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January 2016 in “Case reports in dermatological medicine” An 80-year-old man grew extra hair on his forearms after starting Alzheimer's medication rivastigmine.
June 2025 in “Korean Journal of Pharmacognosy” Isoalantolactone promotes hair growth by activating specific cell pathways.
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July 2013 in “Pharmacological reviews” New research on prostamide F2α has led to treatments for glaucoma and eyelash growth and may have more medical uses.
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October 2016 in “Epilepsia” 2-DG reduces seizures by enhancing brain inhibition through specific receptor activation.
July 2018 in “Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)” Dravanti beeja lepa is safe and effective for regrowing hair in Alopecia Areata.
January 2025 in “Journal of College of Physicians And Surgeons Pakistan” Minimally invasive glaucoma surgery can effectively manage glaucoma in GAPO syndrome when other treatments fail.
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October 2006 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” A woman with Parkinson's disease experienced hair loss from the Parkinson's medication pramipexole, which improved after stopping the drug.
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July 2015 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” Using 2.5 mg/mL triamcinolone acetonide is effective for hair growth in alopecia areata with fewer side effects.
May 2024 in “Brain disorders” Agmatine may help reduce seizures linked to hormone changes in female rats.
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July 2005 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” A woman's eyelashes grew thicker and longer after taking topiramate, but returned to normal when she stopped the medication.
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February 1968 in “Journal of Histochemistry & Cytochemistry” A new test more accurately detects citrulline in hair follicles and pilomatrixomas.
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January 2007 in “Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” Travoprost can help eyelash growth but may cause darkening around the eyes.
March 2025 in “JAAD reviews.” Bimatoprost effectively improves eyelashes in chemotherapy patients.
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March 2016 in “Clinical ophthalmology” Bimatoprost is safe and improves eyelash growth in healthy kids but not in those with eyelash loss from chemotherapy or alopecia.
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March 1942 in “The Journal of experimental medicine/The journal of experimental medicine” Mice need pantothenic acid to make inositol.
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May 1941 in “Science” Inositol helped cure hair loss around rats' eyes and improved their growth.
Convulsofin effectively treats primary epilepsy but has some side effects.
March 1998 in “Journal of dermatological science” Diphencyprone initially increases mouse hair growth, then slows it, possibly due to changes in specific protein levels.
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January 2015 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” Pioglitazone may help treat lichen planopilaris, but more research is needed.
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April 2014 in “Journal of Dietary Supplements” CARI ONE helps start hair growth and makes hair follicles bigger and more numerous.
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November 2006 in “Pump Industry Analyst” Pilomatricomas don't follow the usual hair follicle cell differentiation process.
January 2022 in “Nasza Dermatologia Online” Dermoscopy helps doctors recognize a type of benign skin tumor called pilomatricoma.
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August 2002 in “Survey of Ophthalmology” Latanoprost can make eyelashes longer, thicker, and darker.
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May 2013 in “The primary care companion for CNS disorders” A teenage girl's excessive hair growth was caused by a medication for mania, but improved after stopping the medication.
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July 2008 in “Clinical and experimental optometry” Prostaglandin eye drops for glaucoma can rarely cause too much cheek hair growth.
July 2025 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” AMP-303 safely increases hair growth in men with hair loss.
28 citations
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November 2013 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” GMG-43AC may help reduce unwanted hair growth and treat certain hair loss conditions.
10 citations
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June 2005 in “Small ruminant research” Melatonin treatment may increase cashmere production in Spanish goats.
3 citations
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May 2014 in “Journal of the Egyptian Women's Dermatologic Society /Journal of the Egyptian Women's Dermatologic Society” Bimatoprost may help treat hair loss from alopecia areata.