November 2023 in “Journal of Pakistan Society of Internal Medicine.” This review discusses the mechanisms, uses, and side effects of conventional synthetic DMARDs, particularly methotrexate, for rheumatoid arthritis, but reports no new clinical findings.
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April 2016 in “British Journal of Dermatology” Buschke-Ollendorff syndrome is a rare genetic disorder causing skin and bone changes, with some cases also showing ADHD or developmental delays.
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June 2020 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” This study provides definitive evidence that a homozygous mutation in the DSC3 gene causes skin fragility and hypotrichosis in humans.
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January 2017 in “Acta dermato-venereologica” A new EDA gene mutation was found in a Chinese family with a specific skin disorder.
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August 2023 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” This study explores ear pinna development in mice and reports that elastic cartilage formation is disrupted in a short ear mutant, correlating with increased adult adipocytes and impaired chondrogenesis.
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.
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February 2025 in “Advanced Healthcare Materials” This study developed microfluidics-based 3D microtumors to model minimal residual disease in ovarian cancer, highlighting their alignment with patient-derived MRD and response to a fatty acid oxidation inhibitor.
September 2024 in “Journal of Medicine and Life” In this study, researchers identified a recurrent nonsense mutation, c.409C>T (p.Arg137*), in the COL7A1 gene through whole exome sequencing in a family with autosomal recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa, demonstrating the importance of this method for diagnosing genetically complex conditions.
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May 2009 in “Chemical Physics Letters” This study demonstrated that a metric based on rotational echo intensity in 2H magic-angle spinning NMR can derive kinetic information for conformational exchange without complex modelling, achieving activation barriers consistent with prior findings.
January 2024 in “Wiadomości Lekarskie” This research by Dr. Lester Fehmi suggests that exercises to shift attention from focused to dispersed may enhance alpha wave synchronization in the brain, potentially reducing pain perception.
October 1984 in “Kidney international” This case report describes a 23-year-old woman with a history of ambiguous genitalia and complex medical conditions, including a pelvic mass and hirsutism, observed from childhood to adulthood.
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October 2017 in “Oncotarget” This study found that Wnt5a regulates hair follicle differentiation in mice by mediating epithelial-mesenchymal interactions and influencing dermal papilla cell activities.
August 2026 in “Frontiers in Pharmacology” This study found that dihydromyricetin may reduce fibrosis features in hypertrophic scars by affecting PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling, but further research is needed to confirm causality.
October 2025 in “Transplantation” This study developed dutasteride-loaded microneedle systems using a specific polymer to enhance transdermal delivery, demonstrating efficient drug release and increased accumulation in hair follicles, thus supporting their potential for treating androgenic alopecia.
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January 1987 in “Carcinogenesis” This study found that a single application of TCDD on the skin of hairless mice altered epidermal differentiation, changing keratin expression patterns similarly to a known tumor promoter.
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June 2020 in “Poultry Science” This study found that injecting L- or DL-Methionine into chick embryos increased feather growth and follicle development by activating the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway, with no difference between the two methionine forms.
February 2010 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” The document concludes that using gadolinium-based contrast agents during MRI can be linked to Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis in patients with severe kidney disease.
This study found that Mdm2 is critical for limiting p53 activity to maintain normal stem cell function in mouse skin, with impacts on tissue homeostasis and aging.
January 2025 in “Acta Scientific Women s Health” This review examines the diverse uses of mesotherapy in dermatology, noting its efficacy in enhancing skin hydration and treating conditions such as hyperpigmentation, hair loss, and acne scarring, while highlighting its potential to optimize overall skin health.
This study found that the FER/MLO signaling module plays a crucial role in calcium oscillations and ROS production in root hair tip growth, with the MLO15 protein regulating these processes and restoring disrupted growth and signaling in fer mutant root hairs.
November 2020 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” The study found that dermal EZH2 plays a crucial role in coordinating dermal fibroblast differentiation and epidermal development by modulating Wnt/β-catenin and retinoic acid signaling.
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April 2016 in “International Journal of Oncology” This study found that treatment with the GnRH agonist Triptorelin significantly decreased invasion and expression of S100A4 and CYR61 in certain breast cancer cells, suggesting a potential role in slowing cancer progression.
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March 2023 in “Chemosphere” This study found that exposure to certain pesticides may be associated with delayed sexual maturation in adolescent males.
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June 2018 in “Journal of Dental Research” This study found that during amelogenesis in Msx2 null mice, a dysfunctional enamel organ developed due to abnormal epithelial transformation and lacked proper enamel formation.
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May 2018 in “Cancer Cell” This study found that melanoma cells develop resistance to therapies through dedifferentiation but become vulnerable to ferroptotic cell death, suggesting a potential therapeutic approach to target resistant forms of melanoma.
This glossary defines medical and anatomical terms but reports no new research findings.
November 2022 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study developed a novel method to analyze the effects of COL7A1 mutations using mRNA from peripheral blood mononuclear cells, aiding genetic diagnosis and potential therapies for dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa.
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February 2005 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This research suggests that defects in keratinocyte differentiation due to putrescine accumulation in SSAT transgenic mice lead to skin changes and hair loss, and reducing putrescine can promote hair regrowth.
March 2021 in “CRC Press eBooks” This review discusses the application of mesotherapy in dermatology and trichology, noting its potential benefits and issues, but reports no new clinical results.