August 2025 in “Australasian Journal of Dermatology” Experts created guidelines for who in Australia can get subsidized JAK inhibitor therapy for alopecia areata.
January 2024 in “Pharmaceutical journal/The pharmaceutical journal” Ritlecitinib can help about 14,000 people with severe hair loss.
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April 2011 in “Epilepsia” The drug combination significantly reduced epileptic drop attacks in patients.
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January 1987 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” A man with both skin lesions and lung cancer improved quickly with chemotherapy, suggesting the skin condition might be a reaction to immune system injury.
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February 2009 in “Clinical neurology and neurosurgery” Switching to extended-release divalproex sodium improved patient-reported tremor but did not change seizure frequency or most side effects.
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July 2024 in “Archives of Dermatological Research” Oral ritlecitinib and baricitinib are promising treatments for severe alopecia areata due to their balance of effectiveness and safety.
August 2024 in “International Journal For Multidisciplinary Research” Ayurvedic treatment reduced hair loss and improved scalp health effectively.
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November 2018 in “Acta Clinica Belgica” Don't combine abiraterone and spironolactone for prostate cancer treatment as it may worsen the disease.
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January 2024 in “Journal of Cancer” The treatment combination is effective and generally safe for lung cancer.
February 2026 in “Toxicology Letters” MK-0773 is a moderate inhibitor of the SRD5A2 enzyme.
July 2023 in “Clinical and Experimental Dermatology” Combining baricitinib with low-dose corticosteroids significantly improved severe hair loss in eight patients.
November 2025 in “Drug Delivery and Translational Research” 505 citations
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October 2011 in “Journal of clinical oncology” MK-2206 was safe and effectively blocked AKT signaling in cancer patients, warranting more trials.
January 2026 in “International Ayurvedic Medical Journal” Ayurvedic treatment improved hair loss in a 23-year-old male.
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May 2013 in “JAMA Dermatology” A woman's hair turned white after taking a cancer drug called dasatinib.
June 2024 in “Current Developments in Nutrition” KeraGLO improves skin and hair health.
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March 1997 in “Journal of Chromatography B: Biomedical Sciences and Applications” Researchers developed a method to measure different forms of a drug that could help treat prostate issues and hair loss, and found how these forms behave in animals.
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January 2016 in “Experimental and Clinical Endocrinology & Diabetes” Simvastatin may help manage symptoms in women with non-classic congenital adrenal hyperplasia by lowering cholesterol and certain hormone levels.
April 2020 in “Journal of the Endocrine Society” A patient with untreated congenital adrenal hyperplasia had large benign tumors in her adrenal glands removed, improving her symptoms.
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March 2015 in “Hepatitis Monthly” A woman's hair loss during Hepatitis C treatment with PEG-INF-a-2a and Ribavirin was reversible after stopping the medication.
December 2023 in “Biointerface Research in Applied Chemistry” Stiripentol shows promise as a potential treatment for androgen-related diseases but needs more testing.
August 2024 in “Asian Journal of Research in Chemistry” Repurposing existing drugs can improve cancer treatment but faces challenges.
January 2023 in “Applied sciences” Gefitinib and Sasam-Kyeongokgo together significantly reduce cancer growth and improve immune response in mice.
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March 2018 in “Journal of oncology practice” Scalp cooling is an effective and safe way to prevent hair loss from chemotherapy, with manageable side effects and low risk of scalp cancer.
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January 2009 in “World Journal of Gastroenterology” A woman with both Cronkhite-Canada syndrome and myelodysplastic syndrome improved significantly with corticosteroid treatment.
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May 2014 in “The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology” Allopregnanolone increases KCC2 expression in baby male rats' brains, while finasteride doesn't affect it.
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February 2014 in “Analytical Letters” The method accurately measures the amount of ketoconazole in anti-dandruff shampoo and cream, and can also be used to monitor the drug in human plasma.
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May 2019 in “Journal of dermatological treatment” Apremilast helps regrow hair in hard-to-treat alopecia areata.
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December 2002 in “International Journal of Dermatology” Cyproterone acetate can cause rare shortness of breath in women.
November 2020 in “Universal Journal of Pharmaceutical Research” Tacrolimus is a better option than cyclosporine due to fewer side effects.