Hormonal Therapies for Acne: A Comprehensive Update for Dermatologists by Courtney A. Smith, Emily Gosnell, Turkan Banu Karatas, Chelsea Deitelzweig, Elizabeth M. B. Collins, Howa Yeung

“…This review aims to update dermatologists on the Federal Drug Administration (FDA)-approved and off-label use of combined oral contraceptives (COC), clascoterone, spironolactone, and emerging hormonal therapies for acne treatment. …”
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Prescription Patterns of Analgesics for Oral Conditions in India - Analysis of Large Medical Audit Data of Outpatients in India’s Private Healthcare Sector by Saif Sayeed, Manu Raj Mathur, Vijay Kumar Mishra, Deepti Nagrath, Richard G. Watt

“…This study aimed to analyse the change in prescription rates and patterns of the analgesics prescribed for various oral conditions and to analyse their trends across different age groups and gender to promote rational prescription of drugs and eventually influence regulatory policies. …”
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Analytical Method Development and Validation of Exemestane Tablet by UV Spectrophotometry by S. Angalaparameswari, V. S. Thiruvengadarajan, N. Amruth Kumar, M. Kutumbarao, S. Ramkanth, C. Madhusudhanachetty

“…The optimum conditions for the analysis of the drug were established. The maximum wavelength (λ max) was found to be 246 nm. …”
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Research on Red/Near-Infrared Fluorescent Carbon Dots Based on Different Carbon Sources and Solvents: Fluorescence Mechanism and Biological Applications by Jun Song, Minghao Kang, Shujian Ji, Shuai Ye, Jiaqing Guo

“…This article also highlights the applications of R/NIR-CDs in bioimaging, biosensing, phototherapy, and drug delivery. The final section discusses challenges and prospects.…”
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Effects of Pentoxifylline in a Rat Model of Manganism: Evaluation of the Possible Toxicity by Romina Tanideh, Omid Farshad, Akram Jamshidzadeh, Aida Iraji

“…It was found that PTX supplementation (300 mg/kg, i.p.) deteriorated the Mn-induced locomotor deficit. This drug also increased the Mn brain accumulation as well as reactive oxygen species (ROS) and lipid peroxidation products in the manganism rat model. …”
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Poststroke Cell Therapy of the Aged Brain by Aurel Popa-Wagner, Madalina Filfan, Adriana Uzoni, Pouya Pourgolafshan, Ana-Maria Buga

“…Stem cell based therapy is a promising approach to promote neuroregeneration after brain injury and can be potentiated when combined with supportive pharmacological drug treatment, especially in the aged. However, the mechanism of action for a particular grafted cell type, the optimal delivery route, doses, or time window of administration after lesion is still under debate. …”
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Photobiomodulation: An Effective Approach to Enhance Proliferation and Differentiation of Adipose-Derived Stem Cells into Osteoblasts by Daniella Da Silva, Anine Crous, Heidi Abrahamse

“…Photobiomodulation (PBM) improves ADSC differentiation and proliferation along with reducing clinical difficulties such as treatment failures to common drug therapies and late initiation of treatment. …”
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Aloe Vera Extract-Mediated CuO NPs as Catalysts for the Synthesis of 4-Hydroxy-3-Methoxybenzaldehyde-Connected Piperidine Derivatives and Their Antibacterial Activity by Ponnusamy Packialakshmi, Perumal Gobinath, Anis Ahamed, Hissah Abdulrahman Alodaini, Ashraf Atef Hatamleh, Mohamed Taha Yassin, Akbar Idhayadhulla, Radhakrishnan Surendrakumar

“…Finally, we concluded the compounds 2c and 2d have strong antibacterial activity and can be used as antibacterial drugs in the future.…”
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Identification of therapeutic targets for Alzheimer’s Disease Treatment using bioinformatics and machine learning by ZhanQiang Xie, YongLi Situ, Li Deng, Meng Liang, Hang Ding, Zhen Guo, QinYing Xu, Zhu Liang, Zheng Shao

“…Furthermore, Noscapine, PX-316, and TAK-901 were selected as potential therapeutic drugs for AD based on PLCB1. This research provides a comprehensive and reliable method for the discovery of AD therapeutic targets and the construction of diagnostic models, offering important insights and directions for future AD treatment strategies and drug development.…”
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Use of Artemisinin- Combination Therapies in Port Harcourt by OA Shorinwa, OO Ebong

“…The respondents that took artemisinin based combination drugs were 230 (32.1%), those that took artesunate only were 174 (24.3%), those that took chloroquine were 101 (14.1%) while those that took sulphadoxine/pyrimethamine were 140 (19.5%) while 72 (10%) took other antimalarial drugs. …”
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Assessment of Patients’ Adherence to Antiepileptic Medications at Dessie Referral Hospital, Chronic Follow-Up, South Wollo, Amhara Region, North East Ethiopia by Gizachew Kassahun, Getachew Moges, Yitayew Demessie

“…And in the majority of patients with epilepsy, antiepileptic drugs effectively control their illness. However, more than 30% of people with epilepsy do not attain full seizure control, even with the best available treatment regimen. …”
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Computational Role of Autocatalytic Chemical Reaction in the Dynamics of a Ternary Hybrid Nanofluid Past a Rotating Stretching Surface by Shreedevi Madiwal, N. B. Naduvinamani, J. K. Madhukesh, Umair Khan, Anuar Ishak, Raman Kumar, Md Irfanul Haque Siddiqui

“…Due to its superior thermal conductivity and efficient thermal management, ternary nanofluids play a crucial role in electronic advance cooling systems, solar thermal collectors, managing efficiency of thermal exchangers, targeted drug delivery systems, and various technologies. …”
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Investigation of catechin’s anti-inflammatory activity: A bioinformatics and molecular docking study by Nisa Yulianti Suprahman, Bulan Rosita Sari, Riri Fauziyya, Fatimah

“…As a country with rich biodiversity, Indonesia offers numerous phytochemicals with potential for drug development, including catechin, a natural compound with anti-inflammatory properties. …”
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Multidrug Resistance and Plasmid Profiles of Escherichia coli Isolated from Lebanese Broiler Farms by Houssam Shaib, Paul Aoun, Ahmad Ghaddar, Hamza Al Labadi, Youssef Obeid

“…There was no significant association between the number of plasmids per isolate and resistance to a particular drug. Nevertheless, the presence of specific plasmids, namely, the 2.2 or 7.7 kbp sized ones, was strongly correlated to Quinolones or Trimethoprim resistance, respectively. …”
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Decitabine-Induced Changes in Human Myelodysplastic Syndrome Cell Line SKM-1 Are Mediated by FOXO3A Activation by Wen Zeng, Hanjun Dai, Ming Yan, Xiaojun Cai, Hong Luo, Min Ke, Zeming Liu

“…Currently, the recommended treatment for patients with high-risk MDS is the methylation agent decitabine (DAC), a drug that can induce the reexpression of silenced tumor suppressor genes. …”
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Stability-Indicating RP-HPLC Method for Simultaneous Estimation of Enrofloxacin and Its Degradation Products in Tablet Dosage Forms by V. Ashok Chakravarthy, B. B. V. Sailaja, Avvaru Praveen Kumar

“…The degraded products were well resolved from the main active drug and also from known impurities within 65 minutes. …”
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Protective Effects of Polydatin on Septic Lung Injury in Mice via Upregulation of HO-1 by Xiao-hui Li, Xia Gong, Li Zhang, Rong Jiang, Hong-zhong Li, Meng-jiao Wu, Jing-yuan Wan

“…These findings indicated that PD might be an effective antisepsis drug.…”
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Urinary bacteriophage cooperation with bacterial pathogens during human urinary tract infections supports lysogenic phage therapy by Mahmood Almosuli, Anna Kirtava, Archil Chkhotua, Lia Tsveniashvili, Nina Chanishvili, Sumaiya Safia Irfan, Emily Ng, Hope McIntyre, Adam J. Hockenberry, Robyn P. Araujo, Weidong Zhou, Ngoc Vuong, Barbara Birkaya, Lance Liotta, Alessandra Luchini

“…Abstract Despite much promise in overcoming drug-resistant infections, clinical studies of bacteriophage antibacterial therapy have failed to show durable effectiveness. …”
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General Approach to Identifying Potential Targets for Cancer Imaging by Integrated Bioinformatics Analysis of Publicly Available Genomic Profiles by Yongliang Yang, S. James Adelstein, Amin I. Kassis

“…Molecular imaging has moved to the forefront of drug development and biomedical research. The identification of appropriate imaging targets has become the touchstone for the accurate diagnosis and prognosis of human cancer. …”
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Development of Thermoresponsive Composite Hydrogel Loaded with Indocyanine Green and Camptothecin for Photochemotherapy of Skin Cancer After Surgery by Yu-Hsiang Lee, Chieh-Lin Chung

“…Although regimens such as chemotherapy and/or immunotherapy are often administered following surgical treatments, the patients may suffer from severe side effects, drug resistance, and/or high cost during treatments, indicating that the development of an effective and safe modality for skin cancer after surgery is still highly demanded nowadays. …”
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