January 2026 in “Preprints.org” This review explores current knowledge on fibroblast lineage specification and its impact on scar-free wound healing, noting that early fetal skin fibroblasts support regeneration, while later developmental shifts lead to fibrosis, highlighting potential strategies to reprogram adult fibroblasts for regenerative repair.
November 2025 in “Photochemistry and Photobiology” This review article identifies a need for standardized guidelines in using photobiomodulation therapy for spinal cord injury repair, emphasizing that current inconsistencies in therapy parameters may hinder optimal outcomes and limit clinical trials.
21 citations
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March 2025 in “Journal of Extracellular Vesicles” This review discusses how using hydrogels as a three-dimensional culture platform for mesenchymal stem cells might affect the production of extracellular vesicles, highlighting challenges in standardization and opportunities to boost EV yield via combined hydrogels and bioreactor methods.
7 citations
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August 2022 in “Experimental dermatology” This review discusses the role of YAP/TAZ proteins in skin cancer physiology and tumorigenesis, and the potential of targeting these proteins in skin cancer treatments, but presents no new experimental findings.
August 2026 in “Immunity & Inflammation” In this review, the authors discuss how niche-specific immunometabolic regulation influences tissue repair across various organs by highlighting the complex, context-dependent interaction between immune metabolism and tissue-specific regenerative outcomes.
January 2026 in “Aging and Disease” This study highlights the critical role of mitochondria in skin aging and wound repair, suggesting that targeted interventions such as antioxidants, NAD⁺ boosters, and NRF2-based therapies may enhance mitochondrial function and improve cutaneous health.
22 citations
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June 2024 in “Cell” Understanding tissue self-organization can improve treatments for diseases and advance regenerative medicine.
27 citations
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October 2021 in “Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology” This review discusses the role of histone marks in the transition between quiescence and proliferation in cells, and reports no new findings, emphasizing the potential existence of a histone "code" for quiescence.
11 citations
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April 2023 in “Frontiers in Pharmacology” This study reported that the Computational Analysis of Novel Drug Opportunities platform effectively uses integrated biological data, including side effects and pathways, to generate potential drug candidates for colon cancer and migraine disorders.
This review categorizes contractile hydrogels by their contraction mechanisms and explores their role in advanced wound management, emphasizing mechanical and biochemical signaling in healing, but also notes challenges like force transmission and clinical applicability.
5 citations
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June 2022 in “Biophysical Journal” This study used a probabilistic Boolean network model to explore hair follicle cell fate regulation and predicted that varying TGF-β levels, in coordination with BMP and TNF, can influence either apoptosis or cell proliferation during different follicle growth stages.
5 citations
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January 2025 in “Burns & Trauma” This review highlights recent research using single-cell RNA sequencing and machine learning in wound healing, revealing significant insights into fibroblast diversity, immune cell dynamics, and the spatial organization of cells, which may transform therapeutic strategies for chronic wounds, fibrosis, and tissue regeneration.
2 citations
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November 2025 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” This review highlights that the skin microbiota plays a crucial role in wound healing, with beneficial microorganisms aiding tissue repair and opportunistic pathogens hindering it, potentially guiding future microbiome-targeted therapies.
December 2025 in “eScience” This study presents a new wireless bioelectronic system powered by ambient Wi-Fi signals that enhances wound healing by providing electrical stimulation and real-time monitoring, offering a promising solution for at-home treatment and regenerative therapy.
July 2023 in “Journal of Biomedical Science” In this review, the authors emphasize that phenotypic heterogeneity in genetic systems and human diseases is influenced by stochastic fluctuation and network topology, proposing that ultrasensitivity and threshold effects explain this variability, which may inform strategies for preventing and treating genetic diseases.
489 citations
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November 2021 in “Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy” This review discusses the composition, activation, and regulation of the JAK/STAT pathway and highlights its role and inhibitors in various diseases, but reports no new experimental results.
February 2026 in “Toxicology Letters” This study used an in silico/in vitro approach to identify potential inhibitors of the enzyme SRD5A2, finding that the androgen receptor modulator MK-0773 is a moderate inhibitor, although it does not act as a covalent inhibitor like finasteride.
June 2023 in “Journal of Biological Chemistry” In this study, the authors identified and characterized the Get3d protein, conserved across plants and photosynthetic bacteria, which localizes to the chloroplast in Arabidopsis thaliana and potentially plays a role in tail-anchored protein targeting, linked to photosynthesis homeostasis.
This study developed a hat-shaped device with wearable sensors to estimate scalp moisture content using machine learning, demonstrating that it can provide accurate measurements comparable to professional scalp analyzers without the need for high-cost equipment.
20 citations
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April 2022 in “Journal of Personalized Medicine” This study found that robotic training with the Ekso-GT significantly improved body representation and quality of life in spinal cord injury patients compared to conventional physical therapy.
2 citations
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January 2024 in “IEEE Access” This study introduces AlopeciaDet, a novel feature fusion technique, using camera images to detect Alopecia Areata with 99.45% accuracy, outperforming existing methods by leveraging CRSHOG and ResNet-50 features.
266 citations
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January 2016 in “Development” In this study, researchers found that YAP and TAZ, when localized in the nucleus of basal layer cells, are crucial for skin regeneration and hair growth, with their loss leading to slower cell proliferation, hair loss, and impaired wound healing in mice.
79 citations
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July 2022 in “Sensors” In this study, researchers evaluated various machine learning models for predicting type 2 diabetes risk, finding that Random Forest and K-NN models performed best in terms of precision, recall, accuracy, and other metrics using common symptoms as features.
66 citations
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June 2020 in “Advanced Intelligent Systems” This review discusses the evolution of surgical robotics and examines the potential and current limitations of autonomous and intelligent systems in robotic-assisted surgeries.
30 citations
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November 2024 in “ACS Materials Au” This article provides an overview of microneedle technology for transcutaneous drug delivery, discussing microneedle designs, materials, and activation methods that enhance drug stability and regulated release, and outlines considerations for their successful clinical implementation, such as biocompatibility and production cost.
22 citations
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February 2024 in “Heliyon” This review discusses the potential of fibrinolytic enzymes from various sources, especially fermented foods, for their therapeutic use in cardiovascular diseases and emphasizes the need for further research on those from non-Asian regions to optimize discovery and application.
22 citations
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November 2020 in “Frontiers in Physics” This review discusses the experimental strategies and technological challenges of proton minibeam radiotherapy (pMBRT) and reports no clinical results; it highlights the potential of using a 3 GHz linear accelerator for precision therapy research.
18 citations
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April 2016 in “The journal of immunology/The Journal of immunology” This study found that mesenchymal cells from different organs exhibit substantial heterogeneity, with thymic mesenchymal cells particularly adapted for interacting with epithelial and hematolymphoid cells in high-apoptosis environments.
16 citations
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July 2023 in “Frontiers in Medicine” This systematic review provides an in-depth evaluation of non-invasive imaging and biophysical methods for diagnosing and monitoring vitiligo, emphasizing the need for studies with larger sample sizes to verify their use in clinical practice and research.
14 citations
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March 2022 in “Clinical Endocrinology” This review outlines a diagnostic approach for identifying non-PCOS pathology in women with androgen excess, emphasizing the importance of clinical history and biochemical phenotyping but reports no new clinical results.