October 2025 in “Actas Dermo-Sifiliográficas” RF-mesotherapy with bicalutamide may be a promising new treatment for hair loss.
21 citations
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July 2015 in “International Journal of Nanomedicine” In this study, ultradeformable liposomes containing Tween 20 or terpenes increased phospholipid bilayer fluidity and enhanced skin penetration of sodium fluorescein, with terpenes improving hair follicle penetration.
March 2022 in “Research Square (Research Square)” This study found that replacing components with artificial sebum in the modified Leeming and Notman agar medium significantly increased the growth yield of Malassezia restricta.
15 citations
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December 2019 in “European Journal of Dermatology” This study identified new and recurrent missense mutations in the PHGDH and PSAT1 genes, implicating them in the pathogenesis of Neu-Laxova syndrome in Chinese patients.
January 2025 in “Analytical Methods” This study reports the development of a fluorescent ionic liquid that shows high sensitivity and selectivity for detecting dextran sulfate sodium, with potential applications in clinical diagnostics and environmental monitoring.
4 citations
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May 2009 in “Clinical and experimental dermatology” This article discusses flexural follicular lichen planus and reports no new clinical findings.
April 2025 in “International Journal of Dermatology” This article proposes renaming frontal fibrosing alopecia to frontal fibrosing alopecia syndrome to better reflect its varied presentations and enhance understanding and treatment approaches.
116 citations
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May 1992 in “The American Journal of Medicine” This study found that flutamide-induced liver toxicity in prostate cancer patients was very rare, occurring in only 0.18% of cases with clinical manifestations, and symptoms resolved after discontinuing the drug.
5 citations
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July 2019 in “Photodiagnosis and photodynamic therapy” This study reports a case of a 59-year-old female with refractory follicular mucinosis and diffuse scalp alopecia who achieved complete clinical remission following treatment with a combination of topical tacalcitol and photodynamic therapy.
March 2024 in “Intisari Sains Medis” This study highlights that juvenile SLE patients, particularly with lupus nephritis and critical conditions, may have a higher risk of thyroid dysfunction and low FT4, potentially worsening their prognosis.
January 2019 in “Journal of clinical and cosmetic dermatology” This article discusses the potential of combining growth factor therapy with LLLT LED therapy for hair regrowth in androgenetic alopecia, but it does not report new clinical results.
August 2021 in “Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine” This review provides a detailed analysis of frontal fibrosing alopecia, focusing on its prevalence in postmenopausal Caucasian women, associated comorbidities, and potential autoimmune, genetic, hormonal, and environmental factors; it emphasizes the need for improved understanding to enhance diagnosis and treatment.
January 2026 in “Biospecies” In this study, a hair tonic containing black fungus extract was shown to have antifungal activity against Malassezia furfur, with the 70% extract concentration providing the strongest effect.
339 citations
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February 2014 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” This study found that eyelash loss, facial papules, and body hair involvement were linked to severe frontal fibrosing alopecia, and antiandrogens were the most effective treatment.
March 2026 in “Mendeley Data” This tool was developed to enhance reproducibility and sensitivity in measuring partial hair regrowth in alopecia areata patients, particularly those undergoing JAK inhibitor therapy, using scalp photographs.
September 2017 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study found that certain circulating miRNAs in skin and plasma may serve as potential biomarkers for distinguishing frontal fibrosing alopecia from control cases, highlighting the need for further validation in larger cohorts.
2 citations
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April 2009 in “Bulletin of Experimental Biology and Medicine” Flamena, a liposomal mix, helps skin heal better after a chemical burn.
30 citations
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October 2014 in “PLOS ONE” This study found that BAF200, a subunit of the PBAF chromatin remodeling complex, is crucial for heart development and coronary artery formation in mice, as its absence led to embryonic lethality with severe cardiac defects.
64 citations
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November 2012 in “EMBO reports” This review discusses the role of lamins in development, tissue maintenance, and stress response, and does not report new experimental findings.
October 2025 in “Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence” This study evaluated a novel, user-friendly approach for detecting hairfall trends over time using machine learning models. The Temporal Fusion Transformer model demonstrated high accuracy in identifying anomalies in hair shedding patterns, potentially aiding in the early detection of health risks related to hormonal fluctuations.
14 citations
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January 2014 in “Indian Journal of Dermatology Venereology and Leprology” Frontal fibrosing alopecia can affect men's beards and leads to permanent hair loss.
Lichen planopilaris and frontal fibrosing alopecia are likely the same disease with different clinical appearances.
329 citations
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January 1997 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” This study reports that progressive frontal fibrosing alopecia, a distinct and gradually stabilizing form of lichen planopilaris affecting elderly women and often involving eyebrow hair loss, lacks effective treatments.
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April 2017 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study reports that tofacitinib, a JAK inhibitor, may stabilize hair loss in patients with classic lichen planopilaris and frontal fibrosing alopecia, though hair regrowth was not robust.
5 citations
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December 2023 in “Current Biology” A feedback loop between LRH and RSL4 controls root hair growth in Arabidopsis.
January 2022 in “SSRN Electronic Journal” This study found that lncRNA RP11-818024.3 transfection promoted hair growth in AGA mice and increased cellular proliferation in vitro, potentially involving the FGF2 and PI3K-Akt pathways.
93 citations
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April 2003 in “Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America” This study identified an unexpected critical role for the FATP4 protein in skin and hair development in mice, linking it to a potential candidate gene for restrictive dermopathy in humans.
January 2024 in “AIP conference proceedings”
5 citations
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August 2018 in “PubMed” This case report documented successful full hair regrowth in an 8-year-old with alopecia universalis after oral tofacitinib treatment, but mild headaches led to discontinuation.
6 citations
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July 2004 in “JDDG Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft” This case report documents two postmenopausal women with frontal fibrosing alopecia whose hair loss stabilized after treatment with topical corticosteroids, one also using minoxidil.