30 citations
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October 2012 in “Current Opinion in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Obesity” Thyroid hormones are important for skin health and might help treat skin diseases, but more research is needed to understand their effects fully.
29 citations
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December 2012 in “Fibrogenesis & Tissue Repair” Adult stem cells are important for tissue repair and have therapeutic potential, but more research is needed to fully use them.
24 citations
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May 2019 in “PLOS ONE” The African spiny mouse can fully regenerate its muscle without scarring, unlike the common house mouse.
24 citations
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July 2011 in “PubMed” Thyroid hormones affect skin texture, hair and nail growth, and can cause skin diseases related to thyroid problems.
11 citations
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June 2018 in “Sexual medicine reviews” Stromal Vascular Fraction might help with male sexual dysfunction, but more research is needed to confirm its safety and effectiveness.
9 citations
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July 2020 in “Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy” Mitochondrial therapy and platelet-rich plasma therapy both stimulated hair regrowth in aging mice, with mitochondrial therapy showing similar effectiveness to plasma therapy.
7 citations
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July 2005 in “Journal of Dermatological Science” The gene URB is more active in human hair growth cells and responds to a hair-related hormone.
6 citations
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October 2022 in “American journal of clinical dermatology” The review shows how to properly diagnose and treat the loss of eyebrow and eyelash hair.
6 citations
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July 2015 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Chicken feather gene mutation helps understand human hair disorders.
6 citations
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January 2013 in “Chemical & pharmaceutical bulletin/Chemical and pharmaceutical bulletin” A new compound shows promise as a topical treatment for hair loss.
5 citations
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February 2019 in “The New England Journal of Medicine” Certain mutations in the PADI3 gene may increase the risk of developing a type of scarring hair loss common in women of African descent.
4 citations
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September 2017 in “Skin appendage disorders” The dog with an Alopecia Areata-like condition showed signs of an autoimmune disease and partially regrew hair without treatment, suggesting dogs could be models for human AA research.
4 citations
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January 1974 in “The BMJ” All medications can cause skin rashes, often without a clear cause, and better tests are needed to identify these drug-related skin issues.
2 citations
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January 2016 in “Springer eBooks” Fat tissue stem cells show promise for repairing different body tissues and are being tested in clinical trials.
1 citations
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January 2024 in “Theranostics” Exosomes show promise for future tissue regeneration.
1 citations
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April 2023 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” Climate-related nutritional stress may cause hair loss in juvenile male Guadalupe fur seals.
May 2026 in “The EMBO Journal” Skin aging can be slowed by targeting cells, hormones, and the microbiome.
April 2026 in “Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy” Balancing testosterone may reduce COVID-19 severity.
February 2026 in “American Journal of Clinical Dermatology” Radiotherapy can cause skin fibrosis, which is often overlooked and needs better treatment and evaluation.
January 2026 in “Nano-Micro Letters” 4D scaffolds made with melt electrowriting can change shape for use in medicine.
January 2026 in “Frontiers in Materials” Metal-organic frameworks help heal wounds by effectively delivering medicine.
November 2025 in “Communications Materials” Pomelo peel can be turned into materials that help stop bleeding and heal wounds better than commercial dressings.
A 16-year-old girl with lupus symptoms improved with treatment despite negative ANA tests.
March 2025 in “HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe)” De nouvelles thérapies promettent de mieux traiter la perte de cheveux due à l'alopécie androgénétique.
January 2025 in “RSC Pharmaceutics” Smart microneedles using advanced tech could improve psoriasis treatment.
October 2024 in “SPIRE - Sciences Po Institutional REpository” Glypicans help hair follicle stem cells differentiate by interacting with specific receptors, influencing hair growth.
August 2024 in “Life Science Alliance” Helminth protein helps wounds heal better by reducing scarring and promoting tissue growth.
January 2024 in “Asthma Allergy Immunology” Innate lymphoid cells help us understand and manage allergic diseases better.
Plasma gel and PRP treatments improve skin and hair with minimal side effects.
June 2023 in “SPIRE - Sciences Po Institutional REpository” Extracellular vesicles and androgen receptors may help identify prostate cancer resistance and reduce SARS-CoV-2 infection.