This research highlights selenium's critical roles in various biological processes and underscores the potential health impacts of both its deficiency and excess, including increased mortality risk, poor immune function, and neurological issues.
In this clinical trial, the researchers observed that a biotin and silica supplement reduced hair fall, increased hair growth rate, and improved skin elasticity, hydration, and nail quality over 90 days without adverse effects.
This case report describes a unique dermatologic condition called SCRATCH, occurring in a runner due to shirt friction, which resulted in clumped axillary hairs and temporary alopecia.
April 2024 in “Research Square (Research Square)” This case report describes a 27-year-old male with autoimmune polyglandular syndrome type 1, characterized by symptoms including fever, dysarthria, dysphagia, oral candidiasis, nail dystrophy, alopecia, hypoparathyroidism, and dilated cardiomyopathy. The study highlights unique bilateral symmetrical brain calcifications and underscores the syndrome’s diverse manifestations.
January 2024 in “Medical Research Archives” This source highlights the emerging field of psychodermatology, which examines the interplay between psychological factors and skin disorders, noting a historical lack of attention due to inadequate professional training and emphasizing the need for integrated care involving dermatologists, psychiatrists, and psychologists.
December 2023 in “Health economics and management review” In this descriptive research conducted in Tirunelveli City, Tamil Nadu, the study identified common health problems among radiographers, including tiredness, body pain, and emotional disturbances, highlighting the need to address these issues to ensure accurate disease diagnosis and treatment in healthcare settings.
October 2023 in “Cognizance journal” This study explores using agent-based modeling and nutrition science to predict and treat oral and dental diseases as alternatives to traditional incarceration for managing criminal behavior, but results are not reported.
March 2023 in “International Journal of Biomedicine” This review discusses telogen effluvium, including its causes, symptoms, diagnostic methods, and treatment strategies, without presenting new clinical findings.
September 2022 in “Frontiers in genetics” This case study reports a new LAMB3 mutation linked to junctional epidermolysis bullosa with severe urinary tract stenosis, outlining treatment challenges and expanding knowledge of EB-related urological complications.
July 2009 in “Medical & surgical dermatology” Low-dose acitretin helps nail psoriasis, stem cells may treat scarring alopecia, Chinese men have lower baldness rates, lateral foldplasty is good for ingrown toenails, hair diameter helps diagnose female baldness, childhood trauma linked to alopecia areata, certain hair-weaving leads to scalp conditions in African American women, and new methods for hair research and understanding hair and sweat gland development were introduced.
November 1966 in “British Journal of Dermatology” This conference proceeding abstract provides no new research results, focusing only on event details from the British Association of Dermatology's Forty-Sixth Annual Meeting held in Oxford in 1966.
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July 2001 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” This review discusses the classification and diagnosis of pregnancy-related skin conditions and reports no new clinical findings.
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September 2016 in “European Journal of Dermatology” This review examines dermatological side effects of taxane chemotherapy reported in past studies and highlights the necessity for identifying and managing these conditions to maintain cancer patients' quality of life; it presents no new clinical results.
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September 2017 in “BMJ Open” This study observed that nearly all aged nursing home residents in Berlin had at least one dermatological condition, with xerosis cutis being the most common, but few associations with demographics or medical characteristics were found.
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July 2011 in “Dermato-endocrinology” This article reviews the skin condition myxedema associated with hypothyroidism, highlighting its characteristic non-pitting, glycosaminoglycan-rich nature, and reports no new results.
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August 2010 in “Lupus” This article reviews the characteristics and classification criteria of cutaneous lupus erythematosus and reports no new clinical findings.
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April 2012 in “Seminars in Oncology” This review discusses the skin side effects associated with targeted cancer therapies and reports no new clinical results; it emphasizes the need for empirical management based on expert opinion.
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October 2012 in “Current Opinion in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Obesity” This review discusses the effects of thyroid hormone on the skin and explores the potential for using it to treat skin diseases, but reports no new clinical results.
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October 2019 in “Dermatology Practical & Conceptual” This review discusses the expanding applications of dermoscopy in dermatological diagnosis beyond its initial use for detecting dysplastic nevi and reports no new clinical results.
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October 2008 in “Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft” This article reviews the cutaneous reactions and characteristic skin changes associated with chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and new targeted cancer treatments, reporting no new clinical results.
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August 2018 in “The FASEB journal” This study found that Hoxc13-/- rabbits exhibit complete hair loss on the head and dorsum, providing a potential model for understanding human ECTD-9 and related dermatological conditions.
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July 2008 in “Current Oncology Reports” EGFR cancer drugs often cause a rash, which can lead to distress and isolation, but may also improve outcomes for some cancer patients. Current treatments for the rash are limited, but a compound called menadione shows promise.
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January 2025 in “Diagnostics” This article reviews the use of high-frequency ultrasonography to visualize nail units and scalps in dermatology, highlighting its potential benefits for disease assessment and treatment monitoring, but reports no new clinical results.
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March 2017 in “Journal of evolution of medical and dental sciences” This study observed that pruritus and xerosis were the most common skin complaints among the geriatric population attending a dermatology clinic in Puducherry.
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February 2014 in “Hair therapy & transplantation” This article reviews the autoimmune mechanism and potential environmental triggers of alopecia areata, focusing on cytokines, but does not provide new research findings.
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December 2024 in “Indian Dermatology Online Journal” This research notes that biologics and small molecules are effective for treating nail psoriasis and alopecia areata, albeit with precautions for adverse events, but no clinical trials have been published for their use in treating nail lichen planus and atopic dermatitis.
January 2023 in “World Journal of Clinical & Medical Images” This report discusses a late-onset case of Cronkhite-Canada syndrome that improved with prednisone treatment, highlighting the importance of early diagnosis to reduce life-threatening complications.
December 2021 in “Trichology and cosmetology:” This study demonstrated that a daily oral supplement of 1000 mg Kera-Diet® improved hair and nail conditions in women experiencing acute telogen effluvium and brittle nail syndrome over three months.
October 2021 in “Dermatology Reports” This study found that serum IL-17A levels were significantly higher in patients with alopecia areata compared to healthy controls and correlated with disease severity and activity.
June 2020 in “International journal of research in dermatology” This study found that oral intake of choline-stabilized orthosilicic acid (ch-OSA®) significantly improved hair, skin, and nail health in the Indian population, with no reported side effects.