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August 2022 in “JAMA Network Open” This study documented an increased health care burden due to post-COVID conditions in the 6 months following the acute phase of infection, providing vital evidence for resource planning.
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July 2010 in “Tissue Engineering Part A” This study found that low oxygen conditions and ECM degradation products increased the proliferation and migration of perivascular stem cells without altering their phenotype, suggesting potential roles in tissue repair.
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March 2017 in “JAMA Internal Medicine” In this study, older men using 5α-reductase inhibitors for prostatic enlargement did not show increased risk of suicide, but had elevated risks of self-harm and depression.
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August 2013 in “PloS one” This study used the "ARE-Luc" mouse model to visualize androgen receptor activity across various tissues in both male and female mice, highlighting the direct action of androgens outside reproductive organs.
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July 2016 in “Dermatology and Therapy” This review highlights that light and laser therapies, such as the 1064-nm Nd:YAG and 810-nm diode lasers, may offer significant improvement for acne keloidalis nuchae with minimal side effects, though larger trials are needed.
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May 2012 in “Annals of Oncology” This study reports that permanent and severe alopecia is a newly identified complication of the FEC 100–docetaxel regimen used for adjuvant breast cancer treatment.
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January 2007 in “Environmental health perspectives” This case report highlights that a woman experienced arsenic toxicosis from kelp supplements, manifesting as alopecia and memory loss, which resolved after stopping the supplements.
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March 2016 in “Nucleic Acids Research” This study found that Musashi-2 regulates mRNA targets to restrict epithelial cell migration, revealing a key function of Msi2 beyond its known role in promoting cell growth.
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May 2015 in “PloS one” This study found that GALT5 and GALT2 are redundant enzymes essential for O-glycosylation of AGPs, with mutations leading to significant growth and development defects in plants.
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February 2023 in “Singapore Medical Journal” This review emphasized the seriousness of obesity, linking it to over 50 medical conditions with causal evidence from genetic studies, underscoring the need for urgent prevention and management efforts due to its significant health, social, and economic burdens.
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March 2003 in “The Lancet” Imatinib can repigment grey hair, while SU11428 can cause temporary hair depigmentation.
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August 1997 in “Microscopy Research and Technique” This review discusses novel molecular techniques in skin appendage research and summarizes the distribution of key molecules, but it reports no new experimental results.
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June 2019 in “Nature Communications” This study found that self-noncoding dsRNA activates TLR3 to stimulate intrinsic retinoic acid synthesis, promoting new hair follicle formation in wounded mice and showing similar gene expression changes in humans treated with rejuvenation lasers.
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July 2015 in “JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery” This review details the advancements and benefits of fractional erbium:YAG resurfacing lasers for treating photoaging, acne scarring, and dyschromia, but it presents no new clinical results.
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May 2005 in “Journal of Cell Science” In this study, transgenic mice expressing a truncated form of latent transforming growth factor-β-binding protein exhibited altered hair cycles due to increased active transforming growth factor-β, impacting keratinocyte proliferation and hair cycle phases.
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April 2018 in “Psychopharmacology/Psychopharmacologia” In this study, socially defeated mice showed increased alcohol consumption, and CRF-R1 antagonism selectively reduced drinking in these mice, suggesting a potential treatment target for stress-related alcohol use disorders.
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October 2017 in “Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy” This study found that fibromodulin significantly reduces scar formation and boosts scar strength in rodent and porcine models, suggesting potential for FMOD-based therapies in cutaneous wound repair.
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May 2017 in “Lasers in medical science” This study found that radiofrequency treatment, with or without hydrolyzed collagen, increased dermis thickness, neocollagenesis, and FGF2 overexpression in rat skin tissue.
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August 1982 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” This study reports two cases of follicular lichen planus, suggesting that GLPLS and LPP may be variants of this condition based on clinical and immunofluorescent findings.
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February 1997 in “The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism” This study concluded that heterozygosity for CYP21 mutations is associated with higher mean and free testosterone levels in women but does not significantly increase their risk of developing clinically evident hyperandrogenism.
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July 2017 in “Stem cells and cloning” This study found that scalp injection of fat enriched with stem cells may offer a promising alternative for treating early genetic alopecia in both men and women.
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April 2010 in “Cell Cycle” This review discusses how the p53 tumor suppressor gene helps maintain adult tissue homeostasis by promoting the removal of DNA-damaged cells, with implications for treating age-related diseases and p53-deficient cancers; it reports no new results.
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February 1977 in “Nature” This study found that high doses of irradiation can cause permanent hair loss in rats by destroying the epithelial elements of the hair follicle, while leaving the dermal papilla intact and capable of inducing new hair growth upon transplantation.
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November 2022 in “Nature Medicine” This study identified thousands of variant-metabolite associations in the human plasma metabolome, offering insights into the genetic bases of metabolism and potential adverse drug effects.
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February 2018 in “European Journal of Immunology” In this study, Treg depletion impaired skin wound healing in mice, potentially by altering the cytokine environment and expanding certain T-cell populations, disrupting the normal healing process.
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December 1989 in “The journal of nutrition/The Journal of nutrition” This study found that intestinal uptake of pantothenic acid in mice was not affected by dietary levels but may increase slightly in late-stage deficiency, though likely not significantly.
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October 2019 in “Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology” This article discusses the advances in understanding wound-induced hair follicle neogenesis (WIHN) and highlights the roles of specific signaling pathways and cellular plasticity, noting no clinical results but suggesting potential areas for further research.
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December 2006 in “Environmental Science & Technology” This study found that laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry can effectively reconstruct time-resolved mercury exposure in micrometer segments of a single hair strand from fish-eaters.
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October 2019 in “JNCI Cancer Spectrum” This clinical study observed that in patients with advanced breast cancer and BRCA1/2 mutations, talazoparib provided significantly better progression-free survival, objective response, clinical benefit, and patient-reported outcomes compared to physician’s choice chemotherapy, despite common side effects like anemia and fatigue.