August 2025 in “World Academy of Sciences Journal” Topical metformin shows promise for skin treatments but needs more testing for safety and effectiveness.
January 2025 in “Stem Cells International” Epigenetic changes in skin cells contribute to aging, but targeting these changes may offer new antiaging treatments.
35 citations
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October 2017 in “Trends in Molecular Medicine” Mice with enhanced regeneration abilities may help develop new regenerative medicine therapies.
December 2025 in “Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology” Combining minoxidil with ginsenoside Rg3 and glycyrrhizic acid offers a more effective treatment for androgenic alopecia.
94 citations
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September 2014 in “Therapeutic Delivery” Nanoparticles can improve skin treatments by better targeting hair follicles, but more research is needed for advancement.
263 citations
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February 2013 in “Wiley interdisciplinary reviews. Nanomedicine and nanobiotechnology” Polymeric nanoparticles show promise for treating skin diseases.
60 citations
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July 2020 in “ACS Nano” Using CRISPR for gene editing in the body is promising but needs better delivery methods to be more efficient and specific.
35 citations
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June 2017 in “Pharmaceutical research” Researchers developed a model that shows hair follicles increase skin absorption of caffeine by 20%.
35 citations
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September 2012 in “PloS one” Two distinct pathways direct proteins to vacuoles in Arabidopsis, affecting root hair growth and protein targeting.
34 citations
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July 2010 in “Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery” The document concludes that there is no agreed-upon best method for measuring drug delivery within hair follicles and more research is needed to validate current techniques.
1 citations
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July 2005 in “Informa Healthcare eBooks” Hair follicles could be used for targeted drug delivery, with liposomal systems showing promise for this method.
33 citations
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January 2017 in “Annals of Dermatology” LED light can help hair growth by activating specific cell pathways.
471 citations
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October 2012 in “Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences” Understanding developmental pathways can improve wound healing treatments.
44 citations
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October 2017 in “Scientific Reports” Far-infrared radiation improves stem cell growth and movement, helping heart therapy.
39 citations
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November 2016 in “Pharmaceutics” The hair follicle pathway significantly affects how easily water-loving chemicals pass through the skin.
26 citations
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August 2019 in “Stem Cell Research & Therapy” PBX1 helps hair stem cells grow and change by turning on certain cell signals and preventing cell death, which may be useful for hair regrowth treatments.
18 citations
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August 2019 in “Drug Development and Industrial Pharmacy” Quercetin-loaded nanoparticles can penetrate skin, minimize hair loss, and promote hair regrowth, showing slightly better results than a marketed product.
1 citations
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April 2024 in “Archives of disease in childhood” Many children and teens referred to gender services receive hormone treatments, but more research is needed on their long-term care and outcomes.
1 citations
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January 2018 in “Recent clinical techniques, results, and research in wounds” Using developmental signaling pathways could improve adult wound healing by mimicking scarless embryonic healing.
The new microneedle system improves hair growth in alopecia treatment.
October 2025 in “Journal of Translational Medicine” Combining biomaterials and cell pathways can improve hair follicle regeneration.
136 citations
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April 2013 in “Clinical Cancer Research” The drug IPI-926 is safe at 160 mg daily and may help treat certain tumors, especially basal cell carcinoma.
113 citations
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September 2005 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Applying a special compound can promote hair growth without harmful side effects.
82 citations
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January 2002 in “Journal of drug targeting” Drugs penetrate scalp skin better than abdominal skin, with scalp hair follicles aiding in higher drug delivery.
68 citations
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March 2002 in “Journal of pharmaceutical sciences” Nonionic liposomes are the best for delivering genes to skin cells.
15 citations
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January 2018 in “Biomedical Reports” Exosomes are important for skin health and could help diagnose and treat skin diseases.
1 citations
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November 2024 in “Pharmaceutical Sciences” Deformable vesicular carriers improve drug delivery for skin conditions and systemic treatments.
15 citations
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October 2012 in “InTech eBooks” Niosomes are a promising and effective way to deliver drugs through the skin.
130 citations
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August 2020 in “Drug Design Development and Therapy” Nanoparticles can improve skin drug delivery but have challenges like toxicity and stability that need more research.
118 citations
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May 2015 in “European journal of pharmaceutics and biopharmaceutics” The hydrogel with a 1:3 ratio of hydroxyethyl cellulose to hyaluronic acid is effective for delivering drugs through the skin to treat acne.