13 citations
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November 2024 in “EClinicalMedicine” This study demonstrated that current facial recognition software can accurately identify individuals from MRI head scans within minutes, highlighting significant privacy concerns for clinical trial participants and the need for enhanced data protection measures.
13 citations
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December 2010 in “Nature Reviews Endocrinology” A young man with an eating disorder had a life-threatening adrenal crisis due to an autoimmune condition, highlighting the need for better education on managing hormone treatments.
12 citations
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June 2020 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” This article discusses platelet-rich plasma therapy for cicatricial alopecias like lichen planopilaris and reports no confirmed new clinical results; the authors highlight ongoing uncertainty about its effectiveness and potential risks.
11 citations
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September 2021 in “American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A” This study reports that newly diagnosed patients with Bachmann-Bupp syndrome exhibit a broader phenotype than previously documented, including late-onset seizures, and suggests a possible universal biochemical mechanism involving elevated ODC activity.
11 citations
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May 2020 in “Frontiers in psychiatry” This study found that experiencing childhood abuse is associated with higher BMI, but hair cortisol and cortisone do not mediate this relationship.
10 citations
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January 2004 in “Dermatologic Surgery” This study found that storing hair follicle micrografts in HEPES-buffered DMEM with ACD inhibitors like aminoguanidine significantly increased hair shaft elongation compared to phosphate-buffered salt solution, suggesting improved viability for transplantation.
9 citations
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April 2025 in “Psychoneuroendocrinology” This study found no consistent differences between the posterior vertex and occipital region for hair hormone analysis, but noted significant variations in specific hormone concentrations, highlighting the need for standardized sampling practices.
9 citations
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January 2022 in “Dermatology” This review reports a notably higher prevalence and severity of alexithymia among dermatology patients than healthy controls, suggesting its consideration may enhance treatment outcomes and quality of life.
8 citations
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November 2023 in “Social Science & Medicine” This study suggests that gendered social factors, in addition to biological differences, contribute significantly to sex disparities in adverse drug event reports, with patient and event type influencing observed differences.
8 citations
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January 2007 in “Hair transplant forum international” This abstract reviews recent findings on the biology of isolated micrografts in hair restoration, emphasizing factors that enhance micrograft viability, but it does not report new experimental results.
8 citations
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May 2005 in “Fertility and Sterility” In this study, women with the GG polymorphism of the MMP1 gene promoter were found to have a higher likelihood of being diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome.
8 citations
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May 2003 in “Hair transplant forum international” This article discusses the importance of preparing and storing human hair follicle grafts during micrograft transplantation in hair restoration surgery and reports no new research findings.
7 citations
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September 2025 in “Psychoneuroendocrinology” In this study, researchers found that storing hair samples for over 12 months significantly lowers the concentrations of important analytes such as cortisol and cortisone, recommending analyses within six months to ensure data quality.
7 citations
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March 2023 in “JEADV. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology/Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” This letter discusses the potential of the Janus kinase 1 inhibitor abrocitinib for treating oral lichen planus but provides no new research findings.
7 citations
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September 2021 in “Dermatologic Therapy” This review summarizes treatments for scalp involvement in dermatomyositis and suggests that therapies like low-dose naltrexone and platelet-rich plasma may warrant further investigation, although evidence remains limited.
7 citations
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July 2016 in “Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A” This study found that a novel hydrogel scaffold, cGEL, significantly increased melanin production and melanotic gene expression in human melanocytes compared to other graft materials, suggesting its potential as a superior carrier for skin grafting.
6 citations
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January 2007 in “Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” Mercury allergy linked to specific genes may contribute to burning mouth syndrome, and silicon might play a role in maintaining healthy hair.
6 citations
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September 2002 in “Acta pædiatrica” This case study observed that long-term itraconazole and budesonide use in a cystic fibrosis patient led to iatrogenic Cushing's syndrome due to inhibited metabolic clearance of budesonide, suggesting a need for regular adrenal insufficiency monitoring in such treatments.
5 citations
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January 2023 in “Cell proliferation” This study reported that supplementing rat hair follicle stem cells with chick embryo extract enhanced their migration and proliferation, possibly promoting differentiation toward Schwann cells.
5 citations
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December 2021 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study observed that Hedgehog signaling in reticular and papillary fibroblast lineages plays different roles in wound repair and de novo hair follicle formation.
5 citations
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August 2018 in “European Psychiatry” In this large multicenter study, severe hair loss related to psychotropic drug treatment was very rare but occurred more frequently in female patients, with valproic acid showing the highest risk.
4 citations
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April 2014 in “Lasers in Surgery and Medicine” This observational study reports that a TRASER device using specific wavelengths for vascular and follicular targets showed both clinical responses and histological changes, suggesting its potential as an effective vascular and hair removal tool.
4 citations
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January 2011 in “Journal of Cosmetics, Dermatological Sciences and Applications” This study demonstrated that vitamin B12 may promote hair growth in vitro by modulating intracellular signaling in the wnt-pathway, suggesting potential benefits for micrograft transplantation.
3 citations
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May 2025 in “Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics” In this study, researchers reported that women with polycystic ovary syndrome in a German-speaking population had higher probabilities of depression, anxiety, sleep disorders, and obstructive sleep apnea, all associated with BMI and insulin resistance.
3 citations
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December 2020 in “Scientific reports” This study found that mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation in epithelial cells is necessary for proper enamel formation and odontoblast differentiation in developing incisor teeth in K320E-Twinkle Epi mice.
3 citations
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November 2005 in “Dermatologic Surgery” This study found that aminoguanidine induced increased VEGF mRNA expression in stored hair follicle micrografts, suggesting potential for developing growth-promoting storage solutions in hair restoration surgery.
2 citations
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May 2025 in “BMJ Open” This study identified significant patient frustration with limited access to treatments for alopecia areata in Germany, exacerbated by the absence of health insurance reimbursement for necessary medications.
2 citations
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June 2023 in “Clinical Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology” In this study, post-treatment with DCO was found to speed up epidermal wound healing after micro-needling of 3D skin models while maintaining the treatment's immunostimulatory benefits, potentially optimizing aftercare and reducing patient recovery time.
1 citations
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October 2023 in “British journal of dermatology/British journal of dermatology, Supplement” This study found that, in Germany between 2016 and 2020, alopecia areata had an annual prevalence of 210 cases per 100,000 and an incidence of 72 cases per 100,000, with higher rates in specific regions and associated with comorbidities like atopic dermatitis and psoriasis.
1 citations
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March 2023 in “Pharmaceutics” This study found that PBMCsec has anti-fibrotic effects on mouse and human skin scars by regulating pro-fibrotic gene expression and inhibiting myofibroblast differentiation and elastic fiber breakdown.