June 2025 in “Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology” This study reports two cases of bubble hair deformity in young men caused by prolonged exposure to bathroom heating lamps during showers, suggesting that maintaining a safe distance from heating devices may prevent this thermal injury to hair.
January 2024 in “Indian Journal of Psychiatry” This study found that precision 40Hz gamma-transcranial alternating current stimulation significantly improved negative and cognitive symptoms in patients with schizophrenia compared to a sham group, suggesting promising potential for this neuromodulation technique in treating these symptoms.
1 citations
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April 2022 in “Emergency Medicine Australasia” This article discusses the negative experiences transgender individuals often encounter in emergency healthcare settings and emphasizes the importance of gender-affirming practices, but it reports no new clinical results.
This article discusses how translation errors can distort clinical research documents using a method similar to the "telephone" game, and reports no new results.
2 citations
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February 2020 in “Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity: Targets and Therapy” This case report describes a 42-year-old woman who experienced positional vertigo, gradual hearing loss, and tinnitus after undergoing laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy, suggesting a potential link between these complications and the procedure.
17 citations
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January 2007 in “Popular Communication” This study analyzes the cultural ideology of female body image as portrayed in makeover TV programs, focusing on the impact of patriarchy, but it reports no new empirical results.
9 citations
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July 2024 in “Internal Medicine Journal” This narrative review discusses the initiation and monitoring of gender-affirming hormone therapy in Australia, noting standard testosterone use for trans men and estradiol with anti-androgens for trans women, emphasizing the importance of monitoring cardiovascular and bone health.
22 citations
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March 1932 in “Journal of the American Medical Association” This report describes eleven cases of thallium poisoning in individuals who consumed tortillas made from barley mixed with thallium sulphate, leading to symptoms including tingling, abdominal pain, vomiting, and limb weakness.
1 citations
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May 1983 in “Acta dermato-venereologica” This report describes a sudden hair matting incident after shampooing a hairpiece and suggests that weathered hairs might explain this unusual event.
May 2009 in “South African Family Practice” The author believes that giving medical conditions official names can sometimes overwhelm or scare patients.
5 citations
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April 2007 in “Popular Communication” This article examines how makeover television programs reflect and reinforce patriarchal ideals of beauty and identity in women's body image, without presenting new empirical findings.
13 citations
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March 2018 in “Journal of Sociology” This article argues that the promissory discourse in the anti-ageing treatments market exploits societal anxieties about ageing, but its long-term sustainability is questionable as many promises remain undeliverable.
September 2021 in “Yearbook of pediatric endocrinology” This study found that in mice, chronic stress elevates corticosterone levels, which suppresses hair growth by keeping hair follicles in a prolonged resting phase.
February 2004 in “Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment” This article discusses Dr. Jane Hightower's findings on mercury poisoning linked to fish consumption in patients and reports no new clinical results; it highlights ongoing debate and regulatory actions.
July 2023 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” In this study, researchers found that both direct and witnessed trauma in mice were linked to lower levels of the neurosteroid allopregnanolone, and that boosting neurosteroidogenesis may alleviate PTSD-like symptoms, suggesting potential treatment strategies for PTSD stemming from either trauma type.
4 citations
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November 2001 in “Journal of Neuropsychiatry” This case report from the University of Alabama, Birmingham describes a rare paradoxical reaction of increased agitation and hyperactivity in a patient with schizoaffective disorder treated with divalproex sodium.
2 citations
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October 2006 in “International Journal of Dermatology” This study reports that discontinuing blow drying improved hair loss in two women with vacuolization in their hair shafts, suggesting a potential link between heat styling and alopecia.
June 2024 in “British Journal of Dermatology” In this study, researchers analyzed internet and social media content related to hair loss, finding widespread misinformation about its causes and treatments, including unfounded criticisms of conventional therapies and promotion of alternative remedies.
20 citations
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January 2007 in “Fertility and Sterility” This case report highlights that a postmenopausal woman experienced virilization due to unintentional transdermal absorption of testosterone from her spouse's topical androgen via shared washcloths, underscoring the importance of considering exogenous androgen exposure in similar diagnoses.
1 citations
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January 2010 in “STARS (University of Central Florida)” This study found that men receiving negative appearance-related commentary are more likely to experience negative psychological outcomes, while positive feedback tends to lead to better outcomes despite encouraging appearance-change behaviors.
1 citations
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May 2007 in “Emergency medicine news” This article discusses thallium poisoning and its diagnosis, symptoms, and treatment options, emphasizing the need for awareness due to its misleading symptoms and potential for misdiagnosis.
10 citations
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March 2022 in “Frontiers in Oncology” This study found that the overexpression of the lncRNA HOTTIP in glioma cells increased resistance to the chemotherapy drug temozolomide, suggesting a key role for miR-10b and EMT processes in this resistance.
9 citations
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September 2017 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology Symposium Proceedings” In this study, PGD2 was shown to increase testosterone production in human keratinocytes through reactive oxygen species, suggesting potential benefits of antioxidants like N-acetyl-cysteine for AGA patients.
2 citations
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January 2014 in “Sen i Gakkaishi” This study verified that a new straightening process involving a flat iron, ammonium thioglycolate, and hydrogen peroxide may permanently straighten wavy hair by eliminating disulfide bond distortions.
54 citations
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June 2018 in “Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry” This narrative review presents composite cases of individuals undergoing gender-affirming care, illustrating varied outcomes without reporting new clinical results or systematic findings.
July 2016 in “Biometrics & Biostatistics International Journal” This article discusses the development of the Total View Guidelines for accurately reporting androgenic alopecia treatment effectiveness using uninterrupted video recordings and reports no new clinical results.
2 citations
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January 2001 in “Humana Press eBooks” This review explores pseudo-Cushing's states that mimic Cushing's syndrome but do not involve elevated cortisol, and it presents no new research findings.
222 citations
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October 1993 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” This study found that androgenetic alopecia causes significant psychological distress, particularly in women, who exhibit a more negative body image and less adaptive functioning compared to controls.
9 citations
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May 2024 in “Journal of Clinical & Translational Endocrinology” This review examines existing evidence on the efficacy and safety of gender affirming hormone therapy in relation to Gender Affirmation Surgery, but reports no new clinical results.
9 citations
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February 2012 in “Social Semiotics” This essay critically analyzes photographic narratives of breast cancer, particularly Catherine Lord's and Lynn Kohlman's works, to explore how these narratives deepen understanding of women's technologized bodies and offer discursive resistance and audience engagement.