August 2024 in “Aesthetic Plastic Surgery” Exosome treatment safely increases hair density in male patients with androgenetic alopecia.
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September 2021 in “Journal of Clinical Medicine” High-dose oral minoxidil in children can cause increased hair growth, especially on the face.
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January 2020 in “The mental health clinician” Vitamin D supplements may reduce hair-pulling in people with Trichotillomania.
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January 2020 in “International journal of trichology” Congenital triangular alopecia is a hair loss condition present from birth or early childhood with no effective treatment needed.
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January 2017 in “Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research” Sodium valproate can cause reversible hair loss in some patients.
April 2024 in “Indian journal of ophthalmology. Case reports” Using minoxidil for hair loss might rarely cause a vision problem where fluid builds up under the retina.
January 2024 in “Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine” Red LED light therapy helps reduce hair loss and improves hair regrowth in long COVID patients.
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November 2000 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” The system allows precise control of gene expression in mouse skin, useful for studying skin biology.
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May 2021 in “BMC Proceedings” The document concludes that more research is needed to reduce frequent hospital visits, addiction medicine education improves with specific training, early breast cancer surgery findings are emerging, nipple smears are not very accurate, surgery for older melanoma patients doesn't extend life, a genetic condition in infants can often be treated with one drug, doctors are inconsistent with blood clot medication, a certain gene may protect against cell damage, muscle gene overexpression affects many other genes, and some mitochondrial genes are less active in mice with tumors.
September 2024 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” Fractional and excimer lasers effectively treat various types of alopecia and promote hair growth.
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February 2021 in “Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology” Oral tofacitinib helped regrow hair in over half of the patients with severe alopecia, but relapses and side effects were common.
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March 2014 in “Annals of Pharmacotherapy” A woman's hair loss was probably caused by the antifungal drug anidulafungin.
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October 2024 in “Journal of Nepal Paediatric Society” Stopping Cyclosporine A led to hair regrowth in a child with alopecia.
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December 2022 in “Life” Topical corticosteroids are the main treatment for Erosive Pustular Dermatosis, but recurrence is common after stopping treatment.
August 2024 in “Australasian Journal of Dermatology” Australia needs better dermatological guidelines for gender-diverse patients.
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January 2005 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Male and female mice have different skin thickness, and hormones affect their skin and hair growth differently.
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August 2010 in “American Journal of Clinical Dermatology” Cetuximab can cause eyelash growth, which is rare but manageable.
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March 2000 in “Clinics in Dermatology” Many treatments for hair loss lack proper testing and FDA approval, so their effectiveness is uncertain.
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April 2018 in “JAMA Dermatology” Topical minoxidil improves hair loss in 80% of women with breast cancer undergoing endocrine therapy.
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April 2014 in “Journal of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics” The boy's hair loss was caused by the tuberculosis drug isoniazid but grew back after stopping the medication.
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April 2006 in “Expert Review of Dermatology” Antiandrogen therapy helps treat genetic hair loss.
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November 2019 in “Clinical Case Reports” A Brazilian teenager with severe hair loss had total hair regrowth with no side effects after using tofacitinib.
September 1987 in “International Journal of Dermatology” Cimetidine is not a first-choice treatment for female hair loss, and there's no consistently successful treatment for this condition in men or normal hormone level women.