This review critically analyzes recent literature on the use of nanotechnology in alopecia treatment, reporting promising results for improving drug delivery and hair growth, though challenges in maintaining physical stability may limit large-scale commercialization.
December 2022 in “Revista Medicina Cutánea Ibero-Latino-Americana” This review summarizes current knowledge on the role of the JAK/STAT signaling pathway in alopecia areata and suggests moderate efficacy of systemic inhibitors, with low adverse events but high recurrence rates.
November 2022 in “Medicina Estética Revista Científica de la Sociedad Española de Medicina Estética (SEME)” This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a hair conditioner containing Serenoa serrulata extract and tocoferol applied 3-4 times per week for 90 days against androgenic alopecia.
October 2022 in “Más dermatología” Early diagnosis and treatment are crucial for managing female hair loss effectively.
September 2022 in “Tropical grasslands-Forrajes tropicales” This study observed that smallholder cattle farmers in West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia using leucaena as feed managed more cattle and focused more on fattening rather than breeding, but leucaena toxicity led to illnesses such as hair loss and, in a few cases, reproductive issues.
September 2022 in “Intisasi sains media” This case report describes a 22-month-old with alopecia universalis who showed improved hair growth after receiving combination therapy with minoxidil, corticosteroids, and excimer laser.
September 2022 in “Ciencia Unemi” This review found that while many medicinal plants show potential antiviral and other therapeutic effects against COVID-19 based on prior studies, more rigorous clinical trials are needed to confirm their efficacy and safety.
January 2022 in “Revista del Centro Dermatológico Pascua” This study compared the clinical effectiveness of platelet-rich plasma therapy with minoxidil for treating hair loss in men, suggesting PRP is a promising option.
December 2021 in “Jurnal ilmiah Manuntung” This study tested a hair tonic containing gotu kola and garlic extracts on rabbits, finding that the formulation with 5% gotu kola and 0.04% garlic showed promising hair growth results and remained stable during storage.
October 2021 in “Research Society and Development” This review discusses potential drug interactions between herbal medicines and oral contraceptives, reporting no new research results but highlighting the risk these interactions pose to contraceptive effectiveness.
September 2021 in “Revista Interdisciplinar em Saúde” In this observational study, treatment with oral isotretinoin was reported to stabilize hair loss in patients with frontal fibrosing alopecia, offering potential guidance for clinicians on its therapeutic use, with implications for improving affected patients' self-esteem.
September 2021 in “Revista interdisciplinar em saúde” This study reported that oral isotretinoin effectively stabilized frontal fibrosing alopecia in patients, which may help guide healthcare providers in managing this condition related to hair loss and self-esteem.
August 2021 in “Research, Society and Development” In this study, intradermal therapy with Minoxidil, growth factors, and vitamins showed a slight advantage in increasing hair volume over a combination with Finasteride for androgenic alopecia.
January 2021 in “Revista Dermatológica Centro Uraga” This review emphasizes the importance of endocrinologic evaluation in acne patients due to its association with endocrine disorders like hyperandrogenism; it reports no new clinical results.
This article discusses vaccination coverage for BCG, Polio, and Hepatitis B in Juiz de Fora using SUS data and reports no new results; the authors aim to hypothesize reasons for coverage variation.
July 2020 in “Farmacja Polska” This study found that although most respondents know what dietary supplements are, many lack awareness of their specific uses and potential risks, indicating a need for better public education.
September 2019 in “Romanian Journal of Pediatrics” This article discusses the unique regenerative healing process in fetal skin that can occur without scarring, highlighting potential therapeutic targets to reduce fibrosis in postnatal wound healing.
September 2018 in “Open Repository of the University of Porto (University of Porto)” This report reviews a pharmacy internship in Oliveira de Azeméis, detailing the development of skills, practical projects on health topics, and contributions to the pharmacy’s social media presence, with no new clinical results reported.
May 2018 in “Más dermatología” In this study, among postmenopausal women with female androgenetic alopecia, the combination of Pygeum africanum and Serenoa repens extracts at higher doses plus MSM significantly increased total hair growth and hair resistance compared to a lower dose formulation after 16 weeks.
February 2018 in “Medicine - Programa De Formación Médica Continuada Acreditado” This review discusses current and emerging treatments for androgenic alopecia, noting that minoxidil and finasteride are the only FDA-approved options, while other methods lack comparable evidence of efficacy.
In this case report, combination therapy with topical tretinoin, topical and intralesional steroids, and systemic doxycycline showed improvement in AKN lesions for a 19-year-old man, with notable reductions in lesion size and number observed by the second week.
February 2017 in “Medicina cutánea ibero-latino-americana” This case report documents an 8-year-old boy with alopecia areata presenting as symmetric alopecic patches with a triangular and targetoid pattern on the scalp, successfully treated with clobetasol propionate foam.
This study observed that a combination of two mineral and nutritional supplement products increased anagen-phase hair and reduced hair loss in women with androgenetic alopecia and acute or chronic telogen effluvium after four months.
January 2017 in “Más dermatología” This article discusses finasteride as a treatment for alopecia, noting previous presentations at scientific forums, and reports no new findings.
December 2016 in “Springer eBooks” This review examines the clinical features, causes, diagnosis, and treatment of Chrousos syndrome but reports no new experimental findings on this condition.
December 2015 in “Biomedical and biopharmaceutical research” This study found that hair care formulations containing argan oil were stable and demonstrated better spreadability and texture profiles compared to those without argan oil.
September 2015 in “Actas Dermo-Sifiliográficas” This review covers skin manifestations in chronic kidney disease, highlighting their impact on quality of life, associated prognostic indicators, and available treatments, but provides no new clinical results.
This review suggests that finasteride at 1 mg/day reduces PSA levels similarly to 5 mg/day, but differences in prostate dihydrotestosterone levels may affect prostate cancer diagnosis and prevention.
January 2015 in “Dermatology Review” This study found that LED light therapy may stimulate skin regeneration and wound healing, with various wavelengths affecting fibroblast proliferation, collagen synthesis, and hair growth in experimental settings.
January 2015 in “Prace Naukowe Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego we Wrocławiu” Using Lasswell's model can make CSR communication more effective and trusted.