July 2013 in “British Journal of Dermatology” The document reviews key historical figures and discoveries in dermatology.
April 2012 in “Informa Healthcare eBooks” Alopecia areata is a common autoimmune condition causing varying hair loss, diagnosed by specific patterns of inflammation around hair follicles, with several treatment options available.
January 2012 in “Elsevier eBooks” This article discusses various forms of hair loss and their psychological impacts, noting the lack of definitive treatments, but reports no new clinical findings.
February 2010 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” This case report describes a 4-month-old boy with anhidrotic ectodermal dysplasia and immunodeficiency who showed minimal improvement with initial treatments but significant improvement after an umbilical cord blood transplantation.
February 2010 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” Lactic acid cream can help improve skin bumps known as eruptive vellus hair cysts.
November 2009 in “Medical & surgical dermatology” This study found that haploinsufficiency of SPINK5 can lead to Netherton syndrome when a single null mutation combines with homozygous G1258A polymorphisms, suggesting it acts as a genuine mutation affecting LEKTI function.
July 2009 in “International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery” This article introduces the concept of follicular units, highlighting their significance in hair restoration, but reports no new findings.
June 2008 in “Dermatologic Surgery” This review discusses the effects of hydrogen peroxide in hair restoration surgery and other medical specialties, finding both potential benefits and risks, but reports no conclusive data for its optimal use in hair transplants.
July 2003 in “British Journal of Dermatology” This summary presents papers from the British Society for Dermatopathology but does not report new scientific findings or results.
January 2003 in “Elsevier eBooks” Androgens and other hormones affect hair growth and skin conditions like acne.
December 2002 in “Archives of Dermatology” This text does not provide a research abstract or study findings but outlines a website's use of cookies and offers access to medical publications and articles.
January 1997 in “Elsevier eBooks” This review discusses the development and types of hair and nails as skin appendages and reports no new research findings.
This report adds two cases of total ovarian pigmentation, with no associated symptoms or pathological findings, to the previously reported unilateral case.
January 1983 in “Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society” The U.S. soybean industry wanted government help due to foreign competition, while the jojoba industry was growing and expected to stabilize.
October 1961 in “Archives of Dermatology” This report describes a case of dermatitis herpetiformis where symptoms resolved with continuous sulfapyridine therapy after persisting despite other treatments.
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January 2013 in “Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery” In a swine model, this study found that a novel micro-coring needle device increased skin thickness and collagen content, suggesting potential as a safer, cost-effective alternative to laser resurfacing for skin rejuvenation.
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December 1957 in “Experimental Cell Research” This study observed that the glassy layer of hair follicles in guinea pigs consists of thick collagen-type fibrils organized into two distinct arrays, whereas in young mice, the fibrils are thinner and develop between the outer root sheath and fibroblasts.
March 2025 in “Stem Cell Research & Therapy” This study found that microneedles containing magnetic intracellular vesicles and tremella polysaccharide improved the hair microenvironment and accelerated hair regeneration in mice with androgenic alopecia.
January 2021 in “Hair transplant forum international” Microneedling may help hair growth, but its pain and mixed results make its effectiveness unclear.
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January 2023 in “Molecular Biomedicine” This study demonstrated that customized microneedle arrays can precisely induce targeted hair regeneration and improve hair quality in mice, potentially offering a personalized treatment approach for hair loss.
March 2024 in “ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces” This study developed a delivery platform using hyaluronic acid-based dissolvable microneedles with nanoliposomes containing kopexil and kopyrrol, which showed improved hair regeneration for treating androgenetic alopecia in vivo at lower dosages compared to minoxidil.
September 2021 in “C&EN global enterprise” In this study using animal models, microneedle patches loaded with artificial enzymes effectively treated androgenic alopecia, achieving results comparable to the over-the-counter drug minoxidil.
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January 1987 in “PubMed” This study reported that in a histopathologic analysis of five parenteral heroin users with candida folliculitis, candida and pseudohyphae were frequently found in association with hair follicles.
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August 2019 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” This paper reviews the use of microneedling alone and in combination with platelet-rich plasma for various skin conditions, but it reports no new clinical findings.
April 2024 in “Bioactive materials” This study found that a microneedle system delivering VEGF and Ritlecitinib improved hair regeneration in mice with androgenetic alopecia, showing faster anagen onset and better hair quality compared to minoxidil.
January 2022 in “Surgical and Cosmetic Dermatology” This case report of a 37-year-old woman with female pattern alopecia found no significant histopathological changes or follicle count improvement after three sessions of scalp microneedling.
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February 2014 in “Dong-ui saengni byeongni hakoeji” This study found that micro needle roller therapy enhanced hair follicle development and increased growth factor expression in C57BL/6 mice, suggesting potential benefits for alopecia treatment.
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June 2010 in “Medicina de Familia SEMERGEN” The girl's "dandruff" was actually harmless hair casts, not a hygiene issue.
January 2026 in “Drug Delivery and Translational Research” This study investigated the integration of crystal engineering and microneedle technology for androgenetic alopecia treatment, finding that microneedles loaded with newly developed Kopexil multicomponent crystals reduced drug diffusion rates in vitro compared to standard formulations.
February 2023 in “Journal of Advanced Research” This study found that platelet-rich plasma microneedles promoted hair regrowth in mice by facilitating angiogenesis and cell proliferation, showing promise for a minimally invasive hair regeneration treatment.