbs for primary dysmenorrhea, and several drug delivery systems, without providing new clinical findings.
September 2025 in “PubMed” This review discusses recent advances in hair regeneration strategies, including mechanical stimulation and complementary therapies like MSC transplantation and platelet-rich plasma, and reports no new clinical results.
7 citations
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June 2001 in “PubMed” This study details the histological structure of the white domesticated pig's ear skin and discusses its relevance as a model for human dermatological research.
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January 2025 in “Development” In this study, researchers explored ear pinna development in two rodent species and identified that BMP5 plays a crucial role in chondroblast proliferation but not in their initial specification, with implications for understanding tissue differentiation and potential impacts on reconstructive surgery.
October 2023 in “Pathology” In this study, the authors observed that a 48-year-old woman developed a cutaneous pseudolymphoma in the earlobes linked to metallic debris from ear piercing, which histologically mimicked lymphoma but was interpreted as a reactive condition.
November 2017 in “Deleted Journal” In this study, treating a rabbit with ear canker using ivermectin, pheniramine maleate, and a honey-turmeric mix resulted in substantial clinical improvement, including reduced itching and restored hair and skin quality.
77 citations
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June 2007 in “PLoS ONE” This study identified changes in transcription factor gene expression across various signaling pathways during inner ear hair cell regeneration in birds, revealing patterns and potential new pathways for future investigation.
49 citations
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May 2020 in “Journal of Clinical Investigation” Exosomes are crucial for protecting sensory hair cells in the inner ear.
28 citations
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January 2011 in “Hearing Research” This review covers recent developments in inner ear therapeutics and gene delivery methods but reports no new clinical results; it highlights potential strategies for treating hearing and balance disorders.
18 citations
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October 2016 in “European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics” In this study, FITC-labeled BSA nanocarriers delivered a model drug deeper into porcine ear skin hair follicles than the carriers themselves, as shown by confocal microscopy.
15 citations
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October 2020 in “European journal of pharmaceutics and biopharmaceutics” This study reported that combining microdialysis and selective follicular closure with varnish significantly reduces caffeine penetration through hair follicles in an ex vivo porcine ear skin model.
13 citations
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October 2015 in “Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” The document concludes that early recognition and appropriate treatment of red scalp, red ear, and red scrotum syndromes can lead to remission.
7 citations
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January 2020 in “Skin Pharmacology and Physiology” In this study using ex vivo porcine ear skin, researchers found that standard nail varnish applied gently creates effective follicular closures, preventing penetration of certain substances like fluorescein sodium salt and caffeine into hair follicles, whereas solvent-free varnish and rapid application techniques were less effective.
7 citations
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November 2017 in “Cureus” This report introduces a new potential sign, paired ear creases of the helix, which may have relevance to cardiovascular disease similar to diagonal ear lobe creases, in a case of coronary artery disease.
4 citations
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April 2011 in “International Journal of Radiation Biology” This study found that a newly developed mouse ear punch model effectively demonstrated that radiation significantly delays wound healing and may be used to study combined radiation and wound injury mechanisms.
2 citations
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April 2017 in “Molecular Medicine Reports” In this study, blocking autophagy with 3-methyladenine significantly improved the survival of inner ear hair cells in a gentamicin-induced ototoxic mouse model.
April 2025 in “Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology” In this study, researchers observed that inhibiting myosin light chain kinase in hair cells reduced stiffness and oscillation in bullfrog hair bundles and increased hearing thresholds in mice.
February 2025 in “Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences” Only Deomyinae rodents can regenerate complex tissues.
May 2024 in “LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas)” This study investigated genetic and epigenetic markers for prostate cancer, reporting that certain genotype combinations may influence cancer risk or protection and identifying GSTP1 promoter methylation as a strong prognostic and diagnostic marker linked to tumor aggressiveness.
1 citations
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August 2023 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” This study explores ear pinna development in mice and reports that elastic cartilage formation is disrupted in a short ear mutant, correlating with increased adult adipocytes and impaired chondrogenesis.
1 citations
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December 2021 in “Kathmandu University medical journal” This article reviews the characteristics, common locations, and causes of epidermoid cysts, noting that surgical excision is the standard treatment, but it reports no new clinical findings.
1 citations
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August 2012 The document discusses various diseases of the outer ear, categorized by symptoms like redness, crusts, bumps, pus-filled lesions, lumps, ulcers, and hair loss.
January 2026 in “MDPI (MDPI AG)” This study revealed that heterozygous mice with the hairy ear mutation exhibited significant gene expression changes related to hair growth, such as upregulation of hair keratin and keratin-associated proteins, shedding light on the Hoxc gene cluster's role in this phenotype.
September 2024 in “Dermatology Online Journal” This report describes a case where a 24-year-old woman developed severe ear and face hypertrichosis after using 5% topical minoxidil, which resolved three months after discontinuation.
September 2022 in “Research Square (Research Square)” This study found that overexpressing Rps14 in supporting cells promoted hair cell regeneration in the organ of Corti by facilitating cell proliferation and differentiation.
January 1995 in “Equilibrium Research” This study suggests that supporting cells are the origin of regenerated hair cells in the avian basilar papilla, with epidermal growth factor as a potential trigger, and indicates a possibility of hair cell regeneration in mammalian vestibular epithelia.