October 2013 in “CRC Press eBooks” This review outlines current and potential cosmetic and dermatological applications of low-level light therapy, like photorejuvenation and hair regrowth, and reports no new clinical findings.
This study found that in a rat model of alopecia, combining low-level laser therapy with Neoptide treatment resulted in better hair regrowth compared to either treatment used alone.
September 2012 in “DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)”
March 2012 in “Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology” This study found that BMI was the only significant predictor of elevated androgen levels in adolescents with PCOS, and hyperandrogenemia was not linked to a specific PCOS phenotype.
January 2012 in “Human health handbooks” This review discusses the application of low-level light therapy for hair loss treatment, particularly androgenetic alopecia, and reports no new clinical results; the authors suggest consideration of light source characteristics and potential pros and cons.
In this study, increasing the methionine level in the diet of pregnant female rabbits stimulated the development of hair follicles in their offspring and improved hair fiber diameter.
This study found that increasing methionine in the diet of pregnant rabbits may stimulate the development of hair follicles and improve hair fiber diameter in their offspring.
This article reviews low-level light therapy for various types of hair loss and reports no new clinical results; the authors note its safety and advantages but lack data on individual treatment response.
June 2011 in “CRC Press eBooks” Low-Level Laser Therapy can stimulate healing and cell function, potentially leading to wider medical use.
April 2011 in “Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature” Hair cortisol is a reliable long-term stress marker during pregnancy.
This study found that low-level laser therapy (LLLT) may enhance hearing recovery after noise-induced hearing loss in rats.
September 2010 in “European Urology Supplements” Higher urethral PSA levels after prostate removal surgery may be linked to more hair loss and higher PSA levels post-surgery.
January 2009 in “Elsevier eBooks” Low level laser therapy may help with hair loss.
January 2009 in “Egyptian Journal of Medical Human Genetics” This study, conducted among Egyptians, found a borderline significant association between the Stul polymorphism of the androgen receptor gene and androgenetic alopecia in males, with higher androgen receptor expression in balding scalp areas.
March 2023 in “Medical lasers” Low-level laser therapy is a safe and effective treatment for hair loss.
January 2023 in “International Journal of Trichology” This study concluded that adding low-level laser therapy to topical minoxidil did not significantly improve hair density in androgenetic alopecia patients compared to using minoxidil alone.
December 2022 in “Skin appendage disorders” This study found that combined therapy of low-level light therapy and minoxidil may offer either superior or equivalent hair regrowth compared to minoxidil alone in treating androgenetic alopecia.
September 2022 in “Applied sciences” This study found that adding microneedling with low-level LED therapy and growth factors to Finasteride® treatment led to significant hair regrowth and increased hair density in patients with androgenic alopecia.
April 2022 in “International Journal of Health Sciences (IJHS)” This study found that combining low-level light therapy with platelet-rich plasma significantly improved hair parameters in men with androgenic alopecia, although most improvements decreased after treatment stopped.
January 2022 in “Advances in Clinical Medicine” December 2021 in “Benha Journal of Applied Sciences” This study found that high serum alarin levels were linked to both androgenetic alopecia and metabolic syndrome, increasing with the severity of AGA.
September 2021 in “Journal of advances in medicine and medical research” This study indicated a correlation between female pattern hair loss and decreased serum levels of Vitamin D3, suggesting that Vitamin D3 evaluation may be important in managing this condition.
May 2021 in “Journal of Dermatology and Cosmetic” This study found that using low-power lasers on cryosurgery-induced wounds in rats can prevent hair follicle necrosis and increase hair follicle numbers, with the experimental group showing significantly more hair follicles than the control group across all time points studied.
This study found that adipose derived stem cells in areas of alopecia in patients with androgenetic alopecia showed different levels of various signaling proteins compared to other scalp and periumbilical regions.
December 2020 in “Actas Dermo-Sifiliográficas” This review reports that low-level laser therapy significantly increased hair density in androgenetic alopecia patients compared to a sham treatment, with variations in effectiveness based on treatment intensity and duration.
December 2020 in “Journal of Skin and Sexually Transmitted Diseases” This study found no significant correlation between serum testosterone or DHEAS levels and the severity of acne or FPHL in a localized female population, but noted most patients had low testosterone levels.
December 2020 in “Benha Journal of Applied Sciences” This study found that patients with androgenetic alopecia had significantly higher serum Osteopontin levels, which were positively associated with metabolic syndrome components, suggesting a potential role in its pathogenesis.
September 2020 in “International journal of computer science and mobile computing” This article discusses the use of low-level laser therapy for hair regrowth in men and women but reports no new clinical results; it reviews types of lasers and evidence from animal and human studies.
February 2020 in “Benha Journal of Applied Sciences” This study found that higher levels of Galectin-3 and HOMA-IR are independent predictors of androgenetic alopecia severity in both male and female patients.
January 2020 in “Skinmed” Zinc levels are not significantly different in people with hair loss conditions like Androgenetic Alopecia and Alopecia Areata.