This abstract introduces TrichoFoam™, a new foaming vehicle for compounding pharmacies, designed to be a gentle, non-irritating option for alopecia treatment, acknowledging that current topical treatments are limited and oral products may cause adverse effects.
15 citations
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January 2017 in “Experimental Neurology” This study found that finasteride significantly reduced levodopa-induced dyskinesia in both male and female rats without diminishing l-DOPA's motor benefits, indicating potential for clinical trials in Parkinson's patients.
This congress summary highlights the COMEF 2023 event, which focused on medical ethics, education, and health through discussions with the theme "Learn, practice, excel," but reports no new research findings.
April 2026 in “Therapeutic Advances in Drug Safety” This study developed a new clustering model to improve detection of drug-induced cognitive disorder risk signals, finding that it identified drugs with moderate risk signals, like Carbidopa/Levodopa, missed by traditional methods, enhancing clinical assessment comprehensiveness.
12 citations
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February 2022 in “Gene” In this study, researchers found that the FOS gene may play a significant role in promoting hair follicle development in Tan sheep between birth and the Er-mao period.
February 2020 in “Definitions” December 2025 in “Molecular Pharmaceutics” In this study, researchers developed a coamorphous form of tadalafil and finasteride, showing improved solubility and dissolution in vitro, with results successfully translated in vivo in rats. They reported reasonable stability, suggesting this form could serve as a therapeutic alternative to the current marketed combination.
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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.
May 2017 in “Hair transplant forum international” This article outlines a treatment protocol for frontal fibrosing alopecia using finasteride or dutasteride and minoxidil, but reports no new clinical results.
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July 2016 in “PubMed” In this study, once-daily 5% minoxidil foam and twice-daily 2% minoxidil solution both promoted hair regrowth in women with female pattern hair loss, but noninferiority of the foam was not established.
January 2018 in “Murdoch Research Repository (Murdoch University)” This study identified putative causal mutations for PCOS among first-degree relatives, although functional analysis of a specific GDF9 mutation was unsuccessful.
23 citations
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May 2020 in “Cell Death and Disease” This study generated FGF5-knockout Dorper sheep using the CRISPR/Cas9 system, resulting in significantly increased fine-wool and active hair-follicle density, and explored downstream signaling pathways for potential applications in androgen alopecia treatment.
9 citations
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August 2018 in “Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft” This study provides the most comprehensive review to date of published cases of frontal fibrosing alopecia, emphasizing a notable association with thyroid disease.
June 2024 in “Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety” This study observed that chronic and acute exposure to finasteride negatively impacted development, reproduction, and gene expression in Daphnia magna, highlighting the environmental risks of this pharmaceutical for freshwater ecosystems.
24 citations
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July 1994 in “Molecular Endocrinology” Researchers found an RNA transcript that might help control a growth factor linked to tumor development.
November 2025 in “Biomolecules” This study found that overexpressing FGF22 in dermal papilla cells enhanced hair follicle stem cell proliferation and viability, while its knockout reduced these attributes, indicating its role in hair follicle regeneration.
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August 2025 in “Journal of Food Science” This review highlights that Tremella fuciformis polysaccharide exhibits various bioactivities, such as antioxidant and immune-modulating effects, and explores its potential applications in food, pharmaceutical, and cosmetic industries.
January 2026 in “Frontiers in Materials” This review discusses the potential of metal organic frameworks for drug delivery in wound treatment, highlighting their unique properties and recent research advancements, but reports no new clinical results.
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February 2011 in “Fertility and Sterility” This case report suggests that discontinuing low-dose finasteride in a 48-year-old man led to a significant reduction in sperm DNA fragmentation index, indicating a possible link between finasteride and sperm DNA damage.
30 citations
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December 2017 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” This correspondence discusses proposed updates to the diagnostic criteria for frontal fibrosing alopecia, emphasizing the importance of differentiating it from other types of alopecia.
155 citations
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September 2008 in “British journal of dermatology/British journal of dermatology, Supplement” This study observed that frontal fibrosing alopecia predominantly affects postmenopausal women, can be associated with lichen planus, and may lead to progressive hairline recession, though this progression is not consistent in all cases.
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April 2021 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” Some overweight or obese men with long-term frontal fibrosing alopecia may have abnormal sex hormone levels.
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August 2022 in “International journal of women’s dermatology” This case report suggests that intradermal botulinum toxin type A may alleviate pruritus and reduce papules in Fox-Fordyce disease, improving quality of life without serious adverse effects for at least six months.
May 2024 in “Australasian journal of dermatology” This study reports on a unique clinical presentation of folliculotropic mycosis fungoides in a 60-year-old man, highlighting complexities in diagnosis due to dense histiocytic infiltration, which led to xanthoma formation before treatment, and obscured lymphomatous features.
4 citations
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December 2017 in “Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine” This study proposes that seasonal alopecia and reproductive changes in six female fossas at the San Diego Zoo may be linked to hormonal changes associated with reproductive activity.
December 2018 in “International journal of women’s dermatology” This case report highlights that frontal fibrosing alopecia may be underrecognized in young women and notes that no single treatment regimen has been proven consistently effective for this condition.
October 2017 in “DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)” This study found that finasteride induced infertility and increased endoplasmic reticulum stress in rats, but these effects were mitigated by DA-9401 administration.
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May 2022 in “Pharmaceutics” This study demonstrates that MPM-FLIM multimodal imaging can effectively assess the delivery and dissolution of zinc pyrithione particles in human skin follicles using different application techniques.
January 2014 in “Reactions Weekly” August 2011 in “Reactions Weekly”