This study suggests that the growth arrest of nevus melanocytes is not due to oncogene-induced senescence but rather to collective cell interactions, similar to those in normal tissue size regulation.
32 citations
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September 2011 in “Journal of Neuroendocrinology” In this study, inhibiting the formation of 5α-reduced steroids in pregnant rats shortened gestation time, reduced litter size, and impaired cognitive and neuroendocrine function in their juvenile offspring.
April 2024 in “Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology” In this study, a survey of 84 Saudi Arabian dermatologists found increasing use of low-dose oral Minoxidil for hair loss management, though the limited sample size and English questionnaire may affect how well the findings represent the entire dermatologist population in the country.
1 citations
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June 2008 in “The Journal of Urology” This letter to the editor references a study on using dihydrotestosterone gel before hypospadias surgery but itself contains no new findings.
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April 2009 in “Dermatologic surgery” Infrared light might help treat stubborn alopecia areata.
This study found that some white or grey hairs can naturally regain pigmentation, suggesting hair greying may be reversible in certain conditions linked to psychological stress.
2 citations
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October 2020 in “Annals of Oncology” Androgen deprivation therapy might help prevent severe COVID-19, but more research is needed.
1 citations
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June 2024 in “Cosmoderma” Most patients with alopecia areata in Syria are young adult males, often with patchy scalp hair loss.
April 2024 in “Frontiers in endocrinology (Lausanne)” In this meta-analysis, researchers found that melatonin did not affect primary hair follicles or litter size in goats but was positively correlated with secondary follicle growth, suggesting potential relevance for studying hair growth mechanisms and human alopecia.
October 2019 in “Bioscientifica Proceedings” This review discusses the roles of androgens in female mammals, focusing on how androgen receptor activity in pig reproductive organs may influence ovulation rate and litter size, but reports no new experimental results.
May 1999 in “Dermatologic Surgery” Using an ultrasonic liposuction machine with different cannula sizes and power settings does not change water temperature.
May 2025 in “International Journal of Trichology” The examined study explored how trichoscopic evaluations of female pattern hair loss might relate to disease severity and histological changes, but the authors highlighted methodological issues such as unclear sample size determination and insufficient control of confounding variables, which limit the results' generalizability and reproducibility.
April 2023 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” This letter discusses findings from an article by Sun et al. showing that neodymium doped yttrium aluminum garnet laser effectively treats prominent facial vasculature in patients with frontal fibrosing alopecia, but highlights concerns about the risk of iatrogenic scarring and suggests caution with treatment frequency.
11 citations
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December 2017 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” This letter highlights that levonorgestrel intrauterine devices may lead to fewer systemic side effects, like acne, compared to its oral administration due to lower systemic levels of progestogens.
7 citations
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August 2020 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” This letter comments on a randomized controlled trial by Shapiro et al that found no significant benefits of platelet-rich plasma compared to placebo for male androgenetic alopecia, highlighting issues with PRP protocol variations.
5 citations
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September 2015 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” This letter highlights that the effectiveness of skin self-photography for melanoma detection has not been evaluated, although it could be a cost-effective option for patients without access to professional skin photography.
3 citations
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March 2005 in “The Journal of urology/The journal of urology” This letter to the editor addresses corrections related to an earlier study on the effect of the dual 5α-reductase inhibitor dutasteride on markers of tumor regression in prostate cancer, but reports no new findings.
2 citations
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December 2019 in “Journal of The European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” This letter to the editor provides no abstract and reports no new research findings or results.
1 citations
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December 1996 in “Journal of Clinical Laser Medicine & Surgery” This letter to the editor reports no new research findings.
37 citations
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January 2019 in “Dermatologic Therapy” This article is a letter to the editor discussing the treatment of telogen effluvium using a dietary supplement, but it provides no new research results.
26 citations
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September 2020 in “Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” This publication is a letter discussing the association between an androgen receptor genetic variant and COVID-19 disease severity in hospitalized male patients, but it reports no new research results.
7 citations
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April 2021 in “British Journal of Dermatology” In this research letter from the British Journal of Dermatology, the authors explore the use of topical tofacitinib to treat alopecia areata affecting facial hair, but specific results are not reported in the abstract.
239 citations
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December 2013 in “Scientific Reports” In this study, researchers developed a microfluidics-based method for creating uniform, size-controlled stem cell spheroids that enhance osteogenic differentiation when encapsulated in alginate-RGD microgels.
6 citations
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February 2021 in “Journal of Ovarian Research” In this study, 150 kHz electromagnetic radiation reduced the number and size of follicular cysts in a rat model of polycystic ovary syndrome without causing significant morphological damage to developing follicles.
32 citations
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June 2021 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” This systematic review found that long COVID symptoms, particularly fatigue, sleep disorder, and dyspnoea, were similarly prevalent in ongoing symptomatic COVID-19 and post-COVID-19 syndrome, but psychological issues and poor quality of life were more common in the latter.
10 citations
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January 2010 in “Journal of cosmetic and laser therapy” This article describes a non-blinded study investigating low level laser therapy for seven patients but reports no new clinical findings.
August 2023 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” This study found no significant difference in comorbidities between patients with central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia and those with nonscarring alopecia.
26 citations
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September 2015 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” In this study, spironolactone was reported to stabilize or improve female pattern hair loss in 74.3% of treated women, especially those with signs of hyperandrogenism.
3 citations
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January 1993 in “Toxicological Sciences” This study found that 2-ethylhexanoic acid impaired fertility in Wistar rats and delayed postnatal development of pups, suggesting potential reproductive toxicity at certain dosages.
September 2024 in “Genes” This study found significant genetic differences between pigs with and without hair whorls, suggesting potential implications for pig breeding strategies in China.