PRP injections did not significantly improve hair growth in men with androgenetic alopecia.
A 14-year-old girl with a condition that makes her hair easy to pull out also has a hair-pulling disorder, and treatment helped but she relapsed after a year.
April 2024 in “Pharmaceuticals” Bimatoprost helps with hair growth and eye conditions but can be costly and have side effects.
April 2024 in “Bioactive materials” New microneedle treatment with growth factors and a hair loss drug shows better and faster hair growth results than current treatments.
April 2024 in “Cosmetics” Microneedling improves skin and hair conditions by enhancing treatment absorption and stimulating growth factors.
March 2024 in “Biomedicines” Mesenchymal stem cells show promise for effective skin repair and regeneration.
Wearing a toupee makes men seem more attractive and slightly healthier, but doesn't change how confident they appear.
March 2024 in “Cosmoderma” Botulinum toxin is used for neck, shoulder, calf, and ankle slimming, and hair loss treatment, but can cause muscle weakness and atrophy with regular use.
February 2024 in “Biomedicines” Hormones like androgens, estrogen, thyroid hormones, and stress hormones can contribute to hair loss, and treatments target these hormonal imbalances.
February 2024 in “Cancers” New treatments targeting androgen receptors show promise for drug-resistant prostate cancer.
February 2024 in “BMC health services research” Policymakers should integrate criteria like risk of harm, skills, qualifications, and teamwork to define allied health professions in Malaysia.
Hair proteins in preschool children and their mothers could indicate developmental changes and health status.
January 2024 in “Current research in toxicology” Thallium is highly toxic, causing severe health issues, and Prussian blue is the best antidote.
October 2023 in “Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology” Custom software found that common allergy drugs might have new uses for various conditions and could improve survival in some cancers.
August 2023 in “Skin Research and Technology” Measuring bald patch size can help grade hair loss severity, with photograph-based evaluation being more reliable.
July 2023 in “Skin health and disease” Most UK survey participants had negative side effects from botulinum toxin injections, with many not fully recovering physically, emotionally, or financially.
June 2023 in “Aesthetic Plastic Surgery” The PRECISE scale helps estimate how many grafts are needed for hair transplant based on the severity of hair loss.
April 2023 in “JMIR Research Protocols” The study aims to create a model to predict health attributes using diverse health data from Japanese adults.
March 2023 in “Scientific Reports” Using focused ultrasound on the brain can help epilepsy medicine work better in rats.
January 2023 in “Türkiye klinikleri adli tıp ve adli bilimler dergisi” DNA markers can help predict male pattern baldness, useful in criminal and missing person cases.
December 2022 in “IntechOpen eBooks” Forensic DNA Phenotyping accurately predicts physical traits and is used in investigations, but needs more diverse population data for confirmation.
November 2022 in “IntechOpen eBooks” Hair loss can significantly impact a person's mental health, causing issues like anxiety and depression, and stress can trigger hair loss.
September 2022 in “Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery” Baricitinib helps with severe hair loss, negative-pressure therapy lowers hernia recurrence, tranexamic acid reduces bleeding, robot-assisted breast surgery may improve outcomes, and acellular dermal matrix could decrease breast reconstruction complications.
August 2022 in “IARS international research journal” The document concludes that drug repurposing, which is reusing known medicines for new illnesses, can provide faster, cheaper treatment options for various serious diseases, including cancer, COVID-19, and rare diseases.
July 2022 in “International Journal of Applied Pharmaceutics” Machine learning and deep learning can effectively diagnose alopecia areata.
March 2022 in “JAMA Dermatology” In 2021, JAMA Dermatology published significant findings on skin conditions post-COVID vaccination, melanoma surveillance, atopic dermatitis treatments, and confirmed that sun protection does not harm bone health.
The peer review highlighted the need for clearer data handling, questioned the study's validity, and recognized improvements from the original version.
Reviewers suggested the study on finding new drug uses through social media side-effects needs better methods and clearer limitations.
Reviewers criticized the study for assuming drugs with similar side-effects work the same way and questioned the validity of its findings due to potential biases and data quality issues.
The study improved and was accepted despite initial concerns about data clarity, methodology, and potential overfitting.