Search

everythingexperts & clinicslearnfaqsresearchcommunity

for

Search:↓

Changing mineral levels in rats' diets can prevent kidney stones, affect hair growth, and influence weight gain.

This study found that a single application of 'Lye' or 'No-Lye' chemical straighteners significantly reduced drug concentrations in hair samples from both drug-fortified standards and authentic drug users.

In this study, the safety of finasteride in rats varied depending on dosing time, while its effectiveness on prostate weight reduction remained consistent.

Certain treatments can speed up local hair growth in mice but don't change the overall hair growth pattern.

This animal study observed that while topical MBEH and intraperitoneal phenol induced hair graying in eumelanic mice, they had little effect on pheomelanic mice, and amcinonide reduced certain epidermal melanocytes in both.

This study observed that male and female epidermis differ significantly in total lipid and phospholipid levels during different stages of the hair growth cycle.

This study found that several newly synthesized dihydrobenzopyran compounds inhibited insulin secretion and had vasorelaxant activity, with some more potent than reference KATP channel activators, though compound 21 functioned as a Ca2+ entry blocker.

In this study, despite morphological differences in the hair growth cycle stages, the lipid composition of the epidermis and dermis showed no significant variation, though water content and cholesterol levels differed between these skin layers.

This study found that particle affinity was stronger on healthy hair compared to damaged hair, with the deposition influenced predominantly by hydrogen bonding and electrostatic attraction, while larger particles had poorer deposition.

This study suggests that certain climate factors, particularly UV index and precipitation, may influence seasonal flare patterns in children with alopecia areata, especially those with atopic conditions.

In this study, adding disinfected feathers to the diet of captive Arctic foxes increased gut bacterial species diversity without changing overall abundance, potentially influencing immune response and physiological performance.

This study found that adding urea to a polyethyleneimine solution improved the coloring ability and color fastness of low-temperature hair dyeing with acid dye by enhancing dye penetration into the hair.

This study found that minoxidil forms a reservoir in the skin, allowing sustained drug delivery even after cleansing, while propylene glycol does not.

This study found that serum steroid profiling, particularly 11-deoxycortisol, can effectively differentiate between ACC and ACA, while considering sex differences and functional status for other steroids is important.

This study found that adding concurrent and adjuvant temozolomide to radiotherapy for patients with anaplastic gliomas improved progression-free survival without adversely affecting health-related quality of life.

In this study, goat hair follicles cultured in serum-free medium grew faster than those in medium with serum, and growth rates increased with the addition of VEGF and EGF.

This study observed that bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells cultured in three-dimensionally bioprinted hydrogels with higher stiffness, like 3A8G, tend to differentiate more into hair follicle cells compared to those in less stiff hydrogels, like 1A4G.

This study suggests that continuing finasteride therapy after mastectomy does not significantly affect gynecomastia recurrence in men taking finasteride for alopecia.

This study explored how silicones influence the interaction between hair fibers and their impact on hair volume under high humidity conditions.

This study demonstrated that liquid-state vesicles may reduce the absorption of finasteride through the skin while increasing its concentration and retention in the dermis layer in hamster models.

In this study, researchers found that taking Saw palmetto and Pygeum africana supplements for five days altered the urinary steroid profile in a way that may interfere with the steroidal module of the Athlete Biological Passport.

In this review, anabolic steroid use was reported to increase risks such as cardiovascular issues, liver damage, endocrine disruptions, and musculoskeletal injuries, with psychological impacts also noted, underscoring the need for education and preventive strategies.

This study found that women with polycystic ovary syndrome had deficient or suboptimal serum vitamin D levels, but the effects of vitamin D on metabolic syndrome and hormonal balance remain unclear.

This study found that administering conditioned media from glial cell cultures to late reproductive age rats increased uterine contractile activity, potentially supporting the use of cryopreservation in preserving its biological effects.

This thesis explored how stratum corneum barrier disruption and pH-sensitive nanoparticles influence drug penetration and release in skin models, highlighting potential applications for treating atopic dermatitis.

This study found that facial threading decreased skin roughness and improved subjective assessments of skin smoothness and color after three sessions.

In this study involving Japanese women, researchers found that higher scalp oil levels were linked to weaker hair structure and increased scalp inflammation, suggesting that plant-derived compounds might mitigate these effects by reducing inflammation at the genetic level.

This study found that extracellular matrix components influenced the adhesion and proliferation of stem cells from various sources differently, with only laminin reducing proliferation in certain mesenchymal stem cells.