January 2026 in “Frontiers in Drug Discovery” Transforming skin disease treatment requires new strategies, better drug models, and patient-focused research.
December 2025 in “Naunyn-Schmiedeberg s Archives of Pharmacology” Agomelatine may help reduce benign prostatic hyperplasia by blocking certain inflammatory pathways.
December 2025 in “ADMET & DMPK” Personalized treatments for hair loss focus on specific genetic and biological pathways.
December 2025 in “Clinical Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology” ZDHHC17 methylation may help treat or identify facial skin aging.
November 2025 in “Frontiers in Medicine” Baseline severity and relapse history affect alopecia areata treatment and recurrence.
March 2024 in “Preprints.org” Activated protein C helps protect mice from radiation damage.
March 2024 in “International journal of molecular sciences” Meibomian glands are highly specialized and differ significantly from other sebaceous glands in structure and function.
February 2024 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” Tandem repeats significantly influence hair color, especially darker shades, across different ancestries.
September 2023 in “Asian journal of beauty & cosmetology” Lipids are important for healthy hair, but their exact role is not fully understood and needs more research.
January 2023 in “Research Square (Research Square)” IGF2BP3 gene is up-regulated in keloid patients, suggesting potential targets for treatment.
April 2022 in “Journal of applied science and environmental management” Alligator pepper seed extract improved wound healing in rats.
December 2021 in “Research Square (Research Square)” Hair follicle sampling is a feasible method to measure FMRP and FMR1 mRNA levels in children.
January 2021 in “Middle East journal of applied sciences” Zinc is essential for plant growth and human health, but many soils lack enough zinc, affecting crops and potentially leading to health problems.
January 2019 in “Journal of the Egyptian Women's Dermatologic Society (Print)” People with androgenetic alopecia have a higher risk of heart disease.
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March 2018 in “Archives of Toxicology” Tiny pollution particles called PM2.5 can harm skin cells by causing stress, damage to cell parts, and cell death.
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March 2020 in “Advanced functional materials” Biomaterials with MSC-derived substances could improve tissue repair and have advantages over direct cell therapy.
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July 2014 in “Conservation Physiology” Hair cortisol levels in brown bears can be affected by both long-term and short-term stress.
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September 2006 in “Clinical Cancer Research” Protein Kinase C shows promise for cancer treatment, but more research is needed to develop effective inhibitors.
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February 2007 in “Cancer Research” Protein Kinase Cε increases skin sensitivity to UV damage and skin cancer risk.
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March 2016 in “Toxicologic pathology” Dogs could be good models for studying human hair growth and hair loss.
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September 2018 in “Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology” Lower irisin levels in the blood may indicate more severe acne.
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February 2025 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” Key proteins and pathways regulate yak hair growth, with lipid metabolism aiding adaptation to high altitudes.
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May 2022 in “The journal of immunology/The Journal of immunology” BST2 protein and certain T cells increase in early alopecia areata.
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April 2024 in “Journal of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences” The mouse models are effective for testing new hair loss treatments.
May 2026 in “Research Square” The polyG fragment in Hoxc13 protein helps evolve mammalian skin and hair by enhancing gene interactions.
December 2025 in “Biomolecules” Targeting protein S-palmitoylation could lead to new skin disease treatments.
September 2025 in “Arthritis Research & Therapy” BMS-470539 reduces skin fibrosis and inflammation.
July 2025 in “Arab Board Medical Journal” NF-κB levels can help diagnose and assess the severity of androgenetic alopecia.
December 2021 in “Benha Journal of Applied Sciences” Higher Claudin 3 levels in the blood are linked to more severe alopecia areata.
September 2019 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Specialized ribosomes affect aging in human skin cells.