This study found that Smad4 is crucial for satellite cell amplification during skeletal muscle regeneration, with aged cells exhibiting less Smad4 and reduced regenerative capability in mice.
May 2018 in “Dermatologic Surgery” This overview highlights the Dermatologic Surgery journal's comprehensive coverage of skin surgery procedures and techniques, but it reports no new research findings.
October 2022 in “Hair Transplantation” This review discusses scalp micropigmentation for hair loss and scarring and reports no clinical results; the authors highlight its use as both a standalone and adjunct treatment.
January 2020 in “Journal of Womens Health, Issues and Care” This review discusses scalp micropigmentation (SMP) for camouflaging baldness and reports no new clinical results; it aims to highlight SMP's cosmetic benefits and practical advantages over surgical hair transplantation.
October 2024 in “Irish Journal of Medical Science (1971 -)” In this study, TENS of the T6 dermatome over a longer term was explored for its effects on weight, blood pressure, heart rate, and appetite-regulating hormones in obese subjects with moderate obstructive sleep apnea; however, results are not reported in the abstract.
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September 2024 in “Diagnostics” This study proposes a new mathematical model, the Harmonic Mean equation, for precisely quantifying nuclear pleomorphism in breast cancer grading, showing high performance with accuracy, recall, specificity, precision, and F1-score metrics.
April 2014 in “The Journal of Sexual Medicine” This publication compiles abstracts from the 19th Annual Fall Meeting of the Sexual Medicine Society of North America, highlighting advancements and discussions in various areas of sexual medicine without reporting new research results.
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November 2016 in “Cell stem cell” This study found that squamous cell carcinomas from hair follicle stem cells are more prone to epithelial to mesenchymal transition and metastasis than those from interfollicular epidermis, due to distinct chromatin landscapes.
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November 2023 in “Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine” January 2000 in “Zhongguo yixue wulixue zazhi” This study observed that human hair keratin showed distinct morphological features depending on the dissolution speed, which could have potential applications in clinical settings for developing self-tendons.
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January 2023 in “Biophysics Reviews” This review discusses recent advancements in light-based bioelectronic devices for health monitoring and therapy, summarizing key technologies and highlighting challenges and opportunities without reporting new clinical results.
April 2024 in “Molecules/Molecules online/Molecules annual” The researchers reported that sulfated chitosan-containing sponges can modulate macrophage activity in diabetic wounds, reducing inflammation and promoting angiogenesis and tissue regeneration, which may enhance wound healing outcomes.
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July 2024 in “Annals of Biomedical Engineering” This study found that multiphoton microscopy imaging allows for detailed observation and quantitative analysis of collagen alterations in the progression of endometrial cancer, potentially offering a faster, more accurate method for early diagnosis compared to current protocols.
March 2009 in “European Urology Supplements” In this study, Smad4 deletion in satellite cells hindered skeletal muscle regeneration in adult mice and did not enhance regeneration in aged mice, indicating Smad4's crucial role in muscle repair.
January 2026 in “Nano-Micro Letters” This review discusses the principles, materials, and applications of melt electrowriting-based 4D printing for creating biomimetic scaffolds, but reports no new clinical results; it highlights recent advancements and remaining challenges in the field.
September 2015 in “Fluids and Barriers of the CNS” This study developed simulated skull models and a method to assess programming tool movements, selecting three models as most clinically relevant for hydrocephalus shunt valve programming.
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January 2001 in “Annual Reports in Medicinal Chemistry” This chapter reviews selective androgen receptor modulators, discussing their therapeutic potential beyond current androgen applications, and reports no new clinical findings.
February 2020 in “The Pharmaceutical Society of Japan” 75 citations
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August 2018 in “Plant physiology” In this study, researchers found that increased hydrogen sulfide levels in Arabidopsis disrupted actin dynamics through S-sulfhydration, leading to the depolymerization of actin filaments and inhibited root hair growth.
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April 2011 in “Journal of Microscopy” This study describes a modified reduction-osmication method for staining human scalp hair that improves reagent penetration and visualization of hair cortex features using transmission electron microscopy.
September 2020 in “Benha Journal of Applied Sciences” This study found that scanning electron microscopy revealed significant hair shaft changes in women using straighteners, but not in those using hair dye, suggesting its utility in assessing chemical treatment effects on hair.
5 citations
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March 2019 in “Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery” This review discusses recent advances in imaging techniques for monitoring stem cells in vivo and reports no new results; it suggests directions for future development in endoscopic molecular imaging tools.
In preclinical studies, topical CUR61414 reduced Hh signaling and shrank BCCs in mice, but this study found no clinical efficacy in human superficial or nodular BCCs.
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April 2024 in “Biotechnology Progress” This study designed a micromold template for creating controlled-sized, multicellular tumor spheroids, finding that HEK-293 cells formed consistent spheroids with high circularity and viability after 7 days, influenced by cell seeding density and treatment conditions.
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August 2019 in “Electronics and Communications in Japan” This study reports a highly sensitive MEMS silicon-hair device that mimics hair follicle functions by detecting minimal forces and moments, including electrostatic attraction and surface tension of liquids.
September 2023 in “Bangladesh Journal of Neurosurgery” This case report shares that a 25-year-old man with cerebral arteriovenous malformation was successfully treated with stereotactic radiosurgery in Bangladesh, achieving complete obliteration of the AVM without significant clinical symptoms.
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April 2013 in “Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine” This study found that anti-Sjögren's syndrome type B antibodies are highly specific for diagnosing systemic lupus erythematosus and are associated with several clinical symptoms, including cheek erythema and alopecia.
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October 2025 in “Micromachines” This review highlights the potential of integrating point-of-care testing with allele-specific amplification techniques like AS-PCR, AS-LAMP, and AS-RPA to improve the efficiency, accuracy, and affordability of genotyping single nucleotide polymorphisms associated with human diseases.
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August 2020 in “Stem Cell Research & Therapy” In this study, SIRT1-modified human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells reduced peritoneal fibrosis in a rodent model, suggesting potential as a treatment strategy for peritoneal dialysis-induced damage.