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December 2023 in “Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience” The study found that in mice, conditional knockout of p53 in epidermal keratinocytes reduced food intake following UVB exposure and resulted in anxiety-related behaviors, suggesting that p53 plays a role in appetite stimulation and anxiety via UVB-induced β-endorphin production.
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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.
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June 2019 in “Food Research” In this study, tempeh oil rich in PUFAs, particularly from black soybean, significantly down-regulated MMP-9 gene expression in UVB-irradiated mice skin, indicating potential for use in preventing skin photoaging.
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October 2024 in “Veterinary Dermatology” In this case report, researchers document the first known instance of a dog developing both uveodermatological syndrome and alopecia areata concurrently, similar to occurrences in human patients, and provide a detailed overview of the clinical presentation, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up.
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March 2023 in “Medicine” This case report details a patient with Satoyoshi syndrome presenting with uveitis and impending central retinal vein occlusion, a previously undocumented complication, suggesting uveitis as a potential complication of the syndrome.
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April 2015 in “The FASEB journal” In this study using SKH-1 mice, researchers observed that acute UVB exposure increased expression of retinoid metabolism proteins and decreased retinol storage enzyme levels, suggesting enhanced retinoic acid synthesis in the epidermis.
August 2026 in “Scientific Electronic Archives” This study evaluated a UV-Vis spectrophotometric method to measure minoxidil in compounded capsules from pharmacies in Pernambuco, Brazil, finding that while the formulations met weight criteria, most deviated significantly from declared minoxidil content, highlighting the need for robust quality control in compounded medicines.
August 2026 in “Clinical Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology” This study found that Hydroxypinacolone Retinoate (HPR) may alleviate UV-induced skin photoaging by enhancing collagen synthesis, reducing degradation, and modulating inflammatory and oxidative responses in a dose-dependent manner.
May 2026 in “Jurnal Riset Kefarmasian Indonesia” This study measured caffeine content in ethanolic extracts of robusta coffee beans, finding 221.58 mg of caffeine per gram of extract, which aligns with known levels for Coffea canephora.
May 2026 in “Bioscientia Medicina Journal of Biomedicine and Translational Research” In this study, topical red onion ethanol extract significantly restored cutaneous antioxidant and pro-angiogenic markers in UV-B-exposed rats, enhancing SOD and VEGF levels dose-dependently, but did not influence hair length, suggesting potential as an adjunct for hair photoaging.
March 2026 in “International Journal of Pharmaceutics and Drug Analysis” This study developed and validated a simple, cost-effective UV–Visible spectrophotometric method for estimating finasteride in pharmaceuticals, demonstrating good linearity, accuracy, precision, and sensitivity according to ICH guidelines, making it suitable for routine quality control.
March 2026 in “Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials/Journal of mechanical behavior of biomedical materials” In this study, researchers found that hair fibers exposed to bleaching and UV irradiation displayed significantly more damage, including increased adhesion and surface heterogeneity, compared to untreated hair, highlighting a synergistic degradation pathway affecting the hair cuticle's integrity.
March 2026 in “Photodermatology Photoimmunology & Photomedicine” In this study, compliance with UV protection recommendations was highest among vitiligo patients compared to those with other cutaneous immune-mediated inflammatory dermatoses, indicating a need for tailored education to improve compliance across all groups.
December 2025 in “Universities Journal of Phytochemistry and Ayurvedic Heights” This study highlights a comprehensive approach for authenticating and assessing the quality of herbal medicines using a combination of physiological, morphological, and molecular techniques, including HPTLC, ICP-MS, UV spectroscopy, and DNA barcoding, to ensure the standardization of herbal medicinal products, particularly Eclipta alba.
December 2025 in “Journal of Advanced Biotechnology and Experimental Therapeutics” This study found that administering mesenchymal stem cells to UV-exposed mice reduced melanin levels, although the decrease was not statistically significant.
May 2025 in “International Journal of Pharmacognosy and Chemistry” This study developed and validated a simple, precise, and cost-effective UV spectrophotometric method for quantifying Minoxidil in bulk and pharmaceutical forms, reporting high accuracy with recovery rates between 99.57% and 100.55%, and a correlation coefficient of 0.9993.
January 2025 in “International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology” This study validated an HPLC analytical method for evaluating fenasteride in commercial products, finding it to be sensitive, selective, and within acceptance criteria for specificity, precision, and stability, making it suitable for quality control testing.
January 2025 in “Journal of Bioresource Management” This study found that inhibiting the ATR kinase with VE-822 impairs DNA repair capability in quiescent human keratinocytes exposed to solar-simulated UV radiation, suggesting ATR's critical role in facilitating effective DNA damage repair and cellular recovery under UV stress conditions.
November 2024 in “Advances in Pharmacology and Pharmacy” This study validated a UV-spectrophotometric method for accurately detecting Minoxidil and Tofacitinib citrate concentrations in bulk and gel formulations for alopecia areata, showing high recovery rates and indicating the method's suitability for routine analysis.
September 2024 in “Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology” This study found that quercetin-loaded solid lipid nanoparticles demonstrated positive protective effects on human hair against UV-B light, as they controlled microscopic surface roughness, reduced chemical changes, and minimized protein loss in vitro compared to other treatments.
June 2024 in “Molecules/Molecules online/Molecules annual” This study found that Platycladus orientalis flavonoids may reduce oxidative damage and slow melanin degradation in AGA-affected hair, improving its quality.
January 2024 in “Journal of cosmetic dermatology” This study found that Silibinin-loaded polymeric micelles significantly protected human hair from UV-B induced structural and chemical damage by preventing increases in roughness and reducing protein loss.
December 2023 in “Annales Pharmaceutiques Françaises” This study concluded that Trilayer Dissolving Microneedles show promise in enhancing Minoxidil delivery for treating alopecia areata by improving its bioavailability and reducing side effects.
August 2023 in “International Journal of Cosmetic Science” Rosemary extracts, specifically compounds like rosmarinic acid and carnosic acid, can protect hair from UV damage.
July 2023 in “International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Analysis” In this study, researchers prepared and analyzed two varieties of homeopathic medicated hair oil using UV-VIS spectrophotometry. They reported specific absorbance values for each oil type, which were made by mixing mother tinctures of Jaborandi, Embelica officinalis, and Robinia with coconut oil.
April 2023 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” In this study, the researchers found that a combination of honeys from four islands significantly repaired hair integrity, porosity, and surface roughness caused by UV-A and urban pollution, resulting in strengthened, soft, and shiny hair in Asian hair shafts.
This study found that the loss of papillary fibroblasts in the skin due to UV radiation is mainly caused by an uncontrolled inflammatory response, with T cells helping fibroblast survival.
This study found that UV radiation-induced fibroblast depletion in the skin is primarily due to a deregulated inflammatory response, with T cells aiding fibroblast survival under stress.
This study found that chronic UVR exposure in mice and humans leads to a permanent loss of papillary fibroblasts in the upper dermis, which is associated with changes in the extracellular matrix.
July 2019 in “Journal of Drug Delivery and Therapeutics” This study developed a validated UV spectrophotometric method that can be used to accurately determine finasteride content in bulk and pharmaceutical formulations.