January 2025 in “Revista Vitae” In this study, researchers found that 2 out of 9 analyzed cosmetic hair growth products contained the banned substance minoxidil, demonstrating the presence of this antihypertensive drug in some cosmetics despite regulations.
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March 2011 in “Proceedings : 格差センシティブな人間発達科学の創成=Science of human development for restructuring the "gap widening society"” This study introduces a non-invasive photoacoustic imaging technique that accurately measures hair follicle density and subdermal angles, showing strong correlation with the gold-standard photographic method.
September 2025 in “Animal Bioscience” This study found that triglyceride and energy metabolic pathways are crucial factors influencing wool fiber diameter in fine-wool Alpine Merino sheep, providing insights for enhancing wool quality.
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February 2006 in “Analytical Biochemistry” This study reported a simple and validated gas chromatography method to accurately measure finasteride in tablets, showing equivalency to the official method with no significant differences.
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March 1986 in “Clinical and Experimental Dermatology” Scalp hair grows at 0.37 mm/day, forearm hair at 0.18 mm/day, and thigh hair at 0.30 mm/day, with no significant differences found in people with certain hair conditions.
This study found no significant difference in urinary androgen and prostaglandin levels between male pattern baldness patients treated with finasteride for one year and normal controls.
This study reported that the Fe@C/CB electrocatalyst effectively detected Metol in water samples with a low detection limit, high sensitivity, and good stability, suggesting it as a promising tool for environmental monitoring.
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February 1998 in “Analytical Chemistry” Method detects finasteride in plasma at very low concentrations.
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May 2019 in “Archives of Plastic Surgery” In this study, postoperative pain was reported to be significantly less severe in patients who underwent follicular unit extraction compared to those who had follicular unit transplantation.
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August 2021 in “Pharmaceutics” This study explored the use of dexamethasone-loaded polymer hybrid nanoparticles in a xanthan gum hydrogel for treating alopecia areata, finding that freeze drying with sucrose influenced particle size, release, and permeation, but had no impact on cytotoxicity or anti-inflammatory efficacy in human keratinocytes.
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November 2019 in “Biomedical Journal of Scientific and Technical Research” This paper does not provide study results; it shares author affiliations and publication details without reporting any findings.
January 2026 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” In this study, researchers identified S100a4 as a critical regulator of secondary hair follicle stem cells in cashmere goats, linking its expression to follicle regeneration and differentiation pathways, which may have implications for enhancing cashmere fiber production.
September 2025 in “Pharmaceutics” This review examines recent advances in androgenetic alopecia treatment, highlighting how multifunctional plant extracts combined with nanotechnology could improve topical therapy efficacy by enhancing local drug bioavailability and targeting, addressing limitations of existing treatments.
This study in cashmere goats identified the lncRNA MRPS28, which interferes with secondary hair follicle morphogenesis by inhibiting dermal papilla formation through sponging chi-miR-145-5p, offering insights into breeding strategies for improved cashmere quality.
May 2025 in “Frontiers in Bioinformatics” This study used computational methods to identify six molecules, with jamogenin being particularly promising, that effectively bind to and inhibit the enzyme linked to male pattern hair loss, suggesting these compounds could be explored further for hair growth potential.
March 2005 in “Current Prostate Reports” 3 citations
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December 2021 in “Skin research and technology” This study clarified and quantified the concept of hair transparency using a validated mathematical model based on measurable hair properties and consumer perception data from stylists in Japan and China.
September 2022 in “International Journal of Trichology” This study found that trichoscopic measurements of hair density and diameter are useful for assessing the severity of female pattern hair loss and its progression.
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April 2003 in “European journal of pharmaceutical sciences” This study found that targeting the hair follicle can be increased by using lipophilic drugs combined with surfactant solutions and propylene glycol.
September 2024 in “Cureus” In this study, researchers optimized a method for preparing platelet-rich plasma to improve light transmittance aggregometry testing in coronary artery disease patients on clopidogrel and ticagrelor, finding distinct differences in platelet aggregation and volumes among these patients compared to healthy controls.
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January 1988 in “Japanese Journal of Medicine” This study suggests that measuring glycation in hair may serve as a useful indicator of long-term blood glucose control in diabetic patients.
June 2025 in “Samarra Journal of Pure and Applied Science” This study developed a rapid and accurate spectrophotometric method using diazotized sulfanilic acid to measure minoxidil in both pharmaceutical formulations and pure form, demonstrating high precision and linearity within a concentration range of 5-40 μg/ml.
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May 2005 in “Farmaco” This study developed a high performance capillary electrophoresis method, validated for both legal and illicit minoxidil-based products, to confirm minoxidil's presence alongside known impurities.
May 2019 in “International Journal of Research In Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Analysis” This study developed and validated a UV spectrophotometric method for accurately estimating Minoxidil in tablet form, showing linearity across concentrations from 1-6µg/ml.
January 2015 in “대한미용학회지” This study found that sandalwood oil significantly increased alkaline phosphatase activity and expression of hair growth-promoting factors in mice, suggesting its potential role in enhancing hair growth markers.
July 2026 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” January 2006 in “Zhongguo yaoke daxue xuebao” This study established a simple and accurate LC-MS method for quantifying vinflunine in Beagle dog plasma, supporting pharmacokinetic research in this context.
February 2024 in “Institutional Repository of the Federal Technological University of Paraná (RIUT) (Federal University of Technology – Paraná)” This review examines the molecular effects of photobiomodulation therapy, particularly its influence on gene and protein expression related to inflammation and cell functions, but reports no new clinical results.
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May 2016 in “TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry” This review discusses recent advances in droplet microfluidics for chip-based technologies such as single-cell analysis, small-scale cell cultures, and high-throughput drug screening, and it reports no new results.
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August 2020 in “Analytical chemistry” This study observed that lipids in human hair accumulate in specific areas and do not significantly impact water permeability, highlighting the utility of AFMIR for studying complex biomaterials.