research Cicatricial alopecia secondary to radiation therapy: case report and review of the literature.
Keeping radiation doses under 16 Gy may reduce permanent hair loss.
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150-180 / 1000+ resultsresearch The long-term effect of specific type II 5alpha-reductase inhibition with finasteride on bone mineral density in men: results of a 4-year placebo controlled trial.
Finasteride does not harm men's bone health.
research [Local therapy of androgenetic alopecia with 17 alpha-estradiol. A controlled, randomized double-blind study (author’s transl)].
Hair lotions with 17 alpha-estradiol can reduce hair loss but won't regrow new hair.
research Promising therapies for treating and/or preventing androgenic alopecia.
There are potential treatments for pattern baldness, but more research is needed to confirm their effectiveness.
research Human hair follicle dermal papilla cell, dermal sheath cell and interstitial dermal fibroblast characteristics.
DP and DS cells are different from DF cells in structure and function.
research The use of minoxidil to attempt to prevent alopecia during chemotherapy for gynecologic malignancies.
2% Minoxidil does not prevent hair loss during chemotherapy.
research Hair Loss: Common Causes and Treatment.
The document concludes that hair loss has many causes and treatments vary, including medication for pattern baldness and addressing underlying issues for other types.
research Expression of the hair stem cell-specific marker nestin in epidermal and follicular tumors.
Trichilemmoma, BCC, and SCC tumors have different stem cell marker expressions.
research Targeted expression of activated erbB-2 to the epidermis of transgenic mice elicits striking developmental abnormalities in the epidermis and hair follicles.
Activated erbB-2 in mice skin causes severe skin and hair abnormalities.
research Differences in activity of minoxidil and cyclosporin A on hair growth in nude and normal mice. Comparisons of in vivo and in vitro studies.
Cyclosporin A boosts hair growth in nude mice, but minoxidil does not.
research Immunohistologic findings in the lung in systemic lupus erythematosus.
SLE affects lungs and kidneys similarly due to immune complexes.
research BPH: costs and treatment outcomes.
Tamsulosin is a cost-effective treatment for BPH symptoms.
research Morphology of the testis and the epididymis in rats with dihydrotestosterone (DHT) deficiency.
DHT deficiency in rats reduces sperm content and affects testis structure over time.
research The control of hair growth.
Future drugs targeting specific hair growth steps could improve treatments for hair growth issues.
research Finasteride: the first 5 alpha-reductase inhibitor.
research Effective treatment of female androgenic alopecia with dutasteride.
Dutasteride successfully treated a woman's hair loss when other treatments failed.
research Ornithine decarboxylase expression in cutaneous papillomas in SENCAR mice is associated with altered expression of keratins 1 and 10.
High ODC and low K1 and K10 may indicate early skin tumors in mice.
research Biochemical and histological effects of feeding thermally oxidized rapeseed oil and lard to rats.
Feeding rats oxidized rapeseed oil and lard caused weight loss, organ damage, and toxicity symptoms.
research Adverse Effects and Safety of 5-alpha Reductase Inhibitors (Finasteride, Dutasteride): A Systematic Review.
5-alpha reductase inhibitors are generally safe but can cause sexual side effects and require patient education on risks.
research Treatments for unwanted facial hair.
Eflornithine cream slows facial hair growth and works well with other treatments.
research Scurvy masquerading as leukocytoclastic vasculitis: a case report and review of the literature.
Scurvy, caused by lack of vitamin C, can be mistaken for other conditions but improves with vitamin C supplements.
research TrichoScan: combining epiluminescence microscopy with digital image analysis for the measurement of hair growth in vivo.
TrichoScan accurately measures hair growth and showed improved hair counts and thickness after finasteride treatment.
research Enzymology of the hair follicle.
Hair follicles convert androgens, affecting hair loss patterns.
research Suppression of spermatogenesis with desogestrel and testosterone pellets is not enhanced by addition of finasteride.
research Mycobacterial 65,000 MW heat-shock protein shares a carboxy-terminal epitope with human epidermal cytokeratin 1/2.
A mycobacterial protein shares a similar region with a human skin protein, possibly affecting skin diseases.
research Intensive immunosuppression in patients with disseminated sclerosis. I. Clinical response.
Intensive immunosuppression can reduce relapse rates in multiple sclerosis patients, despite some side effects.
research Exploring a biological tissue from atomic to macroscopic scale using synchrotron radiation: example of hair.
Hair has unevenly distributed proteins and lipids, with lipids mainly in the cuticle and proteins in the cortex and medulla.
research IL-1 alpha inhibits human hair follicle growth and hair fiber production in whole-organ cultures.
IL-1 alpha stops hair follicle growth and hair production.
research The distribution of Langerhans cells within the human hair follicle, and some observations on its staining properties with gold chloride.
research Proteomic analysis of hair shaft and nail plate.
Hair and nail proteins, mainly keratins, are crucial for structure and can indicate health issues.