This study found that androstenedione was more effective than testosterone in diagnosing hyperandrogenism in women with PCOS when measured by LC-MS/MS.
December 2023 in “Kiểm nghiệm và An toàn thực phẩm/Kiểm nghiệm và An toàn thực phẩm (online)” This study developed a liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry method to detect sex hormones in health supplements from Hanoi, Vietnam, finding three out of 16 samples contained sex hormones, including banned testosterone at low levels (~0.5 mg/kg).
This study found that liquid nitrogen cryotherapy resulted in good responses in 33% of patients with recalcitrant alopecia areata, although nearly 30% showed no response.
January 2023 in “Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences” This study concluded that the liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry method developed is viable for accurately quantifying spironolactone and its metabolite canrenone in plasma despite interference from plasma components.
This study found that liquid nitrogen cryotherapy significantly improved alopecia areata in 27.4% of treated patients after six weeks, with no association between treatment efficacy and factors like age or gender.
March 2022 in “VNU Journal of Science Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences” This study developed a sensitive method using LC-ESI-MS/MS for accurate and reliable measurement of nine steroid hormones in children's serum.
July 2021 in “MVP journal of medical science” This study investigated Liquid Nitrogen Cryotherapy for alopecia areata unresponsive to standard treatments and found that three out of five patients exhibited excellent hair regrowth, with manageable adverse effects like pain and erythema, suggesting potential as an alternative treatment.
March 2021 in “Juniper Online Journal Material Science” In this study, L-cysteine treated with the Trivedi Effect® showed significantly increased isotopic abundance ratios, which may enhance its stability and shelf-life.
Researchers developed a method to identify and measure different animal hair fibers in textiles, successfully distinguishing materials like cashmere from cheaper fibers.
This study found no significant difference in urinary androgen and prostaglandin levels between male pattern baldness patients treated with finasteride for one year and normal controls.
April 2016 in “Annals of laboratory medicine” The researchers reported that epitestosterone treatment reduced eicosanoid levels generated by cyclooxygenases and lipoxygenases in rabbit liver samples with carrageenan-induced inflammation.
January 2010 in “World Clinical Drugs” This study successfully applied an optimized LC-MS/MS method for accurately determining finasteride concentrations and assessing its pharmacokinetics in healthy volunteers.
February 2002 in “Dermatologic Surgery” A cheap stainless steel container from a retail store can store liquid nitrogen effectively for 8-12 hours, offering a cost-effective alternative to specialized medical containers.
November 2022 in “Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal” This study found that topical liquid nitrogen improved pain tolerance during intradermal platelet-rich plasma therapy in androgenic alopecia compared to normal saline, although patient satisfaction did not significantly differ between groups.
January 2019 in “Arabian Journal of Chemistry” This study developed and validated an HPLC method to quantify impurities in finasteride, demonstrating its suitability for quality assurance of the drug and its related substances.
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July 1993 in “In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Animal” Minoxidil enhances hair growth and preserves the root sheath in cultured follicles.
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October 2024 in “Burns & Trauma” This study demonstrates that using transwell culture significantly influences hair follicle formation in skin models, potentially improving dermatology and skin research methodologies.
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March 2018 in “Journal of Chromatography A” This study describes an analytical technique combining field-enhanced sample stacking with dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction, offering improved sensitivity for detecting finasteride and its metabolite in urine samples from patients treated for androgenetic alopecia.
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January 2018 in “Research Journal of Topical and Cosmetic Sciences” In this study, researchers developed an herbal liquid shampoo using ingredients like shikekai and tulsi powder, aiming for safety and efficacy without the damaging effects of chemical alternatives, and found that it could clear dandruff and dirt while enhancing hair strength and growth.
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January 2017 in “Chalmers Publication Library (Chalmers University of Technology)” In this study, cubosome and hexosome carriers with antimicrobial peptides showed varied efficacy, with cubosomes protecting peptides from degradation and enhancing bactericidal effects in some cases, while hexosomes lacked antimicrobial activity.
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November 2023 in “Bioactive materials” The researchers reported that a newly developed ionic liquid-based microemulsion significantly improved the local delivery of copper peptides in mice, enhancing hair growth-related factor activation while offering a safer, non-invasive alternative to existing treatments for hair loss.
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October 2025 in “Journal of Visualized Experiments” In this study, researchers presented a protocol for generating planar skin organoids from human induced pluripotent stem cells, which include hair follicles and other skin structures, offering a relevant in vitro model for investigating skin physiology, pathogen interactions, and drug responses.
June 2026 in “Advanced Healthcare Materials” In this study, a taurine-based ionic liquid was developed to effectively penetrate the skin barrier and deliver antioxidants to hair follicles, reducing oxidative stress and promoting hair regrowth in an androgenic alopecia animal model.
June 2026 in “International Journal of Pharmaceutics”
November 2025 in “The Bioscan.” This case report describes a 30-year-old man with alopecia areata who experienced recovery following treatment with the homeopathic medication Pix Liquida.
May 2024 in “Chemical engineering journal” This study reports that a new minoxidil and epigallocatechin gallate co-loaded ionic liquids system showed superior efficacy in promoting hair regrowth in a mouse model of androgenic alopecia by activating hair follicle stem cells and improving microenvironment conditions, compared to existing minoxidil products.
April 2019 in “Progress in Crystal Growth and Characterization of Materials” Hair grows like a crystal at a solid-liquid interface without cell division.
This study found that culturing hair follicles at the air-liquid interface enhanced hair growth and maintained an anagen-like morphology better than submerged cultures.
November 2025 in “The Bioscan.” This case report describes a 30-year-old male with alopecia areata who recovered after treatment with the homeopathic remedy Pix Liquida.
October 2023 in “Journal of Molecular Liquids” This study demonstrated that imidazole-based ionic liquids, particularly [Emim]DEP, effectively dissolved yak hair keratin, maintaining its structure better than other tested solvents, and also performed well on human hair and goat wool, with consistent performance even after five recycling cycles.