March 2024 in “Research Square (Research Square)” In this study, scalp cooling therapy was found to be well tolerated and effective at improving hair preservation for Asian women with breast or gynecological cancers undergoing certain chemotherapy regimens, particularly weekly paclitaxel, compared to historical controls.
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June 2004 in “Lasers in Medical Science” This study found that non-coherent intense pulsed light (IPL) treatment significantly reduced hair growth by about 80% in patients with skin type III-V without causing side effects.
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October 2014 in “Journal of Ovarian Research” This study found a significant association between the IRS-2 gene variant and an increased risk of PCOS, especially in non-obese women in the Chinese population from Taiwan.
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January 2020 in “Skin Appendage Disorders” This report presents a case where multiple steatocystomas appeared in a psoriatic patient during ustekinumab treatment, suggesting the drug may unmask a genetic predisposition to steatocystoma multiplex.
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December 2011 in “Biocatalysis and biotransformation” This study found that a peptide treatment using Protein disulphide isomerase improved the mechanical and thermal properties of over-bleached hair by promoting deeper peptide penetration and attachment.
October 2010 in “EUR Research Repository (Erasmus University Rotterdam)” This case report describes the successful treatment of scedosporiosis-induced cellulitis with voriconazole and intermittent pneumatic compression in a 72-year-old Portuguese woman.
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January 2021 in “IEEE Access” In this study, researchers demonstrated that treating platelet rich plasma with microsecond pulsed electric fields effectively activates platelets and induces similar or higher growth factor release compared to traditional bovine thrombin, suggesting a potential clinical use that may be more cost-effective and practical.
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September 2019 in “EBioMedicine” This study found that Secretory Phospholipase A2-IIA (sPLA2-IIA) promotes proliferation through JNK/c-Jun signaling, distinctively affecting normal stem cells and cancer cells, suggesting it as a potential target for cancer treatment.
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August 1998 in “PubMed” In this case study, intravenous cyclophosphamide pulse therapy effectively improved symptoms of steroid-resistant lupus cystitis and peritonitis, allowing for a reduction in steroid dosage.
March 2026 in “Skin Appendage Disorders” In this study, among 450 patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors for metastatic melanoma, 1.33% developed scarring alopecia, all being female, with alopecia not impacting their cancer treatment continuation and a favorable cancer outcome reported.
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August 2010 in “Journal of dermatology” This study found that photoepilation using intense pulsed light significantly reduced hair growth parameters, and phototrichograms may offer an objective method to evaluate its effectiveness.
May 2024 in “International journal of medicine and psychology.” In this study, combining transcranial electrical stimulation with bisphosphonate therapy in patients with postmenopausal osteoporosis resulted in a protective effect on bone collagen synthesis, as indicated by higher P1NP levels over 12 months, compared to bisphosphonates alone.
In this study, researchers optimized the culture strategy for dermal papilla cells and established a promising immortalized cell strain, iDP6, which resembles primary DP cells and is suitable for further research applications.
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February 2020 in “Clinical Ophthalmology” This article discusses intraoperative floppy iris syndrome during cataract surgery and highlights the importance of awareness and preoperative documentation of its risk factors, emphasizing a multidisciplinary approach to management.
May 2024 in “Biochemical pharmacology” This study found that targeting CISD1 with the compound NL-1 reduced mitochondrial dysfunction and reactive oxygen species accumulation, protecting against cisplatin-induced hearing loss in cell models and mice, without affecting cisplatin's cancer-fighting effectiveness.
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October 2023 in “Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences” This study identified novel isoforms of the PADI2 and PADI3 proteins, showing that PADI2β inhibits oligodendrocyte differentiation, possibly by opposing the effect of canonical PADI2, while PADI3β modulates the activity of PADI3α, suggesting new regulatory mechanisms of citrullination in tissue development.
May 2012 in “The journal of nervous and mental disease” This review discusses various aspects of Impulse Control Disorders, but reports no new clinical findings; the authors highlight existing knowledge gaps and the need for proven treatments.
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May 2005 in “Stem Cells” This study found that keratinocyte stem cells in mouse skin are closely related to side population or BCRP1-positive cells based on their localization and marker expression.
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April 2022 in “Research Square (Research Square)” In this study, the researchers identified a PBX1-SIRT1-PARP1 axis that plays a crucial role in reducing senescence and apoptosis in hair follicle-derived mesenchymal stem cells.
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January 2016 in “Journal of gastrointestinal & digestive system” The researchers reported that the SAGI PGP procedure resulted in excess weight loss of over 90% in the first year and normalized blood sugar levels without medication among diabetic patients by the first month post-operation.
January 2025 in “Investigative and Clinical Urology” This study found that after 12 weeks of taking the trial product SHPro®, participants reported improvements in prostate symptom scores and erectile function, with confirmed safety.
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May 2016 in “Hair transplant forum international” This publication lists the contributors and affiliations for a research piece but reports no study results or findings.
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February 2001 in “Dermatologic Surgery” This study reports that micropigmentation with iron oxide pigments is a safe and effective method for camouflaging scalp scars.
September 2023 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” Risankizumab effectively treats and maintains skin clearance in moderate-to-severe psoriasis.
March 2016 in “Hair transplant forum international” This article discusses the planning of the ISHRS 2016 World Congress of Hair Restoration Surgery and provides no new research findings.
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March 2019 in “Scientific Reports” This study reports that the side population technique can isolate melanocyte stem cells from human hair follicles, potentially allowing them to be used for skin pigmentation repopulation.
November 2014 in “International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery” This announcement explains the Fellow designation for hair restoration surgeons meeting specific educational criteria, without reporting new research findings.
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April 2021 in “PLoS ONE” The authors concluded that controlling voltage, pulse width, and calcium concentration in pulse electric field-activated platelet-rich plasma enhances the release of growth factors and serotonin without causing clot formation, suggesting potential clinical advantages over bovine thrombin-activated PRP.
4 citations
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November 2016 in “Journal of Cutaneous Pathology” This letter discusses three plasmacytoid dendritic cell-related parameters that may help differentiate lupus alopecia from lichen planopilaris, but it reports no new study results.
June 2026 in “UNC Libraries” This case study reported a 49-year-old woman with metastatic adrenocortical carcinoma who experienced an abscopal effect after pulse electric field ablation, leading to the resolution of three untreated liver lesions, suggesting potential benefits of this treatment combined with immunotherapy.