April 2024 in “Pigment cell & melanoma research” This study explored the diversity of melanocyte stem cell subpopulations in the hair follicles of adult female mice and identified novel groups with distinct immune privilege regulation, suggesting a heterogeneous landscape that future research should consider.
February 2024 in “Indian Journal of Chemistry” In this study, researchers synthesized nine new nicotinamide derivative compounds and found that one, identified as N4, exhibited significant cytotoxic effects on MCF-7 breast cancer cells, while other derivatives demonstrated notable antibacterial, antifungal, and antibiofilm activities.
December 2023 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” This research examined the transcriptional landscape of quiescent melanocyte stem cells (qMcSCs) in adult female mice, revealing significant heterogeneity within this cell population and identifying novel subpopulations that vary in immune privilege regulation, melanocyte differentiation potential, and neural crest potential.
October 2023 in “Applied sciences” In this study, Iris germanica L. rhizome-derived exosomes were found to reduce oxidative stress, enhance antioxidant enzyme transcription, and restore cellular function in human epidermal keratinocytes, suggesting potential protective effects against oxidative-stress-induced skin damage.
April 2023 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” In this study, researchers discovered that fat grafting helps reduce dermal fibrosis in radiation-injured mouse skin by decreasing specific fibroblast subpopulations associated with Fra/c-Jun signaling.
November 2022 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” This study explores how EGFR signaling impacts skin inflammation and follicular integrity during hair eruption, aiming to identify druggable pathways to mitigate skin inflammation in cancer patients receiving EGFR inhibitors.
This study identified a genetic locus associated with rhabdomyosarcoma susceptibility in mice and found that specific differentiation markers are linked to the regression of basal cell carcinoma.
April 2019 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study identifies a mechanism where dsRNA activates TLR3 to induce RA production, promoting hair follicle regeneration in mice and suggesting a potential role in human tissue regeneration.
April 2017 in “Annales de Toxicologie Analytique” This article discusses the use of hair analysis in addiction cases, highlighting its value in providing critical information about substance use patterns, and presents no new experimental results.
November 2009 in “Hair transplant forum international” This article discusses the use of the Hamilton and Norwood system by hair restoration surgeons to classify stages of androgenetic alopecia and presents no new clinical results.
September 1994 in “The Journal of Dermatologic Surgery and Oncology” This article reviews challenges and errors in performing Mohs surgery, emphasizing vigilance in maintaining its procedural integrity for successful treatment outcomes, and reports no new clinical findings.
July 2026 in “The Journal of Immunology” This study detailed distinct immunophenotypic stages of alopecia areata in C3H/HeJ mice, providing an immune blueprint that may help identify therapeutic targets for disease pathways in humans.
July 2026 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” This study used single-cell transcriptomic analysis to identify a specific cell population in acne patients' non-lesional skin, providing evidence for the comedone switch hypothesis by suggesting a shift towards infundibular differentiation at the expense of sebaceous gland maintenance.
June 2026 in “arXiv (Cornell University)” This study proposes a new test for genome-wide association studies that incorporates Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium into SNP analysis, demonstrating improved power and interpretability over traditional methods, as evidenced by simulations and an alopecia study dataset.
May 2026 in “The Scientific Issues of Ternopil Volodymyr Hnatiuk National Pedagogical University Series pedagogy” This study conducted a comprehensive analysis of methods for assessing surface roughness, highlighting that contact methods using profilometers provide accurate results for machine parts, while non-contact optical and laser methods offer high precision and efficiency without damaging surfaces.
May 2026 in “Journal of Fish Biology” In this study, feeding Gymnocypris eckloni with Flammulina velutipes residues enhanced foregut morphology and beneficially altered gut microbiota, highlighting potential improvements in intestinal health for aquaculture use.
April 2026 in “Journal of Cancer” This review reports that the compound Cepharanthine shows promise as a cancer therapy by inducing cell death, arresting cell growth, inhibiting tumor progression, modulating key oncogenic pathways, and reversing multidrug resistance, suggesting its potential for further investigation in oncology.
March 2026 in “Pharmaceutical Biology” This review discusses the potential of asiaticoside from Centella asiatica for enhancing wound healing after endoscopic submucosal dissection and highlights delivery strategies to improve its gastrointestinal application; it reports no new clinical results.
March 2026 in “Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials/Journal of mechanical behavior of biomedical materials” In this study, researchers found that hair fibers exposed to bleaching and UV irradiation displayed significantly more damage, including increased adhesion and surface heterogeneity, compared to untreated hair, highlighting a synergistic degradation pathway affecting the hair cuticle's integrity.
February 2026 in “American Journal of Case Reports” This case report describes a 26-year-old woman with an uncommon presentation of varicella zoster virus interstitial keratitis misdiagnosed as corneal intraepithelial neoplasia; the correct identification using diagnostic tools such as AS-OCT prevented unnecessary surgical interventions and allowed for effective antiviral treatment.
December 2025 in “Italian Journal of Anatomy and Embryology” This narrative literature review examined how linking embryonic development with non-genetic skin anomalies can improve diagnostic accuracy, guide prenatal counseling, and enrich dermatology education by revealing specific vulnerabilities in skin morphogenesis and supporting advances in regenerative medicine.
September 2025 in “Current Oncology” This review highlights the potential roles of long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) in malignant brain tumors, reporting that further research into their involvement in therapy resistance and cancer pathways could improve diagnosis and treatment outcomes.
May 2025 in “Experimental Dermatology” This study found that specific TRPM5 modulators are unlikely to directly affect sebaceous glands, but safe TPPO analogues may provide moderate lipogenic and anti-inflammatory effects beneficial for dry skin conditions.
April 2023 in “IntechOpen eBooks” This article reviews drug repurposing as a strategy to overcome challenges in drug discovery, emphasizing AI and machine learning's role, but presents no new clinical results.
January 2023 in “International journal of advances in scientific research and engineering” This review explores the potential of anthocyanins, a type of flavonoid with antioxidant and anticancer properties, to reduce colorectal cancer risk without side effects, focusing on their impact on molecular mechanisms, cancer cell proliferation, and apoptosis.
April 2022 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” This article discusses scalp neuropathy in androgenetic alopecia and suggests that changes in tactile sensation due to Aβ fibers and increased nociception from circ-HTMR may be involved.
January 2020 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” This study identified novel genetic variants in APOE ε4 non-carriers associated with Alzheimer's disease age-of-onset, linking them to regulatory mechanisms like the unfolded protein response in the pathology of Alzheimer's and other degenerative diseases.
September 2019 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” In this study, the researchers observed that post-radiation hair follicle repair in 3D architecture occurs through independent, long-range cell movements along the basal surface, resembling 2D healing processes.
March 2018 in “Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy” High-resolution imaging is crucial for diagnosing and planning treatments in clinical anatomy and aging.
January 2017 in “DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)” In this study, botulinum toxin type A did not improve clinical features in patients with recalcitrant alopecia totalis or alopecia universalis over a four-month period.