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January 1999 in “Journal of Liquid Chromatography & Related Technologies” Best results found using acetonitrile, water, and trifluoroacetic acid or methanol mixture.
February 2024 in “International Journal of Pharmaceutics” A new hair loss treatment combining minoxidil and cedrol improves hair growth and reduces side effects.
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February 1994 in “Tetrahedron Letters” Adding cerium(III) chloride to Grignard reagents improves the making of compounds that could treat prostate issues and hair loss.
Allopregnanolone may help reduce inflammation and symptoms related to post-finasteride syndrome.
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December 2023 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” Forsythiaside A helps protect cells and liver from damage by reducing oxidative stress and boosting antioxidants.
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April 2004 in “Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry” New progesterone-based compounds can block male hormones.
June 2025 in “Natural Product Communications” Researchers created 10 new compounds similar to cercidin, which could lead to new antibiotics.
New substances were created that improve health and may treat dementia, osteoporosis, and cancer.
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January 2017 in “MethodsX” Methanol is better than isopropanol for washing grizzly bear hair to measure cortisol.
January 2026 in “International Journal of Unani and Integrative Medicine” Licorice can effectively treat stomach ulcers and may work as well as or better than some standard drugs.
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December 2015 in “PLOS ONE” November 2025 in “Contact Dermatitis” Avoiding salicylates improved skin issues and stabilized hair loss in a woman with frontal fibrosing alopecia.
The treatment showed promising hair regrowth in advanced-stage hair loss.
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January 2013 in “Medicinal chemistry” The compound 4c showed strong potential as an anticancer agent.
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Protein profiling of forehead skin can help distinguish between frontal fibrosing alopecia and androgenetic alopecia.
December 2025 in “Fullerene Journal of Chemistry” Geranylgeraniol from nutmeg may effectively treat hair loss, similar to finasteride and better than minoxidil.
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December 2012 in “Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research” Ethanol withdrawal reduces the brain's response to certain calming steroids, making seizures harder to control.
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November 2022 in “Journal of Herbal Medicine” Certain compounds found in edible mushrooms may help treat hair loss.
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March 2016 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” Antiandrogenic drugs could be a good treatment option for frontal fibrosing alopecia.
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