January 2023 in “PARIPEX INDIAN JOURNAL OF RESEARCH” This article discusses various causes of rickets in children and describes VDDR-2A as a type of refractory rickets often linked to alopecia totalis in infancy, but reports no new clinical findings.
In this thesis, researchers explored ways to enhance the management of myotonic dystrophy type 1 by investigating the genetic inheritance patterns, especially small-sized repeat expansions, and assessing cardiac care, energy expenditure, and body composition in affected individuals.
October 2022 in “Endocrine journal” In this study of male patients with 46,XY 5α-reductase type 2 deficiency, DHT therapy was effective in achieving penile enlargement during infancy, while testosterone replacement therapy proved more beneficial during puberty, possibly due to increased conversion to DHT.
March 2021 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” This study found that type 2 immunity, especially involving ILC2 cells, helps maintain skin homeostasis by regulating the proliferation and community stability of hair follicle epithelial cells in the presence of Demodex mites.
January 2019 in “Przegląd Dermatologiczny” This report presents a case of a 57-year-old woman with APS-4, generalized alopecia, and rheumatoid arthritis, emphasizing the need to screen for other autoimmune disorders in patients with a single organ-specific autoimmune disease.
July 2018 in “British Journal of Dermatology” Mindfulness reduces anxiety and depression in skin disease patients; dermatologists and psychiatrists often lack confidence in treating psychodermatological conditions.
This study found that mouse type II spiral ganglion neurites in vitro avoided laminin and high concentrations of fibronectin, indicating both can guide neurite paths differently than type I neurites.
January 2001 in “Biomedical Research” This study observed that PAD type III and trichohyalin are expressed earlier than their deiminated form during the first and second hair cycles in rat hair follicles, indicating a potential additional factor is involved in triggering deimination.
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January 2019 in “Skin appendage disorders” In this multicenter study, androgenetic alopecia was the most common type of alopecia among both men and women attending specialty hair clinics on four continents.
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October 1986 in “European journal of pediatrics” This case study reported that absence of alopecia does not reliably predict responsiveness to vitamin D treatment in Vitamin D-dependent rickets type II, as demonstrated by a patient with normal hair growth who showed extreme resistance.
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October 2018 in “Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology” The conclusion is that CD90 is not a specific marker for fibroblast subtypes and better methods are needed to identify them.
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December 2010 in “The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology” The authors concluded that increased expression of the HSD11B1 gene in adipose tissue correlates with obesity markers and predicts insulin resistance, but this association is independent of polycystic ovary syndrome when adiposity is controlled for.
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April 2003 in “Journal of Dermatological Science” This study found no significant associations between the polymorphisms of SRD5A1 and SRD5A2 genes and androgenetic alopecia, clinical types of baldness, or response to finasteride in Koreans.
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July 2010 in “Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology” This study found that elastic liposomes enhanced skin delivery of genistein in haired skin compared to conventional liposomes, but showed decreased effectiveness in hairless skin.
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July 2011 in “Animal science journal” The researchers reported that keratin 33A is a structural protein specific to goat cashmere hair, with increased winter expression in high-cashmere-producing breeds.
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August 2017 in “International journal of reproduction, contraception, obstetrics and gynecology” This study found that women with PCOS had significantly elevated plasma levels of PAI-1, which correlated with insulin resistance and obesity.
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January 2012 in “Internal Medicine” In this case study, a 68-year-old woman was diagnosed with central diabetes insipidus and hypothalamic hypopituitarism due to a Rathke's cleft cyst.
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January 2026 in “Frontiers in Endocrinology” This review discusses the impaired functionality of regulatory T cells in the pancreas during the development of Type 1 diabetes, highlighting their role in disease pathogenesis, potential of Treg-based therapies, and challenges in clinical applications.
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January 2024 in “Pakistan Journal of Life and Social Sciences (PJLSS)” This study examines the use of emulgel-based systems as drug delivery vehicles for hydrophobic medications, noting their potential benefits in dermatological applications due to properties like easy spreadability, non-greasy texture, and prolonged shelf life.
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December 2020 in “Endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism case reports” This case study highlights the complexity of managing autoimmune polyglandular syndrome type 1, emphasizing the need for thorough clinical history, high suspicion for early diagnosis, and continuous long-term follow-up.
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October 2004 in “Organic Process Research & Development” This review discusses U.S. patents in organic process development published in July and August 2004 and reports no new experimental results.
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April 2018 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study defines two types of RDEB wounds, chronic open and recurrent, and finds that patient self-reports on wound size correlate well with investigator measurements when complemented by serial photography.
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January 2014 in “The Journal of Dermatology” This letter discusses a case of Hepatitis C-related vitiligo in a patient with Ivemark syndrome and presents no new clinical results.
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April 2023 in “African Scientific Reports” This review summarizes the biological process of melanogenesis and evaluates natural skin-whitening treatments based on their mechanisms affecting melanin production, aiming to inform on the effects and awareness of skin-bleaching creams.
January 2026 in “Military Medicine” This study reported that male military personnel with pneumonia experienced accelerated hair transition to the telogen phase, particularly among smokers and those with androgenic alopecia, indicating potential areas for targeted interventions.
November 2024 in “Communities in ADDI (University of the Basque Country)” Antisense oligonucleotides show promise for treating Myotonic Dystrophy type I.
January 2024 in “Wiadomości Lekarskie” In this study, researchers analyzed spermogram data from men with diagnosed infertility in Ukraine, aiming to identify the most common sperm disorders, and they found that the study primarily involved men with primary infertility, compared to a control group of healthy men with confirmed fertility.
July 2022 in “International Journal of Health Sciences” This study assessed lipid parameters and serum DHT levels in type 2 diabetes patients, but the abstract does not specify the findings about their association.
This case report describes a transgender woman who achieved a soft, feminine hairline nine months post-hair transplant using follicles from both the occipital scalp and pubic area.
January 2020 in “Молодий вчений” B(III) blood type may have higher hemoglobin levels, but stress affects this, and hair iron levels correlate with hemoglobin in some blood types.