11 citations,
February 2004 in “Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology” Taking Propecia might lead to the development of cataracts.
5 citations,
February 2004 in “Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology” Multiple eye conditions were studied, highlighting the importance of various imaging methods for diagnosis, the vision side effects of drugs tamoxifen and Propecia, and the usefulness of optical coherence tomography for diagnosing and monitoring macular and retinal diseases.
45 citations,
August 2018 in “Haematologica” Macrophage iron release is crucial for hair growth and wound healing.
December 2024 in “International Journal of Health Sciences and Research” Vitamin D is crucial for health, and deficiency can cause hair loss and other health issues.
1 citations,
September 2015 in “Clinics in Dermatology” Children's skin diseases and treatments differ from adults and require specific approaches.
April 2018 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” Certain small molecules can help regrow hair by turning on the body's cell cleanup process.
A young woman with kidney failure had hair loss due to a common hormonal disorder, which improved with hormone therapy.
November 2019 in “BMC veterinary research” The hair loss in Belgian Blue crossbred calves was caused by a diet issue, not by disease or infection.
21 citations,
March 2006 in “Seminars in Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery” Most hair loss disorders can be accurately diagnosed and treated in an outpatient setting.
January 2015 in “Springer eBooks” Hair health is influenced by genetics, aging, and environmental factors, with proper care needed to maintain it.
October 2010 in “Journal of Men's Health” The conclusion is that doctors should be careful when prescribing 5α-reductase inhibitors due to possible serious side effects, and they should discuss these risks with patients.
9 citations,
July 2022 in “EMBO molecular medicine” Blocking certain immune signals can reduce skin damage from radiation therapy.
Protein profiling of forehead skin can help distinguish between frontal fibrosing alopecia and androgenetic alopecia.
December 2022 in “Frontiers in Microbiology” The scalp microbiome is more diverse and may be more important in hair loss than the gut microbiome.
28 citations,
January 2017 in “Critical Reviews in Therapeutic Drug Carrier Systems” Nanomaterials in biomedicine can improve treatments but may have risks like toxicity, needing more safety research.
144 citations,
August 2019 in “Cells” The WNT signaling pathway is important in many diseases and targeting it could offer new treatments.
20 citations,
December 2017 in “Cardiovascular diabetology” Linagliptin slows down premature aging in certain mice.
14 citations,
January 2008 in “Gene therapy” Gene therapy shows promise for enhancing physical traits but faces ethical, safety, and regulatory challenges.
414 citations,
August 2005 in “The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism” Polycystic ovary syndrome costs the U.S. over $4 billion a year, mainly from treating related health issues.
7 citations,
February 2004 in “Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology” Finasteride, often used for hair loss, can potentially cause cataracts.
7 citations,
July 2020 in “Pigment cell & melanoma research” RT1640 treatment reverses gray hair and promotes hair growth in mice.
22 citations,
March 2020 in “Cosmetics” Nanotechnology improves minoxidil treatment for hair loss.
April 2018 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Both Th1 and Th2 immune responses are increased in alopecia areata, with Th2 response more strongly linked to how severe the disease is.
January 2018 in “Przegla̧d dermatologiczny” Hair loss may increase heart disease risk.
67 citations,
August 2013 in “International Journal of Cosmetic Science” Hair greying is caused by oxidative stress damaging hair follicles and melanocytes.
12 citations,
June 2017 in “Cell Cycle” Minoxidil foam helps hair growth by increasing good proteins and decreasing bad pathways in men with hair loss.
10 citations,
January 2015 in “Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery” Cold caps and certain drugs may help prevent or reduce hair loss from chemotherapy, but more research is needed.
21 citations,
January 2015 in “Oncology Research and Treatment” Scalp cooling can prevent hair loss in 65% of chemotherapy patients, especially effective in breast cancer patients and certain chemotherapy types.
48 citations,
February 2014 in “Fertility and Sterility” Women with PCOS often have hair loss, which is linked to acne or excess body hair but not to worse hormone or metabolic issues.
January 2020 in “Journal of Clinical Biochemistry and Nutrition” Low zinc levels in chronic liver disease patients are linked to more severe symptoms like taste issues and skin problems, and zinc supplements might help.