January 2018 in “Hair therapy & transplantation” This study aimed to identify possible associations between a hair pull test and various pathological, biochemical, and hematological parameters in Czech patients with different types of alopecia.
February 2025 in “Eduvest - Journal Of Universal Studies” In a laboratory study on guinea pigs, Kepok banana peel extract serum at a 30% concentration showed promising effectiveness for hair growth, with results close to those of 5% minoxidil®, suggesting it could be a viable hair care alternative.
February 2024 in “International Journal of Research in Dermatology” In this study, researchers examined thyroid function and autoantibody levels in patients with alopecia areata and vitiligo, finding similar rates of thyroid dysfunction and autoantibody presence in both groups, with no significant differences based on ethnicity or gender.
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April 2021 in “International Journal of Pharmaceutics” This study concluded that a liquid serum formulation delivered two fluorescent dyes to deeper follicular regions more effectively than nanoparticle systems.
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September 2017 in “The Open Rheumatology Journal” This review discusses the role of complement activation in SLE and suggests that while monitoring C3 and C4 remains important, increased levels of cell-bound complement activation products may better indicate disease activity.