119 citations
,
July 2016 in “Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences” Vitamin D has potential benefits for cancer prevention, heart health, diabetes, obesity, muscle function, skin health, and immune function, but clinical results are mixed and more research is needed.
47 citations
,
June 2012 in “Genes & Development” A mother's western diet can make her milk toxic, causing inflammation and hair loss in babies.
37 citations
,
April 2010 in “FEBS Letters” The study concludes that the EDA2R gene is activated by p53 during chemotherapy but is not necessary for chemotherapy-induced hair loss.
31 citations
,
January 2017 in “Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology” Low testosterone and 5α-reductase inhibitors can harm men's metabolic and sexual health; testosterone therapy may help, but discussing 5α-RIs' side effects is important.
15 citations
,
May 2022 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Endothelial TLR2 is crucial for timely wound healing, but HFSC TLR2 is not needed.
12 citations
,
November 2012 in “BioMolecular Concepts” PPAR β/δ is important for skin health and disease treatment, but more research is needed.
21 citations
,
November 2022 in “Frontiers in immunology” Sebaceous glands play a key role in skin health, immunity, and various skin diseases.
16 citations
,
March 2017 in “Oncotarget” SOCS3 treatment can prevent hair loss by stopping harmful immune responses.
9 citations
,
March 2018 in “International journal of molecular sciences” Allopregnanolone changes gene expression in glioblastoma cells.
January 2026 in “Journal of Dermatological Science” DcR3 helps heal wounds and regrow hair by changing macrophages to a repair-focused type.
127 citations
,
January 2000 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Cytotoxic T cells cause hair loss in chronic alopecia areata.
18 citations
,
February 2017 in “Molecular Medicine Reports” Activating Notch signaling can kill basal cell carcinoma cells.
13 citations
,
September 2021 in “Current Issues in Molecular Biology” Dexpanthenol helps human hair follicle cells grow by preventing aging and death, and by supporting growth signals.
6 citations
,
December 2022 in “Cell reports” Eating a high-fat fish oil diet caused mice to lose hair due to a specific immune cell activity in the skin linked to a protein called E-FABP.
2 citations
,
June 2022 in “Molecules” Connarus semidecandrus Jack extract promotes hair growth and thickness, reduces prostate cancer cell growth, and could potentially be used as a treatment for hair loss.
January 2026 in “Current Issues in Molecular Biology” FGF-7 helps hair grow by activating hair follicles and is a promising target for hair loss treatments.
June 2023 in “BMC Pharmacology and Toxicology” The trial will test if proxalutamide is safe and effective in reducing death in severe COVID-19 patients.
6 citations
,
September 2024 in “Journal of Clinical Medicine” Thyroid and skin autoimmune diseases share genetic and immune links, affecting both tissues.
84 citations
,
February 2015 in “Experimental Dermatology” PPARγ is crucial for skin health but can have both beneficial and harmful effects.
54 citations
,
January 2023 in “Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy” New therapies are being developed that target integrin pathways to treat various diseases.
10 citations
,
August 2022 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” Leptin-deficient mice, used as a model for Type 2 Diabetes, have delayed wound healing due to impaired contraction and other dysfunctional cellular responses.
38 citations
,
January 2017 in “PPAR Research” PPAR-γ helps control skin oil glands and inflammation, and its disruption can cause hair loss diseases.
September 2023 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” FOL-026 peptide can help repair blood vessels and promote growth, offering potential treatment for vascular diseases.
171 citations
,
October 1990 in “Alcoholism/Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research” The document concludes that the exact way alcohol causes harm to fetal development is unknown, but it significantly affects nutrient transport to the fetus and a safe level of alcohol during pregnancy is not determined.
3 citations
,
September 2024 in “BMC Oral Health” Low-level laser therapy reduces orthodontic relapse in rats, but fulvic acids do not.
2 citations
,
November 2015 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” RANKL improves the immune response against herpes simplex virus by enhancing T cell activation and could help develop better treatments or vaccines.
1 citations
,
May 2023 in “European Journal of Human Genetics” Rare ULBP3 gene changes may raise the risk of Alopecia areata, a certain FAS gene deletion could cause a dysfunctional protein in an immune disorder, and having one copy of a specific genetic deletion is okay, but two copies cause sickle cell disease.
108 citations
,
July 2004 in “American Journal of Pathology” Stress increases a factor in mice that leads to hair loss, and blocking this factor may prevent it.
55 citations
,
April 2010 in “Cancer and Metastasis Reviews” TGFβ's manipulation of inflammation and immune cells affects cancer spread, suggesting new treatment strategies and biomarkers.
15 citations
,
January 2014 in “Medicinal chemistry” Some new isatin compounds could be strong cancer-fighting drugs because they fit well in cancer-related proteins and have good drug-like properties.