11 citations
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May 2023 in “Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery” This study found that combining plasma rich in growth factors with conventional treatment significantly improved hair regrowth and reduced symptoms in patients with frontal fibrosing alopecia compared to conventional treatment alone.
10 citations
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September 2019 in “Experimental Eye Research” This review discusses the role of RDH12 in vision, its structural and functional aspects, and related disease mechanisms, but reports no new clinical results; it aims to support therapy development for inherited retinal dystrophies.
8 citations
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January 2006 in “Dermatology Online Journal” This case report describes a 7-year-old girl diagnosed with multiple eccrine pilar angiomatous nevi, a rare variant of eccrine angiomatous hamartomas, characterized by slow growth and generally benign behavior.
7 citations
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April 2021 in “Cannabis” In this study, topical CBD significantly increased hair count by 93.5% over six months in individuals with androgenetic alopecia, with no adverse effects reported.
5 citations
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September 2012 in “Dermatology Online Journal” This manuscript discusses methods to address challenges in follicular unit extraction for hair transplantation, without presenting new clinical findings.
4 citations
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January 2022 in “Current pharmaceutical design” This review discusses the benefits and applications of microsponges delivery systems in drug delivery, particularly for topical treatments, and reports no new clinical findings.
2 citations
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January 2012 in “STARS (University of Central Florida)” This study suggests that using stable isotope analysis on various tissues can effectively reconstruct individual life histories, providing insights into both the individual and broader population from the Romano-Christian period in Egypt.
1 citations
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March 2024 in “Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery” In this case study, a 34-year-old woman with a rare presentation of pilomatrixoma involving alopecia and skin hypopigmentation showed no improvement in these symptoms despite a 3-month trial of topical steroid treatment, highlighting a potential association between pilomatrixoma and microinflammation.
1 citations
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July 2023 in “Psychoneuroendocrinology” This study found that hair cortisol concentration is consistently associated with salivary cortisol output throughout the day, making it a potential reliable biomarker of long-term cortisol secretion.
1 citations
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January 2020 in “Gastronomica The Journal of Food and Culture” This article reviews the cultural history and changing scientific perceptions of peppercorn as a "numbing spice," focusing on its historical, medical, and literary significance, but provides no new research findings.
1 citations
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June 2012 in “Revista de la Escuela de Medicina Legal” This study found that using a microscope can effectively distinguish between human and animal hair based on microscopic characteristics, making it a critical tool in forensic investigations.
1 citations
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January 2010 in “STARS (University of Central Florida)” This study found that men receiving negative appearance-related commentary are more likely to experience negative psychological outcomes, while positive feedback tends to lead to better outcomes despite encouraging appearance-change behaviors.
January 2020 in “eScholarship (California Digital Library)” This study used multi-scale hybrid models to explore how signaling factors affect skin wound healing and embryo development, suggesting that different levels of fibrin clot density influence scar formation.
This study identified that α-ketobutyrate (α-KB) extends lifespan and improves health markers in Caenorhabditis elegans and aged mice by modulating pyruvate metabolism and activating AMPK pathways, with potential implications for human anti-aging treatments.
January 2019 in “eScholarship (California Digital Library)” This study concluded that CNS1-dependent peripheral Tregs do not significantly impact type 1 diabetes in the NOD mouse model, with thymus-derived Tregs being the primary regulators.
January 2018 in “eScholarship (California Digital Library)” This study suggests that hair follicle stem cells have a unique metabolic profile that may play a critical role in their maintenance and response to cancer-related changes, potentially contributing to the "Warburg Effect.
January 2016 in “Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich)” This study demonstrated that a light-activated RNAi approach using hollow gold nanoshells effectively targets human prostate cancer cells with reduced off-target toxicity and material use compared to standard methods.
January 2016 in “eScholarship (California Digital Library)” This dissertation reports that horizontal basal cells in the olfactory epithelium undergo symmetric divisions balanced by population asymmetry, which supports their renewal and differentiation during tissue homeostasis and regeneration.
This study identified 92 novel regulators of melanogenesis, highlighting Aldehyde dehydrogenase 1A1 as a potential target for developing new treatments for hyperpigmentation disorders like melasma.
January 2014 in “eScholarship (California Digital Library)” This dissertation reports that Lrig1 and Lgr6 mark distinct stem cell populations in mouse hair follicles, playing roles in tissue regeneration and tumor development, with Lgr6 regulating Wnt signaling and restraining epidermal lineage commitment.
January 2014 in “eScholarship (California Digital Library)” In this study, researchers observed that TLR3 and scavenger receptors play key roles in skin barrier repair following UVB damage, contributing to our understanding of cellular responses to skin injury.
January 2014 in “eScholarship (California Digital Library)” This article discusses the plasticity of δ-GABAARs during altered neurosteroid production and its effects on neuronal network function, with potential therapeutic strategies proposed for several neurological and psychiatric disorders.
January 2013 in “eScholarship (California Digital Library)” This study observed that activating Wnt signaling pathways increased the efficiency of reprogramming human fibroblasts into induced pluripotent stem cells compared to untreated cells.
January 2012 in “ProQuest LLC eBooks” This study found that neonatal finasteride and allopregnanolone alterations were associated with anxiety-related behavior changes and impaired aversive learning in adult rats, potentially due to GABA(A) receptor system changes in the hippocampus.
January 2012 in “eScholarship (California Digital Library)” This study found that human hair shafts are a rich and stable source of RNA, which can be extracted for analysis and used in personalized medicine and diagnostic applications.
January 2012 in “eScholarship (California Digital Library)” This article explores the life of Alice Yang, a second-generation Chinese-American, and examines how social and historical factors influenced her and her family within the broader Chinese-American experience, but it reports no new findings.
March 2009 in “Dermatology Online Journal” This study reports that blocking the epidermal growth factor receptor in cancer treatments can lead to changes in hair growth and create a "wavy" hair phenotype in some patients.
January 2008 in “Dermatology Online Journal” This review explores potential treatments for female androgenetic alopecia, noting that anti-hormonal therapies may be beneficial for some women, but emphasizes the need for further research and effective solutions.
February 2026 in “eYLS (Yale Law School)” The article argues that comparator arguments focusing on cisgender minors also receiving gender affirming care are crucial for challenging legal restrictions on transgender minors' access to such care, highlighting the potential importance of these arguments in sex discrimination litigation.
January 2026 in “Journal of International Crisis and Risk Communication Research” This study found that while female college students had higher awareness and knowledge of PCOS than males, overall awareness of idiopathic intracranial hypertension was low, revealing significant gaps in healthcare education and access for these conditions.