21 citations
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November 2020 in “European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics” This study found that low massage frequencies like 4.2 Hz enhance nanoparticle penetration into hair follicles more effectively than higher frequencies, indicating potential applications in therapeutic and cosmetic delivery.
May 2015 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” There's a growing resistance to the antibiotic mupirocin in children's skin infections caused by MRSA in New York.
October 2022 in “Regenerative Biomaterials” This study demonstrated that fibrin hydrogels support skin-derived precursors in hair follicle neogenesis in mice, with new hair growth and regeneration of blood vessels and sebaceous glands observed.
1 citations
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December 2022 in “Pharmaceutics” This study found that finasteride-loaded microemulsions using poloxamer 124 significantly enhanced skin penetration of the drug compared to a standard solution, primarily through targeting hair follicles via the transfollicular pathway, with intercluster, intercellular, and transcellular pathways contributing less.
January 2025 in “International Journal of Advanced Biochemistry Research” This study found that in dogs with dermatological disorders, fungal dermatitis was diagnosed in 20.77% of cases, with Microsporum spp. being the most common fungal pathogen, emphasizing the need for thorough diagnostic approaches including clinical, microscopic, and cultural assessments.
March 2026 in “Mendeley Data” This abstract presents supplementary materials illustrating trichoscopy in alopecia areata and scarring alopecia using different dermoscopy techniques but reports no clinical findings.
4 citations
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December 2019 in “Dermatologic Therapy” Hair enzyme activity predicts minoxidil success in Brazilian women with hair loss.
September 2021 in “C&EN global enterprise” In this study using animal models, microneedle patches loaded with artificial enzymes effectively treated androgenic alopecia, achieving results comparable to the over-the-counter drug minoxidil.
1 citations
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December 2005 in “Journal of Biological Research - Bollettino della Società Italiana di Biologia Sperimentale” This study used Scanning Electron Microscopy to analyze South American mummy hair, revealing high levels of sulfur, calcium, and potassium, highlighting SEM's utility in anthropological investigations.
36 citations
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July 2004 in “Journal of Controlled Release” This study demonstrates that confocal laser scanning microscopy can effectively visualize the rapid diffusion and penetration pathway of a dye into the hair follicle in fresh human scalp skin.
353 citations
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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.
15 citations
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May 2003 in “The Laryngoscope” In this study, researchers observed that spiral ganglion neurites created more branched networks near FGF-1-coupled beads compared to control beads, highlighting FGF-1's role in hair cell innervation development.
12 citations
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December 2021 in “Aging” This study demonstrated that a new non-invasive method for collecting and analyzing mouse hair follicles could replace traditional biopsy methods, providing advantages for translational research and routine applications.
March 2024 in “ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces” This study developed a delivery platform using hyaluronic acid-based dissolvable microneedles with nanoliposomes containing kopexil and kopyrrol, which showed improved hair regeneration for treating androgenetic alopecia in vivo at lower dosages compared to minoxidil.
This case report describes an 11-year-old canine diagnosed with Pemphigus Foliaceus, illustrating the role of trichogram, skin scraping, cytology, and histopathology in achieving an accurate diagnosis.
September 2017 in “Journal of Clinical Dermatology” This study found that applying a growth factor cocktail including FGF9 with microneedling significantly increased hair density and diameter in patients with androgenetic alopecia, with similar results regardless of microneedle depths between 0.5 mm and 0.8 mm.
20 citations
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September 2019 in “Nanomaterials” This study developed a portable electrospinning device that mimics hair for cosmetic thickening in a mouse model, showing performance comparable to benchtop models with added safety and cost benefits.
2 citations
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June 1989 in “Archives of Dermatology” This case report describes a 65-year-old man's trichofolliculoma, a hair follicle-origin tumor, which appeared as a persistent cheek pore extrusion and was removed at the patient's request.
15 citations
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August 2015 in “Scanning” This study suggests that corkscrew hairs in tinea capitis result from internal hair damage by Trichophyton violaceum and external resistance from scalp scales.
July 2018 in “DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)” This study found that finasteride delivered through a nano-transferosomal gel showed improved penetration through skin layers compared to a conventional gel, suggesting a potential alternative for oral administration.
10 citations
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May 2007 in “British Journal of Dermatology” This case report describes the first known instance of congenital follicular mucinosis in a newborn, diagnosed through histopathological examination of a scalp lesion.
24 citations
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September 2014 in “Drug Delivery” This study found that pretreating mouse skin with microneedles significantly enhanced the hair growth inhibitory effect of eflornithine cream, likely by improving its skin permeation.
2 citations
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May 2002 in “PubMed” This review explores follicular unit micro-graft hair transplants for androgenetic alopecia, emphasizing their painless and permanent hair restoration capabilities, but it presents no new clinical findings.
April 2022 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Hair shaft miniaturization leads to hair follicle stem cell loss, suggesting Piezo1 as a potential treatment target.
12 citations
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March 2023 in “Pharmaceutics” In this study, researchers developed microparticle-embedded gas-propelled microneedles that showed higher drug loading and transdermal delivery efficiency compared to traditional microneedles.
December 2024 in “Skin Appendage Disorders” This case report highlights the diagnostic challenges of distinguishing folliculotropic mycosis fungoides from alopecia areata and lichen planopilaris, emphasizing the importance of histopathological evaluation for accurate diagnosis and treatment.
May 2026 in “Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces” 4 citations
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March 2023 in “Cancer Innovation” This paper discusses the recent advancements and challenges of flexible bioelectronics in personalized health management and cancer therapy, but reports no new studies or results.
2 citations
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January 2022 in “Boletín médico del Hospital infantil de México/Boletín médico del Hospital Infantil de México” This report describes two cases of atypical Malassezia folliculitis in immunosuppressed patients, highlighting diagnostic challenges due to non-classical presentation in non-seborrheic areas.
2 citations
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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.