April 2008 in “Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature” The vitamin D receptor helps control hair growth and may protect against certain skin tumors.
Calcium and magnesium levels in hair decrease after taking supplements, indicating early metabolic changes in perimenopausal women.
The vitamin D receptor has many roles in the body beyond managing calcium, affecting the immune system, hair growth, muscles, fat, bone marrow, and cancer cells.
March 2006 in “The FASEB Journal” Vitamin D receptor is essential for adult hair growth.
September 2005 in “CRC Press eBooks” Vitamin D is important for skin cell growth and health, and its active form and receptor play key roles in skin and hair processes.
January 2005 in “Chinese Journal of Reproductive Health” Vitamin-D and calcium effectively treat hair loss in children.
January 2005 in “mediaTUM – the media and publications repository of the Technical University Munich (Technical University Munich)” Vitamin D and glucocorticoids affect bone growth, metabolism, and immune response.
December 2004 in “Annales d Urologie” Finasteride may reduce prostate cancer risk.
May 2004 in “Journal of steroid biochemistry and molecular biology/The Journal of steroid biochemistry and molecular biology” Vitamin D affects Msx1 protein expression and may influence mineralized tissue health.
October 1990 in “Pediatric Research” Nocturnal calcium infusions improved a boy's severe rickets without causing hair loss.
March 2023 in “Pakistan Journal of Medical and Health Sciences” Low vitamin D levels are linked to higher rates of hair loss in women.
February 2023 in “Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology” Higher leptin and lower vitamin D levels may contribute to male pattern baldness.
September 2021 in “Journal of advances in medicine and medical research” Low Vitamin D levels are linked to female hair loss.
July 2021 in “Journal of pharmaceutical research international” Most women with female pattern hair loss have low vitamin D levels.
July 2021 in “PARIPEX INDIAN JOURNAL OF RESEARCH” Men with early baldness often have low vitamin D levels.
December 2020 in “The Medical journal of Basrah University” Low vitamin D levels may contribute to female pattern hair loss.
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February 2018 in “The Plant Journal” PLDζ2 and NPC4 have different roles in lipid changes and root hair growth in Arabidopsis under low phosphate, with PLDζ2 reducing root hair growth and NPC4 promoting it.
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October 1989 in “European Journal of Pediatrics” Two siblings stayed rickets-free for 14 years after stopping treatment.
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March 2013 in “Journal of Lipid Research” The research explains how a human enzyme binds and processes its substrate, which could relate to its role in biological functions and hair loss.
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June 2001 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Adding a specific gene to skin cells can help treat skin disorders like psoriasis.
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January 2013 in “TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES” Low vitamin D levels can lead to increased parathyroid hormone levels.
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January 2010 in “JAMA” The U.S. has a high rate of preterm births, needing better solutions and understanding.
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March 2022 in “Molecules” Methyl jasmonate boosts tanshinone production in Salvia miltiorrhiza callus cultures.
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July 2014 in “Acta Crystallographica Section D-biological Crystallography” Mutations in the enzyme don't significantly change how it binds to its specific substances.
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February 2023 in “Research Reports in Clinical Cardiology” Certain genes and high cholesterol levels increase heart disease risk in Ethiopian patients with high blood pressure.
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September 2021 in “Hormone and Metabolic Research” Different forms of the Vitamin D receptor can impact metabolic and hormone issues in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.
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July 2019 in “Experimental Dermatology” 2-deoxy D-glucose does not help with hair regrowth in alopecia areata.
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February 2018 in “Annales de Dermatologie et de Vénéréologie” Onychomatricome is a benign nail tumor with specific dermoscopic features that help distinguish it from cancer.
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March 2008 in “Advances in Chronic Kidney Disease” Medicare Part D causes significant coverage and cost issues for end-stage renal disease patients.
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October 2020 in “Current Drug Discovery Technologies” The research found that compound 6, a newly created steroid, is more effective at inhibiting 5α-reductase (an enzyme) than current treatments, suggesting it could be a better option for treating urinary tract symptoms in men.