September 2022 in “Journal of medical sciences and health” A person had two different benign skin tumors, a trichoadenoma and melanocytic naevi, at the same time but in different places on the face.
May 2022 in “Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases” It's unclear if COVID-19 vaccination causes SLE; more research is needed.
August 2021 in “Journal of Fundamental and Applied Pharmaceutical Science” Black tea extract at 5% concentration promotes the most hair growth.
February 2021 in “IP Indian journal of clinical and experimental dermatology” A rare non-cancerous tumor that grows like hair was found in an unusual spot, the vulva.
Bovines can have rare inherited skin diseases with specific symptoms like hair loss, fragile skin, and abnormal porphyrin buildup.
Benign skin tumors need accurate diagnosis to ensure proper treatment.
April 2016 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” Dutasteride works better than finasteride for hair growth with similar side effects.
July 2014 in “Elsevier eBooks” The document concludes that various hypersensitivity diseases in horses can be diagnosed and treated with methods like immunotherapy and medication, and early aggressive treatment is crucial for severe diseases like equine cutaneous pythiosis.
February 2013 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” A woman's hair loss looked like a different condition due to her hairstyle, and treatment stopped further hair loss but didn't regrow hair.
September 2011 in “Clinical Biochemistry” The demineralized bone matrix scaffold is better for cell attachment than the mineralized bone allograft.
July 2011 in “Microscopy and microanalysis” Human hair's structure makes it tough and resistant to breaking.
July 1999 in “Journal of The European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” Bath PUVA therapy works well for a skin condition without as many cancer risks and is cheaper, and iron deficiency might not cause female hair loss.
September 2011 in “Clinical Biochemistry” Certain sugars increase in some layers of the hair follicle during the middle of the healing process in rats, which may help improve healing.
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December 2017 in “BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine” The Asian herbal mix with Houttuynia cordata, Perilla frutescens, and green tea helped grow hair in mice.
December 2025 in “DIET FACTOR (Journal of Nutritional & Food Sciences)” Hop shoots have health benefits and economic potential for food and industry.
December 2019 in “International journal of engineering applied science and technology” Tridax procumbens, a weed, has various medicinal properties including wound healing and antibacterial effects.
June 2024 in “Deleted Journal” Herbal plants may help treat hair loss with fewer side effects than synthetic drugs.
November 2025 in “Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews” Cyproterone acetate works similarly to other treatments for hirsutism, but more research is needed.
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September 1994 in “The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism” Finasteride reduces dihydrotestosterone, increases testosterone, and may treat hirsutism in women.
September 2022 in “Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)” Amazonian peppers may help treat male hair loss.
February 2010 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” Lower nitric oxide and higher fibrinogen found in hirsute women; impaired sexual function in 22.6% of hair loss patients, linked to psoriasis severity.
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March 2020 in “Frontiers in Chemistry” Compounds from the plant Mammea siamensis may help treat hair loss.
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June 2015 in “South African journal of botany” Traditional healers in Namibia use 70 different plants to treat AIDS-related diseases, and more research is needed to test these plants' effectiveness against HIV.
January 2018 in “International journal for pharmaceutical research scholars” Meniran extract hair tonic may stimulate hair growth in rats, with the version containing 1% menthol being more effective.
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September 2012 in “BMJ case reports” Ashwagandha may improve hormone levels and reduce hair loss in non-classical adrenal hyperplasia.
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August 1996 in “The journal of experimental zoology/Journal of experimental zoology” Red deer hair cells offer a new way to study how hormones affect hair growth.
November 2022 in “Gigascience” A specific genetic deletion in goats affects cashmere yield and thickness.
January 2021 in “The Korea Journal of Herbology” Achyranthis Radix extract may help hair growth like minoxidil.
Compounds in fluted pumpkin and African yam bean seed oils may help manage benign prostate hyperplasia.
Spironolactone with an oral contraceptive improved hair growth in women with hirsutism.