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August 2022 in “JAAD case reports” This article discusses the patterns and variants of alopecia areata, including the rare sisaipho, but reports no new research findings.
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August 2022 in “JAAD case reports” This review discusses the emerging evidence for low-dose oral minoxidil in treating various types of alopecia, without providing new clinical results.
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August 2021 in “Cosmoderma” This study reviewed literature on low-dose oral minoxidil as a treatment for hair loss, finding good compliance and tolerability, with mild adverse effects like hypertrichosis, which increase with higher doses.
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August 2019 in “Drug Design Development and Therapy” This review article provides an updated overview of the pharmacology, mechanism of action, clinical efficacy, and adverse events associated with topical minoxidil, a widely used treatment for androgenetic alopecia and other hair loss conditions, while noting that its exact mechanism is still not fully understood.
43 citations
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July 2018 in “Journal of The European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” This study found that a topical solution combining 0.25% finasteride with 3% minoxidil significantly improved hair growth, as measured by hair density, diameter, and global assessment, in men with androgenetic alopecia, compared to 3% minoxidil alone, over 24 weeks without systemic adverse effects reported.
August 2014 in “Journal of drug discovery and therapeutics” This review discusses the diagnosis, pathophysiology, growth cycle, and medical treatment of androgenetic alopecia and offers no new clinical results.
July 2013 in “DeckerMed Medicine” This review discusses various types of hair loss, including androgenetic alopecia, telogen effluvium, and alopecia areata, and reports no new experimental findings.
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April 2012 in “Recent Patents on Inflammation & Allergy Drug Discovery” This review describes minoxidil's hair regrowth mechanism and discusses dermatological applications, but reports no new clinical results, emphasizing the need for regular use and addressing allergic reactions.
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October 2010 in “Journal of dermatological treatment” In this study, researchers observed that in nude mice, exogenous stimulations lengthened the hair-existing phase and shortened the no-hair phase, with minoxidil influencing male and female mice differently.