48 citations
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January 2011 in “Hormone Research in Paediatrics” This review discusses the molecular basis and clinical implications of primary generalized glucocorticoid resistance and hypersensitivity, attributing them to mutations in the human glucocorticoid receptor gene, and reports no new clinical findings.
October 2025 in “Open Repository of the University of Porto (University of Porto)” In this report, the author summarized activities from a six-month internship in community and hospital pharmacy settings, exploring topics like skin microbiome health implications and advancements in antiviral therapy for Hepatitis B and D, highlighting the pharmacist's role in patient care and innovative treatments.
19 citations
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November 2014 in “Journal of Comparative Physiology A” This study found that Cupiennius salei spiders have specialized mechanosensitive hairs on their legs that adaptively respond to joint movements during walking, suggesting a proprioceptive function.
50 citations
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December 2017 in “Nanoscale” This study found that polymeric micelle formulations significantly improved the targeted delivery of adapalene to hair follicles compared to standard Differin® products, which suggests potential advantages in treating hair follicle-related conditions and reducing side effects.
7 citations
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January 2011 in “Biochemistry Research International” This study confirms that the proposed universal model for hard α-keratin structure applies to all known forms across various mammalian species.
29 citations
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September 1997 in “PubMed” This paper reviews follicular hair transplantation techniques and planning, emphasizing careful evaluation and long-term strategy for achieving excellent cosmetic results.
16 citations
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May 2023 in “Journal of the American Statistical Association” This study applied a novel Cox regression subsampling method to massive datasets, demonstrated using UK-biobank colorectal cancer data, effectively reducing computation time and memory usage while building a risk-prediction model under certain conditions involving right-censored and potentially left-truncated data with rare events.
13 citations
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January 2013 in “Dermatologic Surgery” This survey estimates that the number of follicular units with "permanent" hair available for transplant varies based on hair density and projected male pattern baldness type, providing guidelines for realistic surgical goals.
8 citations
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January 2015 in “Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery” This review discusses the development of surgical hair restoration techniques and highlights the potential of hair follicle cell cloning to address current limitations.
96 citations
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September 2017 in “Analytica Chimica Acta” This review discusses the growing use of scalp hair for elemental analysis in various fields and highlights advancements in analysis techniques, including the future potential of laser ablation ICP-MS, but reports no new clinical results.
1 citations
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August 1985 in “Proceedings annual meeting Electron Microscopy Society of America” This study discusses using SEM/EDX for elemental analysis of hair samples in forensic science but notes challenges in detecting certain trace elements from raw hair.
February 2023 in “American Journal of Biomedical and Life Sciences” The researchers reported that hair bio element median derivatives bioassay is an effective and reliable method for evaluating the nutritional status of various bio elements, offering a non-invasive approach for nutritional health surveillance and precision medicine.
379 citations
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May 2016 in “Cochrane library” This review concluded that corticosteroids improve muscle strength and function in boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy over short-term periods, but evidence on prolonging walking ability remains insufficient, and side effects are common.
21 citations
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May 2016 in “The Cochrane library” This review found that while topical minoxidil is effective for treating female pattern hair loss, finasteride showed no more effectiveness than placebo, and low-level laser therapy increased hair count but with inconsistent results.
1 citations
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November 2015 in “Cochrane library” This protocol outlines a planned Cochrane Review to evaluate the effects of 5-alpha-reductase inhibitors on lower urinary tract symptoms caused by benign prostatic obstruction, and it reports no new findings.
109 citations
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January 1980 in “Science of the total environment” This paper reviews chemical analysis methods for trace elements in human hair and supports a no-wash policy due to challenges in distinguishing between endogenous and exogenous element sources.
January 2022 in “Bio web of conferences/BIO web of conferences” This study concluded that the elemental composition of tail brush hair in newborn calves can indicate trace element supply to the fetus during the last months of pregnancy.
September 2001 in “PubMed” This study developed a non-destructive X-ray fluorescence technique to quantitatively analyze elemental content in human hair and constructed a database of element concentrations in healthy Swedish, Caucasian individuals.
July 1993 in “Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry” Mouse hair element patterns vary, making it unreliable for tracking time.
October 2024 in “Zeitschrift für angewandte Mathematik und Physik”
9 citations
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April 2018 in “Journal of trace elements in medicine and biology” This review presents the practice of using hair bioelement analysis to assess nutritional status or environmental exposure, proposing complex interactions and hypotheses regarding depression and autism but reports no new clinical results.
June 2025 in “arXiv (Cornell University)” This study examined different logistic damping effects in a chemotaxis system related to Alopecia Areata and found that certain conditions guarantee a unique, globally bounded classical solution, while others ensure a weak solution, offering new insights into preventing blow-ups in this context.
8 citations
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July 2002 in “X-Ray Spectrometry” In this study, researchers found a correlation between x-ray patterns and the element composition of human hair, with certain metal roles in the hair matrix considered.
5 citations
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January 2012 in “Natural Science” This study analyzed the elemental content of three medicinal herbs used for general weakness and found they contain varying amounts of bioavailable minor and trace elements, with insignificant levels of toxic elements.
January 2020 in “Lʹvìvsʹkij medičnij časopis” This review explores modern scientific approaches in using bioelementology to diagnose and treat different forms of alopecia, reporting no new clinical results but identifying gaps needing further research.
7 citations
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January 2012 This study reported that in the California Ground Squirrel, certain elements bioaccumulate in hair, providing baseline data for environmental health assessments.
1 citations
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September 2021 in “Physiology News” The abstract contains only graphic design specifications and reports no new research findings.
2 citations
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July 2025 in “Analytical Chemistry” This study reported the development of a workflow that combines SIMS and X-ray elemental mapping techniques for multimodal imaging at the single cell level, successfully applied to visualize elements, metals, and lipids in porcine skin without loss or delocalization.
January 2013 in “Victoria University Research Repository (Victoria University)” This article proposes a strategy for identifying bioactive, small molecule, metallo-species in Traditional Chinese Medicine to explore their potential for drug development, but reports no new results.
15 citations
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May 2004 in “Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America” This article discusses follicular cell implantation as a potential solution for hair restoration limitations, but notes inconsistencies and challenges in human applications, reporting no new clinical results.