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Using regulatory T cells and Rapamycin together improves chronic graft-versus-host disease treatment outcomes in mice.
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September 2014 in “European Journal of Dermatology” A woman's hair loss worsened after starting hepatitis C treatment due to immune changes in her hair follicles.
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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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January 2006 in “Skinmed” A woman developed white patches on her skin and curly hair after hepatitis C treatment, likely due to the medication interferon alpha.
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December 2022 in “Annals Academy of Medicine Singapore” Some skin medications can have harmful interactions with the COVID-19 drug nirmatrelvir-ritonavir, but not with molnupiravir.
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April 2024 in “Cureus” Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease affects vision and skin, mainly in people with darker skin, and is treated with steroids and immunosuppressants.
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December 1997 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” The document concludes that doctors should monitor children's brain development when treating hemangiomas with interferon alfa and consider stopping the treatment if problems arise, while also exploring drugs that might counteract side effects.
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October 1998 in “Experimental Dermatology” A keratin hHb6 mutation causes a hair disorder with varying severity, influenced by other factors.
June 2025 in “OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)” The RHC complex with nicotinamide promotes hair growth and health.
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January 1995 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” RU58841, a substance from France, can potentially block the effects of hormones that cause hair loss and excessive hair growth, performing better than a similar substance, cyproterone acetate.
April 2019 in “Molecular Informatics” Researchers developed reliable models to predict how well certain compounds bind to androgen receptors, emphasizing the importance of atomic electronegativity.
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October 2023 in “Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences” Different PADI isoforms help cells develop diverse functions.
April 2019 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” The humanized AA mouse model is better for testing new alopecia areata treatments.
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October 1999 in “Developmental Dynamics” Mutations in the hairless gene in mice affect its expression and lead to a range of developmental issues in multiple tissues.
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January 2008 in “Endocrine journal” A new mutation linked to partial Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome and prostate cancer was found in a patient unhappy with their female gender assignment.
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March 2025 in “Journal of Translational Autoimmunity” Targeting the AhR pathway may help treat alopecia areata.