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January 2020 in “Nanoscale” Finasteride and baicalin in phospholipid vesicles effectively promote hair growth and increase follicle count.
April 2025 in “International Journal of Dermatology” This abstract does not report any research results but mentions researcher affiliations and potential conflicts of interest, indicating the researchers' involvement in various pharmaceutical collaborations.
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January 2025 in “Marine Drugs” This review highlights the need for standardized reporting on fucoidan extract properties to better understand the relationships between chemical structures and bioactivities, and to improve the quality and utility of fucoidan-related data.
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March 2019 in “Nature Communications” This study identified significant genetic associations with frontal fibrosing alopecia at four genomic loci, suggesting it is a genetically predisposed immuno-inflammatory disorder influenced by the HLA-B*07: 02 allele.
January 2021 in “Electronic Theses of LMU Munich (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München)” This study found that fibroblasts play a crucial role in scar formation during dermal development and identified N-Cadherin as a key molecule in their response, suggesting new therapeutic avenues for scar prevention.
October 2023 in “arXiv (Cornell University)” This study investigated the ability of a human hair keratin dimer to absorb the pollutants diclofenac and perfluorobutane sulfonate, finding high binding affinities that suggest potential for hair-derived materials in water filtration technologies.
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July 2012 in “British Journal of Dermatology” This study found that the administration of the mutant BRAF inhibitor dabrafenib in patients with metastatic melanoma was associated with various skin lesions, including keratinocytic proliferation that sometimes showed low-grade malignancy features.
January 2018 in “Archives of general internal medicine” The document concludes that automatic biofiber hair implant is a new method for improving hair growth.
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July 2009 in “Clinical and experimental dermatology” This abstract reports no new research findings on the association between acquired hair pigment loss and a flexural dermatosis; it serves as an article access notice.
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January 2018 in “Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” A male patient developed frontal fibrosing alopecia after antiandrogen therapy for prostate cancer.
January 2023 in “SSRN Electronic Journal” This study found that a fibroin-based cosmetic ingredient improved the mechanical properties and cuticle repair of African-American and Caucasian hair types, even when damaged by chemical treatments.
August 2018 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study of alopecia areata patients found that a 10 mg twice-daily dose of oral tofacitinib led to significant hair regrowth, suggesting it may be beneficial for treatment.
April 2016 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” This study found that in a tertiary academic institution, nearly 1 in 5 dermatology consults were for drug-related skin reactions, with antibiotics frequently identified as the culprits.
Managing telogen effluvium is challenging due to limited scientific evidence.
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September 2013 in “Familial cancer” This review discusses recent insights into Birt–Hogg–Dube syndrome, including the functions of the FLCN gene and clinical recommendations for screening and treatment, but it reports no new experimental results.
September 2023 in “Pharmaceutics” In this study, the authors developed a medicated face mask using electrospun fibers to deliver the active compound Eflornithine hydrochloride for managing hirsutism. The mask showed promising drug release characteristics, a high safety profile, and reduced hair growth in mice.
July 2026 in “Scientific Reports” This study found that wool felting in Ukrainian Carpathian Mountain sheep is linked to significant changes in fatty acid composition, particularly highlighting a decrease in 18-methyleicosanoic acid in bound lipids, suggesting it as a potential marker for cuticle lipid layer damage during felting.
March 2025 in “Forum Dermatologicum” This case report highlights the importance of trichoscopy in diagnosing fibrosing alopecia in pattern distribution, distinguishing it from female pattern hair loss, and guiding effective treatment.
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August 2023 in “International Journal of Nanomedicine” This review discusses the potential of Pluronic F127-derived hydrogels for wound healing, examining their applications in various wound types and exploring underlying mechanisms and their interaction within the wound microenvironment.
August 2020 in “Acta medica Iranica” In this study, researchers found that facial papules may be early indicators of frontal fibrosing alopecia and lichen planopilaris, highlighting the importance of early recognition for diagnosis, especially in premenopausal women.
December 2023 in “The journal of physical chemistry. B (1997 : Online)” This study explored the potential of human hair keratin as a filtration material, finding that it may effectively absorb the pollutants diclofenac and perfluorobutanesulfonate. The researchers reported significant binding affinities through molecular simulations, supporting further investigation into keratin's use for water purification.
April 2023 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” This study aimed to evaluate the outcomes of switching between two JAK inhibitors, tofacitinib and baricitinib, in treating alopecia areata, due to the lack of data on their comparative efficacy.
5 citations
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May 2023 in “Clinical Rheumatology” This case report highlights a 33-year-old female with systemic lupus erythematosus and refractory alopecia who experienced significant hair regrowth after treatment with tofacitinib, maintained even after glucocorticoid tapering over two years.
January 2023 in “Journal of animal science/Journal of animal science ... and ASAS reference compendium” This study found that the novel culture condition gHFEM, which includes Y-27632 and bFGF, optimally promotes the proliferation and pluripotency of goat hair follicle stem cells in vitro.
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January 2021 in “Inflammatory Bowel Diseases” In this report, a female patient with ulcerative colitis, alopecia areata, and pyoderma gangrenosum showed improvement in all three conditions after being treated with tofacitinib.
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December 1940 in “The journal of nutrition/The Journal of nutrition” In this study, silver foxes given a yeast "filtrate factor" supplement retained their fur and normal pelts, while those without it experienced fur loss and thymus abnormalities.
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November 2020 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” The commentary suggests that certain hair and skin care products may be linked to frontal fibrosing alopecia, but not sunscreens, and calls for more thorough research on the causes.
May 2025 in “Journal of Pharmacy And Bioallied Sciences” In this study, oral tofacitinib significantly reduced alopecia severity in pediatric patients with moderate-to-severe alopecia areata over 24 weeks, with 42.2% achieving complete or near-complete hair regrowth, although further research is needed on long-term safety and relapse rates.
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February 2010 in “British Journal of Dermatology” This study explores the expression of Snail1 in the fibrotic dermis of postmenopausal women with frontal fibrosing alopecia, suggesting a possible link to epithelial-mesenchymal transition.
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August 2013 in “International Journal of Dermatology” Frontal fibrosing alopecia can affect African men and may be underdiagnosed.