30 citations
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March 2001 in “Environmental Health Perspectives” This review explores the significant impacts of hormonal changes within normal physiological ranges and suggests examining low-dose effects from chemicals disrupting hormonal activity; it presents no new clinical results.
26 citations
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October 2014 in “Andrologia” This review discusses the risk factors and implications of sperm aneuploidy in males, and it reports no new clinical results; the authors highlight the importance of personalized assessment in assisted reproduction.
20 citations
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March 2017 in “Journal of cutaneous pathology” This study describes tumor necrosis factor inhibitor-associated psoriatic alopecia, highlighting the distinctive histologic feature of sebaceous lobule atrophy, which is potentially reversible and helps differentiate it from idiopathic psoriatic alopecia.
10 citations
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February 2019 in “Toxicological Sciences” This study reports that chemically induced short anogenital distance in male rat fetuses involved distinctive transcriptional changes, suggesting roles for estrogen and Wnt2 signaling in anogenital tissue development.
7 citations
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December 2019 in “Pharmaceutics” This study found that co-administration of ketoconazole significantly altered the pharmacokinetics of dutasteride in rats, suggesting an interaction potential between dutasteride and azole antifungal drugs.
5 citations
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January 2025 in “Cancers” This article discusses the importance of optimizing treatment protocols for chemotherapy-induced alopecia and reports no new clinical results; the authors emphasize improving patient outcomes and quality of life.
4 citations
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January 2016 in “Dermatology online journal” This report describes a case of acquired yellow hair discoloration in a 77-year-old woman, potentially caused by applying selenium sulfide after bacitracin zinc to her scalp.
3 citations
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August 2014 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” This article discusses the role of filaggrin gene mutations in understanding atopic dermatitis and their link to allergic sensitization but does not report new clinical results.
2 citations
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October 2020 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” This research discusses androgenic alopecia's potential role in severe COVID-19 symptomatology and suggests further exploration of the scalp's role in virus transmission.
1 citations
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June 2024 in “International Journal of Dermatology” In this study, Alhanshali and co-authors reported that low-dose oral minoxidil, used for treating androgenetic alopecia, may worsen hangover symptoms in some male patients, potentially due to interactions with alcohol that affect blood pressure and metabolic processes.
1 citations
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December 2022 in “BMC Public Health” In this study, among over one million COVID-19 patients, several long-term effects were identified, with age and gender commonly associated, while other social determinants showed limited significant associations.
December 2024 in “International Journal of Health Sciences and Research” This study describes the case of a 22-year-old female with alopecia areata linked to vitamin D deficiency, highlighting the importance of early diagnosis and management of deficiency to prevent broader health issues.
October 2022 in “Southeast Asian journal of health professionals” This article discusses factors influencing hair greying, such as thyroid hormone levels and postmenopausal changes, and suggests lifestyle adjustments for hair health; it reports no new clinical findings.
June 2022 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” This study found that anabolic steroid use combined with plakoglobin deficiency caused pathological atrial electrical remodeling in young male mice, suggesting a higher risk of atrial myopathy for males with desmosomal gene variants.
October 2015 in “Elsevier eBooks” Minoxidil is effective for hair growth and safe for long-term use.
1 citations
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June 2025 in “Environmental Research” In this study, researchers reported that adult females approaching menopause in Canada generally had similar or lower blood concentrations of toxic, essential, and trace elements compared to their peers, but most participants showed zinc levels below the proposed adequacy threshold.
December 2007 in “Röntgenpraxis” This review discusses various treatments for androgenic alopecia, highlighting FDA-approved options and other commonly used therapies, but reports no new clinical results.
Skin changes throughout life, from development before birth to aging effects like wrinkles, influenced by both genetics and environment.
3 citations
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February 2016 in “Majallah-i dānishgāh-i ̒ulūm-i pizishkī-i Māzandarān/Journal of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences” This study observed that noncertified Kohl used in Iranian cities contained heavy metals within WHO suggested limits, but highlighted concerns due to high levels in some samples.
68 citations
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May 2013 in “The American journal of medicine” This report documents two cases of severe systemic poisoning from heavy metals after short-term use of traditional Chinese medicines for treating damaged or infected tissue.
16 citations
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October 2015 in “Photochemistry and photobiology” This study found that higher concentrations of copper (II) ions in human hair increase protein oxidative modification, contributing to hair damage regardless of UV exposure and pigmentation level.
12 citations
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September 2012 in “Alcohol and Alcoholism” This study found that a week of daily alcohol exposure during late adolescence led to a long-term increase in alcohol preference in adulthood, highlighting the sensitivity of this age group to alcohol's effects.
1 citations
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July 2015 in “European Journal of Dermatology” This article discusses timed exposure settings with ablative lasers for treating benign dermal tumors and highlights their potential to reduce treatment time and scarring risk, but it reports no new clinical results.
22 citations
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March 2019 in “Environmental health” This study observed that higher childhood fluoride exposure was associated with delayed pubertal development in Mexican boys aged 10-17, with no significant effects found in girls.
30 citations
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January 2015 in “BioMed Research International” Continuous light exposure in rats leads to PCOS-like symptoms and suggests sleep habits might affect the disorder's development.
23 citations
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August 2019 in “Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America” Pollution exposure speeds up hair damage.
18 citations
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May 2017 in “Head & Neck” This study reported that free tissue transfer for postcranioplasty implant exposure led to a 100% free flap survival rate and salvaged 91% of the implants without removal, suggesting it is a highly effective reconstructive option even for chronic cases.
13 citations
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November 2019 in “Scientific reports” This study found that inhibiting 5α-reductase in molluscs provokes a specific shell morphology, suggesting gastropods might have unique 5α-reductase substrates absent in vertebrates.
11 citations
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January 2008 in “International journal of environment and health” This review discusses the environmental contamination and health risks of Platinum Group Elements, highlighting their potential bioaccumulation and associated health issues, especially in vulnerable populations like children, and reports no new experimental findings.
8 citations
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March 2018 in “Cosmetics” In this study, researchers found that UV radiation causes hydroxy radicals to form cuticle holes specifically between the cuticle layers in wet hair, unlike random holes caused by Fenton's reaction.