December 2025 in “Preprints.org” This study examined dermal papilla cells from hair follicles, finding that gene expression changes linked to wound healing and stem cell activity align with hair follicle regression, which could inform strategies for hair growth and skin rejuvenation.
December 2025 in “Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)” This paper introduces the Vertex Overload Framework for androgenetic alopecia, suggesting that chronic mechanical and thermal stress on the vertex contributes to hair follicle miniaturization, with androgens acting as co-mediators of stress adaptation rather than isolated causes.
December 2025 in “Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)” This study offers a new perspective on androgenetic alopecia, suggesting that hair loss at the vertex and frontal scalp results from mechanical and thermodynamic stress, alongside androgen activity, and proposes that reducing mechanical tension and improving local microcirculation could complement traditional treatments.
November 2025 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Skin-associated cartilage cells can influence hair growth by altering specific signaling pathways.
August 2025 in “Andrology” In this study, the researchers reconstructed Abraham's family pedigree from the Bible's book of Genesis to explore potential medical or genetic explanations for reported cases of familial infertility, linking historical accounts with plausible scientific reasoning.
July 2025 in “Skin Appendage Disorders” This study analyzed Google Trends data from 2018 to 2023, revealing an increasing global interest in hair loss treatments, particularly for "oral minoxidil" and "dutasteride," though interest varies by region and treatment type.
June 2025 in “Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases” This study reported that "brain fog" was experienced by 41.7% of systemic lupus erythematosus patients, identified as one of their most concerning and least addressed symptoms in treatment plans, underscoring a need for better symptom management.
This study reports that in Rex rabbits, age affects fur quality and hair follicle traits, with the Wnt signaling pathway playing a role in their periodic hair follicle development.
November 2024 in “Skin Appendage Disorders” This study analyzed Google Trends data to explore public interest in various alopecia-related terms from 2018 to 2023, finding that search volumes for "androgenetic alopecia" and "frontal fibrosing alopecia" increased, while other terms remained stable, with notable geographic variations in search interest.
September 2024 in “Journal of Anatomy and Histopathology” In this study, researchers found that topical application of 3-β-methoxy-Δ18-oleanene (miliacin) in mice sped up the recovery of hair follicles damaged by cyclophosphamide, moving them into a new hair growth cycle more quickly compared to controls.
February 2024 in “Advanced Materials” In this study, researchers discovered that a newly identified oligosaccharide, OG6, promotes hair growth by activating hair follicles, achieved by revealing its hidden activity from a larger molecule structure.
February 2024 in “Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health” This case report suggests the co-occurrence of systemic lupus erythematosus and an eating disorder in an adolescent may be linked through shared adolescent stress factors rather than neuropsychiatric lupus, despite algorithmic indications.
In this study, rat vibrissa follicles transplanted into mice demonstrated survival, partial sympathetic nerve reinnervation, and increased norepinephrine levels 37 days post-implantation, suggesting potential for hair growth despite not returning to normal nerve function.
November 2023 in “Hair transplant forum international” Results are not reported in this abstract, which raises the question of whether caffeine has a stimulating effect on hair growth both in laboratory settings and live subjects.
This Special Issue in Nutrients investigates the nutritional strategies and outcomes in managing severe anorexia nervosa, with the aim of improving clinical practices for patients with serious or common physical conditions associated with the disease.
August 2022 in “Journal of Pakistan Association of Dermatologists” This case report describes a 7-year-old female from the Middle East with monilethrix, highlighting the disease's rarity in this population, characterized by brittle, sparse hair and keratosis pilaris.
June 2022 in “Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)” This review discusses the potential of microneedles as a pain-free drug delivery method that improves medication distribution while addressing issues associated with traditional transdermal formulations.
April 2022 in “Brazilian Medical Students” This review synthesizes existing evidence on the link between androgenic alopecia and severe COVID-19 outcomes, noting a potential role for anti-androgenic therapies in treating SARS-CoV-2 infections.
Developing microRNA-based treatments is hard but has potential.
January 2022 in “United Research Forum eBooks” In this study, picky eating among children in southern Jordan was associated with lower weight for age, hemoglobin levels, and vitamin D levels, rather than directly with zinc deficiency.
April 2021 in “Journal of Mind and Medical Sciences” In this case report, a 13-year-old boy's acute appendicitis revealed Crohn's disease after unsuccessful conservative management required surgery, highlighting the diagnostic value of histopathological examination of the appendix.
April 2021 in “Journal of Advances in Environmental Health Research” This review discusses the health risks of mercury from dental amalgam, including higher levels of mercury in dentists and pregnant women, and suggests using composite resins instead.
April 2020 in “Rheumatology” This case report describes successful and sustained treatment of alopecia universalis with rituximab in a patient also diagnosed with dermatomyositis, suggesting a potential role for B cells in its pathogenesis.
July 2018 in “Elsevier eBooks” This review discusses telogen effluvium, a common form of hair loss, and reports no new clinical results; the authors outline possible causes, typical prognosis, and management strategies.
August 2017 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Activin increases skin tumor formation, skin Tregs help hair growth, lymph-node removal doesn't improve melanoma survival, cells can revert to stem cells in wound healing, and skin bacteria produce peptides that may treat infections.
April 2017 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study observed that a 3D culture model of hair follicle cells showed an anagen-like phase between days 3 to 6 and transitioned to a catagen-like phase by day 7, highlighting cell differentiation and structural development over time.
April 2016 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” The authors concluded that Wnt ligands produced by hair-inducing dermal papilla cells have crucial roles in coordinating postnatal hair growth by interacting with both epithelial and mesenchymal compartments.
January 2016 in “eScholarship (California Digital Library)” This dissertation reports that horizontal basal cells in the olfactory epithelium undergo symmetric divisions balanced by population asymmetry, which supports their renewal and differentiation during tissue homeostasis and regeneration.
August 2015 in “Aesthetic Surgery Journal” This book reviews the special considerations of ethnicity in facial plastic surgery, focusing on rhinoplasty and Asian blepharoplasty, but does not report new clinical findings.
January 2015 in “Journal of clinical and investigative dermatology” This study found that clipping is the most effective method for anagen synchronization in adult rat models to mimic chemotherapy-induced alopecia, producing robust anagen phases without causing skin trauma.