December 2025 in “Педиатрическая фармакология” Tofacitinib is more effective than traditional treatments for severe alopecia areata in children.
September 2025 in “Asian journal of pediatric dermatology.” Abrocitinib helped a 14-year-old girl with severe alopecia areata regrow her hair significantly.
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April 2009 in “Journal of Neuroscience Research” HDAC inhibitors help brain cells grow and improve brain function.
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May 2024 in “New England Journal of Medicine” Ruxolitinib may effectively treat APS-1 by reducing harmful immune responses.
January 2026 in “Dermatology and Therapy”
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May 2023 in “Drugs” Baricitinib helps regrow hair in adults with severe alopecia better than a placebo and is approved for treatment, but long-term effects are still unknown.
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December 2022 in “The Nishinihon Journal of Dermatology” Baricitinib is an effective treatment for severe alopecia areata.
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January 2017 in “Actas Dermo-Sifiliográficas” Recent advances in hair loss treatments show significant progress.
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August 2019 in “Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics” Cetuximab can cause unusual hair growth and hair loss.
January 2012 in “Zhongguo quanke yixue” The treatment was effective and tolerable for advanced gastric cancer.
December 2024 in “Frontiers in Pediatrics” Baricitinib improved platelet counts and alopecia in a 16-year-old with chronic immune thrombocytopenia.
July 2024 in “JAAD Case Reports” Corticosteroid injections for hair loss may cause eye problems, so caution is needed.
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August 2019 in “Nature communications” Researchers found a specific immune receptor in patients that causes severe skin reactions to a drug.
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October 2014 in “Experimental Dermatology” Prostaglandins and the enzyme AKR1C3 could play a role in skin cancer and hair loss, and further research is needed to understand these mechanisms.
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September 2020 in “BMC Cancer” 5α-reductase inhibitors may lower the risk of death from bladder cancer.
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September 2022 in “Molecular pharmacology” KATP channels are important for energy balance and are targeted by drugs for diabetes, hypoglycemia, hypertension, and hair loss.
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September 2001 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” Mutations in the Vitamin D receptor gene can cause hair loss similar to mutations in the Hairless gene.
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January 2023 in “Research Square (Research Square)” A woman's vitiligo improved with tofacitinib treatment, and her skin color remained even after stopping the medication, but there are concerns about cancer risk.
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October 1986 in “PubMed” Alpha-tocopherol does not prevent hair loss from doxorubicin.
January 2023 in “National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology” Tofacitinib effectively reduced hair loss in alopecia areata patients without adverse effects.
January 2025 in “The Journal of Dermatology” Patients prefer the higher 50 mg dose of ritlecitinib for better hair regrowth despite higher risks.
May 2023 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” A potential treatment for atopic dermatitis could be to increase PADI1 expression to improve skin barrier function.
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March 2017 in “Journal of the Formosan Medical Association” The guidelines help doctors manage skin problems from certain cancer treatments to improve patients' lives.
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December 2018 in “Biomedical and pharmacology journal/Biomedical & pharmacology journal” Compound 3 protects the heart from damage by activating A1-adenosine receptors.
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May 2018 in “Electronic Journal of Biotechnology” All-trans retinoic acid at high doses harms goat hair growth cells and could be bad for hair growth.
April 2023 in “Cancer Research” Plucked hair can effectively monitor drug effects in cancer treatment.
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January 2015 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” Targeted cancer therapies often cause skin side effects, needing dermatologist care.
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June 2023 in “Frontiers in immunology” JAK inhibitors help hair regrowth in alopecia areata but have a high risk of side effects.
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March 2017 in “Regulatory toxicology and pharmacology” Aleglitazar and its major metabolite are safe enough to proceed to Phase 3 clinical trials.
May 2024 in “Deleted Journal” Cancer treatments can cause hair loss, but it is often reversible and can be managed with scalp cooling and support.