November 2025 in “Quality in Sport” This study reviews natural hair and scalp care methods, highlighting the importance of plant-derived ingredients and scalp type diagnostics for effective trichological management and optimal hair health.
October 2025 in “Current Pharmaceutical Research” This study evaluated a new herbal shampoo made from traditional plants and found it to have effective cleansing properties, moderate foam stability, and environmental safety, suggesting it as a favorable natural alternative to synthetic shampoos.
June 2024 in “Archives of Plastic Surgery” In this case report, a 44-year-old woman underwent a successful hair transplantation using follicular unit extraction on a myocutaneous free flap, resulting in an 80 to 85% hair survival rate after 12 months and significant improvement in external alopecia aesthetics.
November 2023 in “Indian journal of surgery” This study found that platelet-rich gel is a simple and effective non-surgical method for healing exposed skull injuries, resulting in complete healing with minimal scars and sparse hair growth in all patients.
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December 2022 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” This study revealed key cellular dynamics and interactions during early embryonic mouse skin development, highlighting complex transitions from precursor states to diverse multilayered structures.
In this study, researchers developed de novo designed hetero-bifunctional proteins as an alternative approach for targeted protein degradation, successfully targeting BCL-xL for degradation in cells and inducing apoptosis, which may expand the range of addressable E3 ligases and disease targets.
January 2025 in “International Journal of Pharmacognosy and Clinical Research” This study reported the development of a scalp serum containing Beta-Sitosterol and nutrient-rich oils, showing stable physicochemical properties, suggesting potential for promoting hair growth and scalp health, though further clinical testing in humans is needed to confirm effectiveness.
This case report in the Journal of Drugs in Dermatology discusses dissecting cellulitis of the scalp, emphasizing its disproportionate impact on Black males and the need for early diagnosis and effective management to mitigate scarring and quality of life issues.
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August 2011 in “European Journal of Epidemiology” This article outlines the rationale, design, major findings, and updated objectives of the ongoing Rotterdam Study, without presenting new research data.
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March 1998 in “Journal of Biomedical Materials Research” This study found that island grafting in guinea pigs enabled the isolated study of early skin regeneration processes, distinguishing them from natural wound closure mechanisms like epithelialization and contraction.
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June 2025 in “Journal of Materials Science Materials in Medicine” This study reports that multifunctional electrospun scaffolds containing silver vanadate, hydroxyapatite, and graphene oxide significantly improved wound healing in a rat model, promoting rapid re-epithelialization, enhanced mechanical properties, and strong antibacterial activity, making them promising candidates for advanced wound care applications.
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November 2024 in “Archives of Dermatological Research” The authors discuss that hair loss affecting the occipital scalp is understudied and may be caused by factors like movement irritation and clothing occlusion; this lack of data can lead to missed diagnoses and inadequate treatment.
March 2024 in “medRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” This study found that faster algorithms for inferring ancestry in genomic data can better capture historical and functional insights into genome variation than traditional methods in large datasets like the UK Biobank.
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August 2015 in “European Journal of Epidemiology” This article reviews the design and objectives of the Rotterdam Study, as well as summarizes major findings, without reporting new results.
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January 2018 in “Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications” In this study, researchers established five new immortalized human dermal papilla cell lines from a male with androgenetic alopecia, which may serve as valuable tools for hair research.
In this study, analyzing over 400 million tweets revealed a broader and milder spectrum of COVID-19 symptoms than clinical research, and illustrated symptom evolution and co-occurrence throughout the pandemic.
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January 2014 in “Annals of Dermatology” This study found that dermoscopy showed distinctive patterns for different types of alopecia, supporting its clinical usefulness for diagnosing diseases with small round or oval hairless patches on the scalp.
July 2026 in “Clinical Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology” In this study, a liposomal-encapsulated Sesbania grandiflora formulation significantly improved hair and scalp health in adults with hair loss over 180 days, showing enhanced hair density, thickness, growth rate, and tensile strength compared to placebo, with no related adverse events reported.
May 2026 in “International Journal of Drug Delivery Technology” This clinical trial found that using a 45-degree angled implanter with the bevel facing the skin in FUE hair transplantation significantly reduced insertion resistance, graft popping, and bleeding, while improving efficiency and graft alignment compared to conventional methods.
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September 2017 in “European Journal of Epidemiology” This article discusses the rationale, design, and significant findings of the long-running Rotterdam Study but reports no new clinical results.
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December 2019 in “PLoS ONE” This study validated the Black Identity, Hair Product Use, and Breast Cancer Scale (BHBS) as a tool to measure social and cultural factors related to hair product use and perceived breast cancer risk in Black women.
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July 2022 in “Dermatology and Therapy” In this study, long-pulsed 755-nm alexandrite laser treatment for keratosis pilaris significantly improved skin roughness and redness, as well as follicular plug reduction, with good safety and patient satisfaction compared to a moisturizing lotion alone.
June 2021 in “Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology” Laser treatment shows promise for hair growth, but needs further research.
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October 2024 in “Process Biochemistry” In this study, Gaussian process regression models combined with Grey Wolf optimization were used to predict and optimize phenolic and flavonoid content extraction from Carthamus caeruleus L. rhizomes, showing high accuracy and helping improve understanding and extraction processes through a new interactive tool.
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April 1995 in “Annals of Plastic Surgery” This study describes the Mercedes incision technique, which may improve hair transplant results by reducing graft compression and row cropping, leading to a more natural appearance.
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October 2012 in “Dermatologic Clinics” This article reviews recent advancements in hair transplantation techniques, particularly follicular unit transplantation, and suggests an expansion of its applications beyond male pattern hair loss, but reports no new results.
July 2008 in “Expert Review of Dermatology” This review discusses common mistakes in follicular unit transplantation and provides guidance for practitioners to enhance patient outcomes, but reports no new clinical results.
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March 2009 in “Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery” This retrospective study found that a hairline-lowering technique effectively advanced the female hairline by an average of 2.1 cm with high patient satisfaction and minimal complications over 20 years.
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October 2013 in “Clinics in Plastic Surgery” This article reviews hair restoration surgery techniques, emphasizing procedural insights and highlighting advancements in regenerative medicine and follicular-unit extraction, but it reports no new clinical results.
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October 2018 in “European Journal of Plastic Surgery” This study found that 2-hair follicular unit grafts were the most common grouping in hair transplant procedures, with frontal edema as the most frequent postoperative complication.