March 2024 in “Case Reports in Dermatology” This report details a case where diffuse lichen planopilaris and female pattern hair loss in a 32-year-old woman mimicked diffuse alopecia areata, highlighting the diagnostic value of dermoscopy-guided biopsies and the importance of timely treatment to prevent disease progression.
This study found that androstenedione was more effective than testosterone in diagnosing hyperandrogenism in women with PCOS when measured by LC-MS/MS.
August 2023 in “Rheumatology” In this case report, researchers describe a 17-year-old African male with an overlapping condition of juvenile dermatomyositis and systemic scleroderma, highlighting the importance of thorough history-taking and physical examination for accurate diagnosis and suggesting early referral to a pediatric rheumatologist to prevent severe outcomes.
June 2023 in “Lithuanian University of Health Sciences” This study demonstrated that the IVL-DrugFluidic® platform is effective for mass-producing finasteride-loaded polymeric microspheres for long-acting injectables, maintaining stable drug release without an initial burst for a month.
January 2023 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” This study examined medical comorbidities and medications among women with vulvar lichen sclerosus, contributing insights for comprehensive treatment strategies, but does not report new clinical results.
January 2023 in “Indian dermatology online journal” This case study highlights that sarcoidosis lesions can occur following hair removal by waxing, emphasizing the need to consider superficial traumas as potential triggers for cutaneous sarcoidosis.
January 2023 in “Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences” This study concluded that the liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry method developed is viable for accurately quantifying spironolactone and its metabolite canrenone in plasma despite interference from plasma components.
January 2023 in “Editora Enterprising eBooks” This article presents a collection of interdisciplinary studies by Brazilian researchers that address various societal issues to contribute to the nation's social and scientific development; it reports no new results.
March 2021 in “Juniper Online Journal Material Science” In this study, L-cysteine treated with the Trivedi Effect® showed significantly increased isotopic abundance ratios, which may enhance its stability and shelf-life.
This case report observed that a 44-year-old male patient with androgenetic alopecia experienced increased hair density and patient satisfaction after treatment with microneedling, growth factors, and minoxidil.
August 2017 in “Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Médicas (Quito)/Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Médicas” In this study, men with early-onset androgenetic alopecia were found to have a higher risk of prostate cancer, suggesting early screening could be beneficial for these individuals.
August 2017 in “Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Médicas (Quito)/Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Médicas” This study found that men with early-onset androgenetic alopecia before age 31 have a significantly increased risk of developing prostate cancer.
April 2017 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study found that retinoic acid and a retinol complex formulation showed different permeation and compound localization in a skin equivalent model, with unique lipid changes observed with only the retinol formulation.
April 2016 in “Annals of laboratory medicine” The researchers reported that epitestosterone treatment reduced eicosanoid levels generated by cyclooxygenases and lipoxygenases in rabbit liver samples with carrageenan-induced inflammation.
January 2014 in “Sen'i Gakkaishi” This study highlights that dyeing and other processing methods can impact the identification of animal species from hair fibers using an amino acid sequence analysis technique.
Finasteride's metabolites were identified, helping understand how the drug is processed in the body.
June 2003 in “Clinical orthopaedics and related research” This case study reports a rare instance of Majocchi's granuloma caused by Candida, highlighting the patient's diabetes mellitus and kidney transplant as predisposing factors for the infection.
This study developed a method using ultra-performance liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry to detect illegal substances in hair loss prevention cosmetics, revealing that some products contained high levels of minoxidil and finasteride, posing safety risks.
December 2019 in “International journal of scientific and research publications”
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June 2013 in “The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism” This study defined menstrual phase-specific reference intervals for circulating androgen levels in young women, highlighting that anovulatory females showed higher androgen, LH, and FSH levels compared to ovulatory females.
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August 1994 in “Journal of Chromatography B: Biomedical Sciences and Applications” Method detects finasteride in plasma and semen with high sensitivity and accuracy.
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August 2020 in “Cosmetics” This review examines the production and market of biodegradable surgical and beauty face masks made from biobased polymers, highlighting their potential environmental benefits but reports no new findings.
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August 2003 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” This case report describes three adults with inflammatory tinea capitis mimicking bacterial infection, emphasizing the need to consider this diagnosis in similar cases; all were successfully treated with oral antifungal agents.
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January 2017 in “Journal of steroid biochemistry and molecular biology/The Journal of steroid biochemistry and molecular biology” This study developed and validated a mass spectrometric method to measure hydroxy-androgens in serum, which aids in understanding androgen synthesis in castration resistant prostate cancer.
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July 2005 in “Steroids” In this study, researchers developed a sensitive LC–MS–MS assay to measure 3α-androstanediol levels in rat plasma and observed that testosterone raises these levels via a 5α-reductase pathway.
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December 2003 in “Veterinary dermatology” In this study, mange lesions with alopecia and crusts in masked palm civets in Japan were caused by the mite Notoedres cati.
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November 2018 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” This study introduced laser particles as a new imaging probe capable of real-time tracking of thousands of individual cells in 3D tumor models, suggesting potential for advanced single-cell analyses.
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April 2013 in “Journal of Chromatography B” This study developed and validated a sensitive LC-MS/MS method for quantifying tamsulosin in human serum, achieving high analyte recovery and demonstrating applicability in clinical research for benign prostatic hyperplasia.
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December 2004 in “Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine” This report discusses a case of a rare congenital neck mass called a "wattle" or congenital cervical tragus, emphasizing its histological features and its association with other branchial arch anomalies.