February 2026 in “International Research Journal of Modernization in Engineering Technology and Science” The researchers emphasize the limited scope of existing studies on lip aging, highlighting issues that include collagen loss and the deepening of lip lines with age, and suggesting a need for further research to guide cosmetic and clinical interventions.
November 2025 in “Russian Journal of Oncology” This review examines recent research on optimizing the structures of steroidal inhibitors for key steroidogenic enzymes used as cancer treatments, reporting on 209 new compounds with preclinical data that suggest structural modifications hold promise for developing new antineoplastic agents.
September 2024 in “Pediatrics in Review” This case report detailed a rare diagnosis of Rapunzel syndrome, where intussusception in a young girl was caused by trichobezoars linked to undiagnosed trichotillomania and trichophagia.
January 2016 in “Texas ScholarWorks (Texas Digital Library)” This study suggests that the DORN1 receptor may play a role in eATP-induced changes in stomatal aperture in Arabidopsis thaliana, but not in the eADP signaling pathway.
18 citations
,
January 2015 in “Journal of obesity and weight loss therapy” This study found that an 8-week low-starch/low-dairy diet led to weight loss, improved insulin sensitivity, and reduced testosterone levels in women with PCOS.
14 citations
,
August 2014 in “Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism” This study concluded that an 8-week low-starch/low-dairy diet increased fat oxidation in overweight and obese women with PCOS.
68 citations
,
March 2019 in “Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery” This study validated a facial aging scale that predicts patients' age with good reliability and validity, potentially serving as a useful tool for assessing facial rejuvenation treatments and clinical research.
44 citations
,
September 2020 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” This review discusses the disruption of hormonal and metabolic rhythms in polycystic ovary syndrome and explores potential drug targets to address its molecular causes, without providing new clinical results.
10 citations
,
March 2024 in “Endocrine Reviews” In this retrospective review, the author discusses key discoveries in understanding androgen excess disorders like PCOS, focusing on genetic and molecular insights gained from 1965 to 2015.
9 citations
,
April 2018 in “Journal of trace elements in medicine and biology” This review presents the practice of using hair bioelement analysis to assess nutritional status or environmental exposure, proposing complex interactions and hypotheses regarding depression and autism but reports no new clinical results.
4 citations
,
November 2023 in “PLoS ONE” This study observed that online searches in Japan for long-COVID symptoms, such as hair loss, cough, and headache, increased alongside peaks in new COVID-19 cases from 2020 to 2022, highlighting growing public interest in long-COVID.
3 citations
,
September 2023 in “Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases” 2 citations
,
January 2007 in “edoc (University of Basel)” This study identified Aquilaria sinensis and Piper cubeba as tropical plants with potential anti-androgenic and anti-estrogenic properties that could help prevent or alleviate benign prostatic hyperplasia and prostate cancer.
1 citations
,
June 2016 in “Experimental Dermatology” This article discusses advancements in proteomic and metabolomic analysis techniques for studying hair damage but provides no new clinical results; the authors express interest in applying metabolomics to develop strategies for reducing hair damage from chemical treatments.
December 2023 in “Archaeopress Publishing Ltd eBooks” This source reviews historical works on cosmetics and healthcare from the Middle Ages to the Early Modern Period in Europe, highlighting the use of natural ingredients for aesthetic and medicinal purposes across various cultures, including Christian, Hebrew, and Muslim societies.
April 2023 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study found that wildfire air pollution in California was associated with a delayed increase in clinic visits and online search interest for psoriasis in adults.
February 2020 in “The Pharmaceutical Society of Japan” The Echigo Shirayki Mushroom may help with hair growth.
This study used machine learning to develop classifiers for identifying effective inhibitors of 5α-reductase isozyme 2, achieving high performance in distinguishing potent from weak inhibitors.
1 citations
,
February 2023 in “Pharmaceutics” This study suggests that UVA-responsive nanocapsules may provide an effective method for skin antisepsis by releasing ethanol and reducing microorganisms within hair follicles on ex vivo porcine ear skin.
49 citations
,
November 2014 in “Journal of Clinical Epidemiology” This study found that using an objective approach to develop search strategies for systematic reviews was noninferior to the conceptual approach commonly used in Cochrane Reviews, with a mean sensitivity of 96%.
46 citations
,
August 2020 in “International Journal of Genomics” This review examines over 271 candidate genes associated with economic traits in goats, highlighting their potential use in genetic markers and future breeding programs, and reports no new experimental results.
24 citations
,
June 2020 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” This study reported that during the COVID-19 pandemic, online searches for general dermatologic conditions returned to prepandemic levels, while interest in premalignant, cancerous conditions, and cosmetic procedures remained low.
11 citations
,
August 1997 in “Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Patents” This review discusses nearly 70 patent applications for the treatment of androgenetic alopecia and other hair conditions, highlighting the mechanisms of action explored but reports no clinical results.
April 2019 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” This study found that manipulating both gene expression and matrix stiffness in mice can alter hair regeneration after skin wounding, highlighting key factors in regenerative biology.
March 2009 in “The Journal of Urology” This paper discusses the potential of PSA doubling time after radical prostatectomy to predict overall survival but reports no new results.
February 2023 in “European Journal of Medical Research” This study identified several drugs that may be potential candidates for repurposing as anti-hyperhidrosis treatments, based on their association with hypohidrosis or anhidrosis in the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System.
100 citations
,
December 2021 in “Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy” This review examines advancements in natural polymer-based drug delivery systems like hydrogels and composites for treating major diseases, highlighting challenges in solubility and functionalization but reports no new clinical results.
17 citations
,
January 2023 in “Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology” This study reported that newly developed quaternary ammonium chitosan/carboxymethyl starch/alginate sponges effectively inhibit bacterial growth and promote rapid hemostasis in wound management after tooth extraction in animal models, showing significant promise for clinical use in preventing complications like dry socket.
179 citations
,
July 2005 in “Human Reproduction Update” This review discusses the genetic basis and familial patterns of polycystic ovary syndrome, noting a strong familial component but inconclusive genetic patterns; it reports no new empirical findings.
153 citations
,
November 2004 in “Current Medicinal Chemistry” This article updates a prior work on pharmacophore modeling and highlights the advances in 3D database searching technologies for drug design, without presenting new research findings.