July 2026 in “Pharmacological Research - Modern Chinese Medicine” In this study, researchers developed and optimized a smartlipid nanocarrier gel formulation of berberine that significantly reduced hair loss and promoted faster hair regrowth in a testosterone-induced hair loss model, showing potential as an effective treatment for androgenetic alopecia.
December 2025 in “Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal” This study developed a nanoemulsion containing Minoxidil, which showed effective stability and significantly increased hair growth rates in pretreated mice, suggesting its potential for treating hair loss.
November 2009 in “Regenerative Medicine” This industry report describes several new collaborations and licensing agreements in the field of regenerative medicine, focusing on stem cell technologies, and reports no new clinical results.
February 2005 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” Recognizing new allergens can help reduce contact dermatitis cases.
November 2016 in “Therapeutic Delivery” New drugs for Alzheimer's and rheumatoid arthritis advanced, a Zika vaccine is in development, and there were business deals in anesthesia and oncology.
1 citations
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July 2012 in “British Journal of Dermatology” This synopsis reviews key dermatological advancements discussed at the British Association of Dermatologists meeting in 2011 and reports no new clinical results.
January 1993 in “Side effects of drugs annual” This chapter covers various dermatological drugs, cosmetics, and topical agents, focusing on the properties and uses of propolis, but does not present new clinical findings.
8 citations
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March 2021 in “Drug testing and analysis” This study improved a hair analysis method to estimate the days of continuous ingestion of hay-fever medicines, with an average error of about 2 days from actual ingestion.
November 2025 in “Drug Testing and Analysis” This study investigated the metabolic pathways of epristeride, a new Type II 5α‐reductase inhibitor, using in vitro models and found that its metabolites show significant interactions with key proteins, suggesting implications for its role in doping control.
February 2025 in “Drug Testing and Analysis” In this study, conducted during the 22nd FIFA World Cup in Qatar, doping control analysis of 1612 samples showed negative results for prohibited substances, except for two instances each of codeine and carboxy finasteride.
July 2023 in “Drug testing and analysis (Print)” Homemade hair treatments can significantly lower drug levels in hair, possibly causing false-negative drug tests.
20 citations
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August 2017 in “Drug testing and analysis” This study used micro-segmental hair analysis to identify the day of drug intake and suggested differing uptake mechanisms for co-administered drugs based on their properties.
14 citations
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May 2020 in “Drug Testing and Analysis” This study reports that hair analysis could potentially monitor metformin use in diabetic patients, suggesting a possible correlation between daily dose and concentration in dark hair but not in light hair.
6 citations
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June 2024 in “Drug Testing and Analysis” This review reports on the use of nails as an alternative biological matrix to hair for assessing long-term drug consumption, emphasizing that while there are clear differences between nail and hair samples, more standardized research is necessary for definitive conclusions.
11 citations
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December 2018 in “Assay and Drug Development Technologies” This review highlights the challenges in screening for steroid 5 alpha-reductase inhibitors and discusses significant variability in the effectiveness of finasteride and dutasteride, calling for standardized testing methods to develop safer, more specific inhibitors from herbal preparations.
5 citations
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May 2018 in “Therapeutic advances in drug safety” This review discusses the role of androgen therapy and neurosteroids in cerebrovascular health, highlighting the potential risks and benefits and the importance of pharmacogenetic testing, but reports no new experimental results.
4 citations
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July 2025 in “Molecular Diversity” This review outlines drug repurposing as an efficient, low-cost strategy to identify new uses for existing drugs, highlighting various computational and experimental approaches as well as publicly available databases to aid in personalized pharmacotherapy.
1 citations
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March 2025 in “Frontiers in Physiology” This study identified key genes linked to immune cells and potential therapeutic compounds for alopecia areata by evaluating upregulated genes from patient datasets, highlighting T and NK cell involvement in hair follicle attack and suggesting drug candidates through molecular docking and dynamics simulations.
1 citations
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April 2016 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” A man developed a rare skin condition and drug-induced lupus, highlighting the need for biopsy in diagnosing skin issues caused by sunlight.
January 2024 in “Research Portal Denmark” This study reports the development of an artificial skin membrane incorporating hair follicles, intended as an in vitro model to better estimate drug permeation with less variability than current models used in transdermal drug delivery research.
December 2013 in “Nursing2023” The FDA approved a new breast cancer treatment, found flu shots may reduce heart risks, questioned the safety of fast-tracked drug approvals, showed statins don't help with certain pneumonia, and approved a new dementia imaging agent.
3 citations
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July 2025 in “BIOMED natural and applied science” This systematic review synthesizes the current state of drug repurposing, revealing its potential in various therapeutic areas like oncology and infectious diseases through insights from mechanistic studies and real-world evidence, and discusses emerging tools and challenges in the field.
1 citations
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January 2010 in “Elsevier eBooks” Any drug can cause skin reactions, but antibiotics, NSAIDs, and psychotropic drugs are more common, with some reactions being life-threatening.
115 citations
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May 2016 in “Clinical Medicine & Research” This review discusses the complexities of interpreting thyroid function tests, highlighting the challenges primary care providers face due to patient demand and misinformation, but reports no new results.
114 citations
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January 2007 in “Drug Safety” This review discusses various adverse drug reactions affecting the skin, hair, and nails, emphasizing the importance of recognizing and reporting these reactions but reports no new clinical findings.
70 citations
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February 2015 in “Expert Opinion on Drug Discovery” This review discusses current knowledge on the biological mechanisms of different types of alopecia but reports no new clinical findings; the authors highlight future research directions, especially regarding epidermal stem cells and immune pathways.
64 citations
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May 2019 in “Materials Science and Engineering: C” This review outlines the development, applications, and challenges of microneedle-based drug delivery from 2000-2019, particularly highlighting fabrication techniques, but reports no new clinical results.
41 citations
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August 2024 in “Drug Delivery and Translational Research” This review discusses the development and applications of microneedles, particularly through 3D printing, highlighting their potential in transdermal drug delivery but reporting no new results.
39 citations
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April 2020 in “IntechOpen eBooks” The authors describe drug repurposing as a promising strategy for finding new uses for existing drugs, noting it is efficient, cost-effective, and poses lower risks than traditional drug discovery processes, potentially aiding in the treatment of rare and difficult-to-treat diseases.
34 citations
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January 2020 in “IEEE Access” This study reported that the PM-DBiGRU model enhances aspect-level sentiment classification in drug reviews, outperforming existing methods on the newly proposed SentiDrugs dataset.