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August 2003 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” This preliminary study observed that topical nitrogen mustard was beneficial for only 1 out of 6 patients with extensive alopecia areata, with 4 patients not completing the trial.
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March 1958 in “American Journal of Clinical Nutrition” Shampooing can affect the loss of minerals like calcium and iron from hair.
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January 2017 in “Environmental monitoring and assessment” Hair from different ethnic groups affects soil nutrient release differently.
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July 2023 in “Cells” This study found that topical application of recombinant human MG53 protein mitigated nitrogen mustard-induced skin injuries in mice by preserving epidermal integrity and hair follicle structure.
February 2024 in “Scientific Reports” The wolves suspected of man-eating in the 1880s likely ate very little human flesh and mostly consumed a diet similar to herbivores and omnivores.
November 2025 in “Advanced Science” In this study, researchers developed a polyphenol–amino acid nanozyme capable of controlled hydrogen peroxide delivery, which effectively activated hair follicles via oxidative stress in a mouse model, suggesting a potential non-pharmacological treatment for alopecia.
April 2015 in “The FASEB Journal” In this study, NM exposure in mouse skin disrupted pilosebaceous units, initially decreasing markers of sebum production and cellular division, but showed signs of healing and marker recovery by day five.
January 2006 in “mediaTUM – the media and publications repository of the Technical University Munich (Technical University Munich)” This study found that carbon and nitrogen isotope analysis of cattle hair reflects dietary and farm system differences, offering insights into cattle nutritional ecology and agroecosystem characteristics.
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April 1971 in “American Journal of Clinical Nutrition” Lack of protein causes hair root damage, but it can be reversed by eating protein again.
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February 2013 in “Journal of Clinical Medicine and Research” The researchers reported that both cryotherapy and betamethasone lotion yielded similar improvement rates for alopecia areata patches, without complete recovery observed in any patient.
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October 2006 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” This case report describes subcutaneous emphysema in a patient's forearm as a rare complication of liquid nitrogen spray used on hypertrophic actinic keratosis, resolving spontaneously within a day.
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February 2022 in “Dermatologic Therapy” This study found that both fractional CO2 laser and cryotherapy were effective and safe treatments for alopecia areata, with the CO2 laser showing somewhat better results.
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June 2018 in “Cryobiology” This study found that freezing nitrogen ethanol composite (FNEC) caused less cryoablative damage to surrounding normal tissue than liquid nitrogen in a mouse model of human bone xenograft transplantation.
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February 2002 in “Dermatologic Surgery” A cheap stainless steel container from a retail store can store liquid nitrogen effectively for 8-12 hours, saving money for medical practitioners.
In this randomized controlled trial at Bolan Medical Complex Hospital, researchers observed that liquid nitrogen cryotherapy increased hair regrowth by 60% in alopecia areata patients, significantly outperforming alternative treatments, which achieved 40% regrowth.
This study found that liquid nitrogen cryotherapy resulted in good responses in 33% of patients with recalcitrant alopecia areata, although nearly 30% showed no response.
This study found that liquid nitrogen cryotherapy significantly improved alopecia areata in 27.4% of treated patients after six weeks, with no association between treatment efficacy and factors like age or gender.
July 2021 in “MVP journal of medical science” This study investigated Liquid Nitrogen Cryotherapy for alopecia areata unresponsive to standard treatments and found that three out of five patients exhibited excellent hair regrowth, with manageable adverse effects like pain and erythema, suggesting potential as an alternative treatment.
February 2002 in “Dermatologic Surgery” A cheap stainless steel container from a retail store can store liquid nitrogen effectively for 8-12 hours, offering a cost-effective alternative to specialized medical containers.
November 2022 in “Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal” This study found that topical liquid nitrogen improved pain tolerance during intradermal platelet-rich plasma therapy in androgenic alopecia compared to normal saline, although patient satisfaction did not significantly differ between groups.
December 2023 in “Journal of biobased materials and bioenergy” The algae grew better and fixed nitrogen more efficiently when they worked together, using nitrogen and iron.
January 2016 in “Huanjing yu Jiankang Zazhi” January 1994 in “Memorial University Research Repository (Memorial University)” This study suggests that oleosomes in Sesbania nodules are utilized for cell growth and development but are not directly involved in nitrogen fixation.
January 2016 in “International journal of advanced research in chemical sciences” This study developed a new spectrophotometric method to accurately measure finasteride levels in pharmaceutical formulations using a reaction with NBD-CL.
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April 2017 in “Scientific Reports” In this study, nitrogen starvation in Chlorella sp. FC2 IITG led to increased lipid accumulation by altering the expression of enzymes involved in various metabolic pathways, suggesting potential for genetic engineering of microalgae.
December 2024 in “Institutional Repositories DataBase (IRDB)” In this study, the authors found that the shoulder guard hair of captive sika deer most accurately reflects dietary information during winter coat growth, useful for analyzing wild deer hair samples.
October 2024 in “Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry” This study suggests that the shoulder guard hair of captive sika deer is effective for hair analysis, providing insights into growth patterns and isotopic changes that could aid future research on wild deer using hair samples.
In this study, researchers observed that graded calorie restriction in mice led to changes in stable isotope ratios and elemental content in bone collagen and hair keratin, potentially indicating intensified mobilization of endogenous proteins and altered bone collagen structure with increased dietary stress.
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February 2021 in “Dermatologic Therapy” This review explores how air pollutants may contribute to various skin diseases and highlights potential mechanisms, but it presents no new clinical findings.
72 citations
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March 2013 in “Primates” In this study, the isotopic fractionation between tissues and diets of captive Japanese macaques was quantified, particularly noting hair's response to diet changes in controlled conditions, but these findings underscore the complexity of reconstructing long-term dietary history.