This chapter reviews various metrics for measuring sales performance, including sales effectiveness, market share, customer retention, and more, but reports no new research findings.
This thesis examines the medicalization of the male and female body from the 19th century to the present, highlighting how biomedicine has shaped norms around health and illness.
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May 2024 in “PLoS ONE” In this study, content analysis of German YouTube videos revealed that women frequently experience both positive and negative symptoms related to oral contraceptive use and discontinuation, with bodily sensations often influencing their decisions to start or stop the pill.
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July 2025 in “Science & Education” This study introduces a framework to help laypeople evaluate scientific information based on its relevance to specific needs by categorizing causal information into two epistemic games, enhancing their ability to make informed decisions, with a focus on genetics education for practical application.
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January 2013 in “Cell & Bioscience” This review discusses recent findings on the epigenetic regulation of adult stem cells and cancer stem cells, highlighting shared and distinct features, and reports no new clinical results.
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February 2012 in “PLoS ONE” In this study, researchers identified a novel congenital skin disorder in Chesapeake Bay retrievers, linked to a plakophilin-1 deficiency due to a genetic mutation, marking the first known occurrence in an animal species.
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September 2018 in “Dermatologic Therapy” This article explains that skin microneedling promotes skin regeneration by creating microinjuries, which stimulate collagen and elastin production, making it effective for treating various skin issues with high effectiveness, limited side effects, and a short recovery time.
June 2021 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” This research found that the microtubule catastrophe factor KIF18B plays a crucial role in promoting spindle orientation in keratinocytes, linking this process to cell fate decisions during hair follicle morphogenesis.
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October 2018 in “Aesthetic Surgery Journal” This study found that Google Trends data on search terms like "eyelid plastic surgery," "facelift," and "rhinoplasty surgery" significantly correlated with actual US surgery volumes, highlighting its potential use for plastic surgeons in marketing and advertising decisions.
This source provides medical information intended solely for licensed professionals and emphasizes that it is not a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment decisions, which remain the responsibility of treating physicians.
September 2015 in “British Journal of Dermatology” Most clinicians follow discharge guidelines, many lupus patients don't use sunscreen regularly, dithranol is effective for psoriasis, biopsy methods should be based on lesion type, voriconazole may raise skin cancer risk, a new scale can help diagnose female hair loss early, and most melanomas may develop from existing moles.
June 2023 in “British journal of dermatology/British journal of dermatology, Supplement” This report highlights a case of a 35-year-old man developing alopecia universalis following alemtuzumab treatment for multiple sclerosis, suggesting potential links between this medication and drug-induced alopecia areata, though the genetic overlap of the conditions may also play a role.
July 2025 in “Dermatology and Therapy” This study found that patients with alopecia areata showing low treatment burden responded better to baricitinib compared to those with higher previous systemic treatment exposure.
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November 1992 in “Indian Dermatology Online Journal” This review discusses the use of follicular unit extraction for hair restoration, particularly body hair transplantation, and highlights its potential as an alternative donor source in advanced baldness cases, but reports no new clinical findings.
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February 2011 in “Biologics: Targets & Therapy” This review discusses topical calcineurin inhibitors for cutaneous lupus erythematosus and reports no new clinical findings; the authors emphasize the need for more comparative studies with corticosteroids.
October 2023 in “Paediatrics & child health” This document serves as a resource for pediatricians and primary care providers to guide gender-affirming health care for transgender and gender-diverse youth, including potential medical transition options.
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August 2018 in “South African Medical Journal” This article provides a comprehensive overview of tattoo-related issues for clinicians, covering various aspects such as tattoo types, medical relevance, removal methods, complications, and South African legislation, but reports no new research findings.
November 2025 in “IECCMEXICO” This review found that adipose-derived stem cells and stromal vascular fraction have robust clinical benefits in aesthetic surgery, particularly in facial rejuvenation, scar treatment, and volumetric restoration, with favorable safety profiles.
November 2002 in “Dermatologic Surgery” This review discusses the surgical methods of hair restoration, highlighting the density benefits of scalp reduction and rotation, but reports no new clinical findings.
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August 2020 in “PLOS Computational Biology” This study presents a computational approach, CATNIP, which repurposes drugs using only their biological and chemical information, predicting new uses like adrenergic uptake inhibitors for Parkinson's and vandetanib for Type 2 Diabetes.
May 2026 in “Clinical Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology” This study observed that white hair can create an optical illusion of increased scalp visibility, potentially misleading clinical evaluations of hair loss and complicating hair transplantation planning, and identified five core dyeing strategies to address this phenomenon.
August 2025 in “Bioscientia Medicina Journal of Biomedicine and Translational Research” In this case study, a 3-year-old with tinea capitis achieved complete resolution following treatment, highlighting hair salons as potential indirect transmission sites for infection and emphasizing trichoscopy's diagnostic value when traditional signs like Wood’s lamp fluorescence are missing.
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January 1997 in “Endocrine Journal” This study found a significant association between patients' sex of rearing and external genitalia in those with gonadal dysgenesis, while noting lower testosterone levels compared to controls.
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September 2015 in “Archives of Plastic Surgery” This study reported that an open surgical technique for lateral brow lifts produced satisfactory results in most patients (94.41%) and was associated with long-lasting effects and some complications.
This report describes a patient with X-linked hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia who lacked the usual hair growth issues, highlighting the challenge of diagnosing this condition due to atypical presentations and underscoring the need for awareness to improve management and future planning.
January 2024 in “Wiadomości Lekarskie” This abstract outlines a lecture discussing the rise of influencers alongside the internet, highlighting their impact on user behavior in social media by sharing personal experiences and engaging in political and medical discourse.
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December 2012 in “Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology” This review discusses the significant role of Wnt signaling in skin development, homeostasis, and disease, highlighting recent advances in understanding its diverse functions, but reports no new experimental results.
April 2024 in “JMIR infodemiology” This study found that TikTok provides valuable insights into experiences with lupus erythematosus, highlighting distress from symptoms, negative perceptions of pharmacologic treatments, and issues with feeling "medically gaslighted.
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April 2024 in “Cureus” This review compares the CO2 and Er:YAG laser treatments for acne scars, noting that while CO2 lasers offer deeper tissue penetration for severe scars, Er:YAG lasers pose a lower risk of post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation, and recommends personalizing treatments and considering combination therapies.
This comprehensive review analyzes androgenetic alopecia treatments, discussing the mechanisms, costs, efficacy, and safety of FDA-approved drugs like minoxidil and finasteride, as well as newer non-FDA-approved options that have shown effectiveness across various studies.