January 2022 in “International Journal of Trichology” This study found that combining minoxidil with PRP therapy significantly improves hair density, shaft diameter, and reduces vellus and telogen hair proportions in men with androgenetic alopecia compared to either treatment alone.
January 2022 in “Aesthetic surgery journal” In this study, intradermal injections of extracellular vesicles over six months were reported to be safe and effective in improving hair growth among patients with pattern hair loss, with favorable response linked to specific patient factors and treatment volumes.
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May 2007 in “Journal of Endocrinology” This study found that A-ring reduced derivatives of norethisterone and levonorgestrel exhibit estrogen-like potency in rat osteoblasts, suggesting a mechanism for 19-norprogestins' bone restoration effects in postmenopausal women.
July 2022 in “Biomedicines” This study found that 4-aminopyridine significantly enhanced skin wound healing by accelerating wound closure, improving skin architecture, and promoting hair follicle neogenesis and tissue regeneration.
72 citations
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November 2020 in “Frontiers in Surgery” This review found that the clinical results of L-PRF as a grafting material in maxillary sinus augmentation were mixed, with some studies reporting positive effects and others finding no significant impact.
11 citations
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August 2025 in “Journal of Periodontal Research” This review highlights that autologous platelet concentrates, particularly platelet-rich fibrin, have shown potential to enhance healing and outcomes in both dental and medical applications, including injury recovery and aesthetics.
10 citations
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September 2024 in “Neural Regeneration Research” This study found that using induced pluripotent stem cell-derived mesenchymal stem cells with acellular nerve allografts significantly improved axon regeneration and functional recovery in rats with sciatic nerve injuries, suggesting a promising approach for clinical nerve repair therapies.
January 2022 in “Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research” This study found that intradermal administration of PRP combined with oral biotin significantly increased hair regrowth in men with androgenetic alopecia, without notable side effects.
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March 2009 in “Journal of Clinical Oncology” In this study, among patients undergoing chemotherapy for breast or gynecologic cancers, smell and taste functions significantly decreased but largely recovered three months post-treatment, with taxane-based regimens causing more severe taste disturbances.
106 citations
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November 2014 in “Cell Stem Cell” This review discusses advanced techniques for investigating stem cell fate at the single-cell level, including lineage tracing, time-lapse imaging, and molecular profiling, but reports no new research results.
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December 1991 in “Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences” The conclusion is that small hair follicles cause baldness in macaques, and treatments like antiandrogens and minoxidil can prevent hair loss and promote regrowth.
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January 1989 in “Clinical and Experimental Dermatology” In this study, topical 2% minoxidil did not significantly improve hair density measures in men with male pattern baldness, although there was no deterioration, suggesting a potential prophylactic effect.
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August 1993 in “Journal of Cutaneous Pathology” In this study, researchers found that as androgenetic alopecia severity increased, the hair follicle matrix and dermal papilla's volume and cell nuclei number decreased, especially in the papilla.
12 citations
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March 2019 in “Lasers in Surgery and Medicine” This study found that low-level laser therapy increased the expression of proteins in dermal papilla tissues, suggesting it promotes hair growth in male androgenetic alopecia patients.
11 citations
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August 2017 in “Journal of Chromatographic Science” This study established a rapid and accurate ultra-performance liquid chromatographic method for chemical fingerprinting and analyzing Platycladi cacumen, effectively distinguishing batches based on geographical and climatic conditions.
10 citations
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January 2012 in “Journal of biomedical optics” This study used ultrahigh-resolution optical coherence tomography to observe hair shaft structures, finding melanin granules absent only in white hair, which may explain color differences between black and white hair.
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January 1990 This study found that spironolactone at doses of 75 or 100 mg per day did not improve hair density after six months in women with female pattern hair loss, suggesting that higher doses may be necessary.
5 citations
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January 2025 in “BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making” This review examines the use of computer vision techniques, specifically deep learning architectures and image processing algorithms, for detecting and assessing skin conditions like vitiligo and dermatitis, and highlights the need for disease-specific datasets to improve automated diagnostic tools in dermatology.
5 citations
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February 2015 in “Dermatologica Sinica” In this study, a computer-aided imaging system accurately measured the width of balding areas in female pattern hair loss, correlating strongly with clinical staging severity.
4 citations
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May 2024 in “Steroids” This study developed and validated a comprehensive method using mass spectrometry to profile sex (pro)hormones in plasma, with results showing reliable calibration and detection of 31 analytes in samples from pre- and postmenopausal women and men, while addressing potential over- or underestimations in analyte concentrations.
4 citations
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January 2023 in “Experimental dermatology” This study suggests that both age and photoexposure may decrease maximum viable epidermis thickness and impact the dermal-epidermal junction in women with Fitzpatrick skin types II-III.
4 citations
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January 2019 in “Skin appendage disorders” This study found that Follicular Maps, derived from trichoscopic images, remained consistent over time and unaffected by hair cycling or noncicatricial alopecia, offering a precise tool for diagnosing and monitoring hair and scalp conditions.
3 citations
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April 2018 in “Cosmetics” This study found that females with androgenic alopecia experienced greater improvements in hair density after cosmetic treatments compared to males, in a cohort stratified by age and gender.
3 citations
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January 1994 in “Journal of Society of Cosmetic Chemists of Japan” This study found that a hair tonic increased hair growth and reduced resting hair ratios in men with alopecia.
3 citations
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February 2024 in “Forensic Sciences Research” In this study, researchers found that massively parallel sequencing of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) can improve information recovery from forensic samples, with successful full region amplification possible from as few as 2,000 mtDNA copies, albeit with variability in heteroplasmy among hair samples from the same donor.
3 citations
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June 2022 in “GSC Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences” This study reported that methanolic extracts of Capparis decidua fruits showed significant in vitro thrombolytic activity, suggesting their potential as a dietary health supplement for preventing thrombotic cardiovascular diseases.
2 citations
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January 2024 in “Journal of Emerging Investigators” In this study, researchers evaluated deep learning methods for diagnosing Alopecia Areata and found that a modified Inception-Resnet-v2 model achieved a high validation accuracy of 97.94% and loss of 10.4%, suggesting it as an effective tool for classifying alopecia-affected hair.
2 citations
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June 2020 in “Skin Research and Technology” This study found that scalp thickness and hair follicle depth were reduced in individuals with androgenetic alopecia, and MRI signal intensity was higher compared to those without the condition.
2 citations
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December 2019 in “Bioanalysis” This article reviews analysis techniques in LC-MS/MS and discusses the potential use of a novel in-sample calibration curve method, but reports no new experimental results.
2 citations
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September 2018 in “Journal of Separation Science” This study demonstrated that using finasteride impurity as a non-isotopically labeled internal standard in paper spray ionization–mass spectrometry can effectively and efficiently measure finasteride tablet dissolution, achieving results comparable to high-performance liquid chromatography.