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March 2025 in “Industrial Crops and Products” This study found that peach kernel oil extracted via supercritical fluid extraction had higher quality and antioxidant properties than oil obtained by other methods, effectively protecting human hair follicle keratinocytes from oxidative damage.
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March 2021 in “Clinical Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology” Tracking invalid extraction rates can improve hair transplant outcomes by assessing surgeon skill.
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September 2025 in “Molecules” This study comparatively evaluated different extraction techniques for Schinus terebinthifolius Raddi leaf extracts and found that conventional extraction with ethanol yielded the highest antioxidant activity and beneficial effects on skin cell viability, supporting its potential use in sustainable cosmeceutical formulations targeting skin aging.
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October 2020 This study found that hair samples effectively captured average estradiol levels over time in both humans and monkeys, using a validated double-extraction protocol.
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June 2017 in “Actas Dermo-Sifiliográficas” This review discusses the follicular unit extraction technique for hair transplantation, noting its rise in popularity due to patient demand and improved surgical skills, but reports no new clinical results.
July 2026 in “Journal of Medicinal Plants Studies” In this study, methanolic extracts of Hibiscus rosa-sinensis showed higher phenolic and flavonoid content, as well as greater concentrations of gallic acid and quercetin, than aqueous extracts, despite the latter yielding more extract, highlighting the effectiveness of methanol for extracting bioactive phytochemicals.
January 2026 in “International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science” This study found that flaxseed-olive oil-based herbal formulations may be effective and multifunctional for scalp protection and hair health, showing strong antioxidant and antibacterial properties.
January 2026 in “Open Science Framework” This study examines various methodological factors affecting hair cortisol concentration analysis, finding inconsistent results on the impact of factors like resuspension solution, hair weight, extraction duration, and hair-cutting method.
September 2025 in “OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)” This study developed a partially automated protocol utilizing hair follicles for DNA extraction in marmosets, achieving reliable whole genome sequencing with low chimerism, offering an efficient alternative to blood for genetic studies in non-human primates.
September 2025 in “Frontiers in Genetics” This study developed a non-invasive, partially automated protocol for extracting high-quality DNA from hair follicles of marmosets, significantly reducing chimerism rates compared to blood, and proving reliable for whole genome sequencing in low-input DNA scenarios.
September 2025 in “OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)” In this study, researchers developed a non-invasive, partially automated protocol for extracting DNA from marmoset hair follicles, resulting in high-quality whole genome sequencing with low chimerism levels, making it a reliable method compared to blood DNA sequencing in these primates.
November 2024 in “IP Indian Journal of Clinical and Experimental Dermatology” This study found that the severity of acute donor site effluvium after hair transplants was significantly correlated with the number of grafts extracted and longer surgery durations.
March 2024 in “Molecules/Molecules online/Molecules annual” This study optimized the extraction process of bear grease through enzymatic hydrolysis and found that it was rich in unsaturated fatty acids, enhancing its hair growth-promoting properties in mice compared to traditional methods.
January 2024 in “Srpski arhiv za celokupno lekarstvo” This study reports that using a vacuum-automated FUE device for hair transplantation allows for over a thousand grafts to be extracted and transplanted effectively in a single day, enhancing graft viability and cosmetic results.
December 2023 in “ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering” Keratin can be successfully taken from human hair using a mix of choline chloride and ethanolamine.
August 2023 in “Journal of Student Research” This study found that incorporating keratin extracted from hair into NBR modestly enhanced the mechanical properties and biodegradability of the rubber.
July 2023 in “Pharmacognosy Magazine” This study found that Cerasus serrulata extracts, when obtained through specific methods, demonstrate significant antioxidative and antibacterial properties, as well as potential anti-alopecia effects in a mouse model, potentially making them useful supplements for these purposes.
November 2014 in “PubMed” This article discusses the potential of a robotic surgical device to overcome limitations of traditional hair restoration methods, but reports no new clinical results and calls for further testing.
Robotic-assisted hair transplant is effective and less painful, but needs more evaluation for long-term results.
February 1999 in “The anatomical record” This study observed defects in hair cuticle cross-linking in some, but not all, mouse mutants with sparse or structurally unsound hair.
December 1963 in “Medical Entomology and Zoology” This study found that Wnt1a overexpression from bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells enhanced hair follicle regeneration in mice by promoting the dermal papilla's role in hair cycling and gene expression recovery.
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January 2016 in “BMC Bioinformatics” This study found that using curated biomedical databases as training examples for information extraction tasks in Genome-Wide Association Studies can outperform cost-insensitive methods, demonstrating their potential use without expert annotation.
226 citations
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January 2002 in “Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin” This study developed a rapid method to extract proteins from human hair, revealing phosphorylation on serine and threonine residues in alpha-keratins and matrix proteins.
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December 2020 in “Foods” This review explores the potential health benefits of food bioactive compounds, specifically polyphenols, as preventive agents against non-communicable diseases like cancer and cardiovascular disorders, while also addressing challenges like bioavailability and industrial applications.
153 citations
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August 2002 in “Dermatologic Surgery” This paper introduces the Follicular Unit Extraction procedure and its accompanying FOX Test, finding that 60% of tested patients were suitable candidates for this minimally invasive hair transplantation method.
125 citations
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December 2016 in “Molecules” This review discusses the extraction, purification, modification, and biological activity of polysaccharides from Traditional Chinese Medicine and reports no new research findings.
111 citations
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April 2023 in “Ultrasonics Sonochemistry” This review discusses the extraction, purification, and biological activities of maidenhairtree polysaccharides, emphasizing the higher efficiency of ultrasound-assisted extraction, but it reports no new clinical results.
59 citations
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August 2014 in “International Journal of Biological Macromolecules” In this study, the researchers optimized the extraction conditions for crude polysaccharide from Hibiscus rosa-sinensis leaves, achieving a yield of 9.66% and demonstrated strong antioxidant activities in vitro.
50 citations
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December 2022 in “Food Chemistry Advances” This review discusses diosgenin's potential benefits for several chronic diseases and emphasizes extraction and quantification techniques, but reports no clinical findings.
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August 2013 in “Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America” This article reviews factors affecting follicular unit extraction, emphasizing the need to tailor procedures to individual patient characteristics, but reports no new experimental findings.