research Pressure alopecia from orthodontic headgear
Wearing orthodontic headgear can cause reversible hair loss if detected early.
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research Curly hair: measured differences and contributions to breakage
Curly hair breaks more easily, especially with chemical treatments, but simpler grooming reduces breakage.
research Diseases that turn African hair silky
Certain diseases like AIDS and lupus can make African hair become silky.
research Acquired progressive kinking of the hair in a prepubertal boy
A 10-year-old boy had the earliest reported case of hair that became progressively kinkier but eventually returned to normal on its own.
research Variation and Heritability in Hair Diameter and Curvature in an Australian Twin Sample
Hair diameter and curvature are mostly determined by genetics.
research Single hair fiber assessment techniques to discriminate between mineral oil and coconut oil effect on hair physical properties
Coconut oil makes hair stronger and more flexible than mineral oil.
research Study on modification of rabbit hair fibers with L-cysteine
L-cysteine and ultrasound successfully improved rabbit hair fibers for industrial use.
research Dermoscopic Approach to Nonscarring Alopecia
Dermoscopy is useful for identifying and tracking different types of hair loss without scarring.
research Investigating the internal structure of sheep wool hair fibre using new microscopic techniques
Curly wool has more orthocortex than straight wool.
research DERMOSCOPIC FEATURES IN CICATRICIAL AND NON CICATRICIAL ALOPECIA
Dermoscopy helps diagnose different types of hair loss and may reduce the need for biopsies.
research Hair shaft disorders: a rare case series
The document concludes that proper diagnosis and treatment of hair shaft disorders require understanding their unique causes and avoiding hair-damaging practices.
research Plica polonica: Trichoscopic findings with a brief literature review
Plica polonica is a rare condition where hair becomes irreversibly tangled, and the treatment is to cut the matted hair.
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New findings suggest targeting IL-23 could treat psoriasis, skin cells can adapt to new roles, direct conversion of skin cells to blood cells may aid cell therapy, removing certain tumor cells could boost cancer immunotherapy, and melanoma may have many tumorigenic cells, not just cancer stem cells.
research BAYONET trial: staged combination with encorafenib, binimetinib, plus cetuximab following encorafenib plus cetuximab for BRAF V600E-mutant metastatic colorectal cancer
The combination treatment showed a higher response rate but no significant survival benefits.
research 061 Selective inhibition of tyrosine kinase 2 prevents and restores interleukin-12-induced hair follicle immune privilege collapse: a novel approach to alopecia areata therapy?
Blocking IL-12 can help treat alopecia areata by preventing hair follicle immune issues.
research 11β-Hydroxylase inhibitors protect against seizures in mice by increasing endogenous neurosteroid synthesis
11β-Hydroxylase inhibitors help prevent seizures in mice by boosting natural neurosteroid production.
research 575 INTASYL self-delivering RNAi: A flexible platform to treat dermatological malignancies
INTASYL is a promising, adaptable RNAi technology for treating skin cancers.
research Peripheral neuropathy associated with tofacitinib use in alopecia universalis
A patient developed nerve problems as a side effect of a hair loss treatment called tofacitinib.
research Efficacy and safety of ritlecitinib, an oral JAK3 /TEC family kinase inhibitor, in adolescent and adult patients with alopecia totalis and alopecia universalis
Ritlecitinib helps regrow hair in people with alopecia totalis and universalis and is safe to use.
research Chemotherapy-Induced Alopecia
Imuvert can prevent some chemotherapy-induced hair loss.
research Recent updates on Wnt signaling modulators: a patent review (2014-2020)
New patents show progress in developing drugs targeting the Wnt pathway for diseases like cancer and hair loss.
research Targeting telomeric RNA quadruplexes with natural metabolites to prevent cancer
research Isoginkgetin, a natural biflavonoid from Ginkgo biloba, inhibits inflammatory response in endothelial cells via suppressing NF-κB activation
Isoginkgetin reduces inflammation in cells by blocking NF-κB activation.
research Vesicular Carriers for Improved Oral Anticoagulation Competence of Rivaroxaban: In Vitro and In Vivo Investigation
Spanlastic formulations improve rivaroxaban's oral anticoagulation efficiency.
research BH02 Overcoming genetic drivers in alopecia areata: hair regrowth in a patient with the AIRE gene mutation treated with ruxolitinib
Ruxolitinib helped a woman with a genetic mutation regrow her hair and improved her health.
research High-throughput screening of small molecule Wnt/β-catenin activators for hair and nail growth
Certain compounds can boost hair and nail growth.
research Ultrasound-Assisted Facile Synthesis and Anticancer Evaluation of Novel N-(2-substituted phenyl-4-oxathiazolidine-3-carbonothioyl) benzamide
Researchers made new compounds that could potentially be developed into anticancer drugs.
research Improvement of Recalcitrant Dissecting Cellulitis of the Scalp After a Trial of Upadacitinib
Upadacitinib significantly improved a man's severe scalp condition when other treatments failed.
research Abstract 5357: Targeting mTORC1 suppresses proliferation of keratinocyte stem cells and inhibits skin tumor promotion in mice
Blocking mTORC1 reduces skin tumor growth in mice.
research Theoretical investigation on the construction of hair follicle membranes and the transdermal drug delivery mechanisms of JAK inhibitors via distinct pathways
JAK inhibitors can enter the skin through hair follicles using a unique pathway.