January 2026 in “Frontiers in Pharmacology” This review highlights the potential of wedelolactone from the plant Wedelia Chinensis, summarizing its reported pharmacological effects, including anti-inflammatory, antiviral, antibacterial, antitumor, anti-osteoporosis activities, and organ protection based on existing in vitro and in vivo research findings.
January 2026 in “Biomedical and Biopharmaceutical Research” This study found that formulations containing pequi and buriti oils improved texture properties and significantly increased gloss in curly hair, with pequi oil also significantly enhancing tensile strength.
November 2025 in “Frontiers in Pharmacology” This mini-review examines ethnopharmacological approaches to manage hair loss in postmenopausal women, highlighting promising botanical remedies like saw palmetto, rosemary oil, and ginseng. The authors underscore a need for more interdisciplinary trials and focus on traditional remedies' multifaceted benefits, while noting gaps in menopausal-specific evidence.
October 2025 in “Buletin Veteriner Udayana” This case report described a young Himalayan kitten in Indonesia with notoedric mange, treated successfully with topical selamectin and sarolaner, highlighting the importance of early diagnosis and management to prevent reinfestation, especially in urban areas.
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.
This study utilized a mouse model of traumatic brain injury to reveal that acute neurotrauma triggers widespread lipid metabolism reprogramming and storage lipid accumulation in microglial and monocyte populations, leading to lysosomal dysfunction, inhibited autophagy, and exacerbated inflammation through a pathological feedback loop.
May 2025 in “REVISTA DA ASSOCIAÇÂO DE FARMÁCIAS VIVAS” This study introduced an innovative antioxidant serum for skin care, using a lipid active from Rana catesbeiana Shaw, and validated its rejuvenating potential through physical-chemical and microbiological tests that ensured its antioxidant effectiveness, microbiological safety, and formulation stability.
January 2025 in “Nanotechnology Reviews” This study reported a green synthesis method for copper oxide nanoparticles using pumpkin seed extract, achieving significant antibacterial activity against Bacillus subtilis and moderate cytotoxic effects against certain cancer cell lines, indicating potential biomedical applications for these eco-friendly nanomaterials.
January 2025 in “UiTM Institutional Repositories (Universiti Teknologi MARA)” This study investigated the effects of Christia vespertilionis extract on breast cancer cell lines, finding that it had a concentration-dependent cytotoxic effect, although less potent than tamoxifen, suggesting potential as an alternative cancer treatment.
December 2024 in “Indonesian Journal of Tropical and Infectious Disease” In a tropical, high-burden region, this study found that tinea corporis and tinea cruris were the most common types of dermatophytosis, particularly affecting female adults, and that treatment commonly involved griseofulvin and ketoconazole cream, with Trichophyton mentagrophytes as the prevalent pathogen.
July 2024 in “ADMET & DMPK” This review discusses the potential for surface-modified nanostructured lipid carriers to enhance hair regrowth by improving drug absorption and stability, focusing on their use with agents like minoxidil and finasteride for hair loss treatment.
July 2024 in “International Journal of Dermatology Venereology and Leprosy Sciences” This study discusses that many patients experience temporary hair loss after bariatric surgery, potentially due to rapid weight loss, surgery stress, and nutritional deficiencies, including shortages of iron, zinc, and other nutrients crucial for hair health.
This study suggests that bioactives like Curcumin, Quercetin, and "Tulsi" may relieve chemotherapy-induced adverse drug reactions in cancer patients, potentially reducing resistance and recurrence.
March 2024 in “World Journal Of Advanced Research and Reviews” This study highlights the potential benefits of herbal hair oil in improving hair health, controlling frizz, and preventing hair loss, with common ingredients like coconut, sesame, and mustard oils being frequently used.
January 2024 in “Frontiers in immunology” This review highlights the crucial role of histone modification in the pathogenesis and treatment of chronic inflammatory skin diseases, and explores therapeutic strategies targeting these epigenetic changes to improve management of conditions such as psoriasis and atopic dermatitis.
January 2024 in “International journal of advanced biochemistry research” This case study reported that a one-year-old male dog with demodicosis successfully recovered after treatment with Bravecto (fluralaner) and supportive therapies, highlighting the importance of recognizing and managing Demodex canis infections in dogs.
January 2024 in “Academic Journal of Medicine & Health Sciences” This study highlights a novel herbal tea blend that may improve hair health and provide anti-aging benefits, though its efficacy requires further scientific validation.
October 2023 in “Advancement in yoga and physical therapy” This narrative review explores the potential influence of brown adipose tissue on polycystic ovary syndrome and reports no new experimental findings.
September 2023 in “Jurnal Ilmu Kesehatan Hewan” This case report describes a Balinese breed dog diagnosed with demodecosis and malasseziosis, which improved after 30 days of treatment including amitraz, ketoconazole, and supportive therapies. The findings suggest that consistent treatment and environmental management can aid in recovery from these skin conditions in dogs.
Custom skincare can be made based on genes, fewer cats in Lublin have FeLV/FIV than national average, and studies also looked at small water bodies, river pollution, guppy growth, toxins in biochars, palm oil issues, and pumpkin seed oil for hair strength.
February 2023 in “Aesthetic Cosmetology and Medicine” This review examines the health-promoting effects of medicinal plants used in nutricosmetics, highlighting their beneficial impact on skin physiology, but offers no new clinical results.
October 2021 in “Research Society and Development” This review discusses potential drug interactions between herbal medicines and oral contraceptives, reporting no new research results but highlighting the risk these interactions pose to contraceptive effectiveness.
This study found that Nubian ibex have developed genetic adaptations in response to their desert environment, including enhanced skin barrier, DNA repair, viral response, and metabolism of toxic compounds.
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August 2014 in “PLoS ONE” This study suggests that mammalian hair follicles may serve as a viable and non-invasive system for diagnosing traumatic brain injury, reflecting similar molecular responses observed in other tissues.
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January 2018 in “Scientific Reports” This study provided the first proteome dataset for alopecia areata, revealing novel pathways in the disease mechanisms that may lead to new therapeutic targets.
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July 2025 in “Molecular Diversity” This review outlines drug repurposing as an efficient, low-cost strategy to identify new uses for existing drugs, highlighting various computational and experimental approaches as well as publicly available databases to aid in personalized pharmacotherapy.
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September 2005 in “Experimental dermatology” This review discusses the formation and structure of the cornified cell envelope in the epidermis, highlighting biochemical pathways and genetic factors, but presents no new experimental results.
April 2026 in “BMC Biotechnology” This study found that curcumin spanlastics demonstrated greater antimicrobial, antioxidant, and anticancer activities in the MCF-7 breast cancer cell line compared to curcumin alone or curcumin nanocrystals, also affecting several cancer-related protein markers and showing enhanced solubility and activity.
March 2026 in “Plastic and Aesthetic Research” This review highlights that exosomes from adipose-derived stem cells, particularly those enriched with circ-Ash1l, can inhibit ferroptosis and reduce UVB-induced skin aging by delivering GPX4-promoting signals to damaged cells, thus offering a potential regenerative therapy for photoaged skin.
November 2025 in “Frontiers in Oncology” This study found that Si extract, cryptomeridiol, and SiAgNPs have the ability to induce cell death and prevent cell growth in HepG2 liver cancer cells, suggesting cryptomeridiol's potential as a phytochemical component in developing new therapies for hepatocellular carcinoma using nanotechnology in vitro.