Confocal microscopy is a technique in optical imaging that uses point illumination via a
spatial pinhole to eliminate outof-focus signals. The excitation light in confocal microscopy is …

The first-line treatments for acne vulgaris are conventional topical and/or oral medications.
However, many patients have contraindications, only partial response, significant adverse …

… F, One year and 2 months after the first session, after total of four sessions. Note the important
inflammatory reaction after high dose red light ALA photodynamic therapy, with no long …

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has placed considerable psychological
strain on frontline health care workers (HCWs). 1 Although the problem of burnout, which …

Background and Objectives Ablative fractional resurfacing (AFR) creates vertical channels
that might assist the delivery of topically applied drugs into skin. The purpose of this study was …

We report the synthesis and application of an elastic, wearable crosslinked polymer layer (XPL)
that mimics the properties of normal, youthful skin. XPL is made of a tunable polysiloxane…

We examined the effects of centrally administered orexin-A on corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF)-containing
neurons in the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus (PVN) and the …

Results Clinical characteristics in GD patients and control subjects were shown in Table 1.
All serum TSH levels, and FT3 and FT4 levels in GD patients were below 0.01 μIU/ml and …

Background and Objectives Cryolipolysis is a noninvasive and well‐tolerated treatment for
reduction of localized subcutaneous fat. Although several studies demonstrate the safety and …

It is still controversial whether circulating soluble form of receptor for AGE (sRAGE) is associated
with atherosclerosis in diabetic patients. In this study, we enrolled 276 Japanese type 2 …