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February 2019 in “Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine” Researchers created a rat model to study skin damage caused by radiation, which could help develop new treatments.
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June 2012 in “Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica” The procedure is effective for reducing the forehead despite potential for visible scars.
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October 2009 in “The FASEB Journal” Stress does not greatly speed up aging or hair loss in politicians.
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August 2021 in “Canadian journal of neurological sciences” Woodhouse-Sakati syndrome can cause writer's cramp and other varied symptoms, highlighting the importance of genetic testing for diagnosis.
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March 2014 in “Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids” Cholesterol sulfate buildup due to a genetic mutation disrupts the skin barrier, leading to the scaling skin seen in X-linked ichthyosis.
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October 2023 in “Chest” Minoxidil can cause fluid buildup around the heart, so patients using it should be watched for this side effect.
Blocking autophagy worsens lipid buildup and dysfunction in brain cells after injury.
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February 2009 in “The FASEB Journal” Gray hair is caused by hydrogen peroxide buildup, which damages hair color repair.
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July 1981 in “Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics” Minoxidil can cause dangerous fluid buildup around the heart.
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January 2002 in “Dermatology” Reduced CD44 expression may cause abnormal hyaluronate buildup in cutaneous myxoma.
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January 2018 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” Increased PHGDH expression causes early melanin buildup in hair follicles.
April 2025 in “Suez Canal University Medical Journal” Valproic acid can rarely cause fluid buildup around the lungs and heart.
August 2020 in “Research Square (Research Square)” Enhanced stem cells can reduce fat buildup in eye tissue for Graves' disease.
January 2019 in “DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)” Higher PHGDH levels cause unusual melanin buildup in hair follicles.
Retinoids can help reduce keratin buildup in skin conditions.
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January 2010 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” Mice lacking Insig proteins had hair growth problems due to cholesterol buildup, but this was fixed by the drug simvastatin.
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June 2017 in “The journal of allergy and clinical immunology/Journal of allergy and clinical immunology/The journal of allergy and clinical immunology” Local inflammation worsens autoimmune skin conditions by increasing antibody buildup.
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June 2021 in “Cureus” Minoxidil can cause severe body swelling and fluid buildup, which improves after stopping the drug and using diuretics.
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August 2003 in “AIDS” A new form of lipodystrophy in HIV patients causes neck fat buildup.
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October 2018 in “Skin appendage disorders” Co-washing is gentler on hair but can cause residue buildup.
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February 2012 in “The American Journal of Dermatopathology” A 3-year-old girl with skin mast cell buildup and congenital baldness improved with treatment, suggesting a rare link between these conditions.
A woman's use of minoxidil for hair loss caused fluid buildup in her chest, which went away when she stopped using the product.
September 2023 in “International journal of biomedicine” Minoxidil might help treat acne scars by reducing collagen buildup.
July 2023 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” Chitosan slows root hair growth and causes a buildup of callose at low concentrations, but at high concentrations, it only inhibits growth without callose buildup.
September 2020 in “Research Square (Research Square)” Enhanced stem cells from the placenta can reduce fat buildup in eye tissue for Graves' disease.
January 2009 in “ScholarlyCommons (University of Pennsylvania)” The P133R mutation in AKR1D1 enzyme causes harmful bile acid buildup, explaining related health issues.
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June 2009 in “Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology” Hair loss in males involves inflammation, collagen buildup, and follicle damage, with severity increasing with age and baldness duration.
November 2023 in “Circulation” Minoxidil can cause a rare but serious condition that leads to fluid buildup around the heart and drug-induced lupus.
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October 2009 in “The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism/Journal of clinical endocrinology & metabolism” The research found that Atypical Progeroid Syndrome has unique symptoms and is not caused by the buildup of a certain mutant protein.