This article reviews approved treatments for androgenetic alopecia and reports no new research findings, highlighting the need for further studies.
February 2025 in “Expert Opinion on Drug Safety” This study analyzed adverse event reports from the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System and identified new side effects of topical minoxidil, such as application site acne and cysts, which are not well-documented on product labels, suggesting a need for updated safety information.
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September 1977 in “Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences” This study developed a specific radioimmunoassay to measure minoxidil levels in human serum directly from a single oral dose.
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February 2023 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Low m6Ascores in melanoma predict better survival and response to immunotherapy.
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November 2008 in “Acta crystallographica” This study reports the crystallization of the human androgen receptor's ligand-binding domain with nonsteroidal ligands, which may aid in understanding the differences in binding compared to steroidal ligands.
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December 2003 in “Reproductive Toxicology” The researchers reported that the rat Hershberger assay reliably detected endocrine-disrupting effects of finasteride, procymidone, and 17α-methyltestosterone, validating the assay's sensitivity for identifying hormonal activity.
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July 2012 in “Translational Psychiatry” In this pilot study, no significant differences were observed between memantine and placebo groups in young adults with Down syndrome on the primary memory outcomes, but some improvement was noted in a secondary measure.
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December 2021 in “Stem Cell Research & Therapy” This study found that Muse cells, when injected subcutaneously, alleviated symptoms of atopic dermatitis in mice, suggesting potential for treating inflammatory skin conditions.
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October 2006 This review discusses the role of matriptase and its inhibitor HAI-1 in epithelial homeostasis and cancer development, highlighting their imbalance's link to cancer progression without presenting new experimental results.
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April 2022 in “Neuroscience Letters” In this animal study, finasteride significantly improved autism-like symptoms in rats by reversing biochemical markers and enhancing behaviors, potentially due to its antioxidant and anti-androgen effects.
January 2020 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” This study identified novel genetic variants in APOE ε4 non-carriers associated with Alzheimer's disease age-of-onset, linking them to regulatory mechanisms like the unfolded protein response in the pathology of Alzheimer's and other degenerative diseases.
April 2025 in “Frontiers in Pharmacology” This study found that targeting RARβ and RXRA with CANA, in combination with MPA, could help overcome progestin resistance by restoring BAX levels and downregulating CRABP2, suggesting a novel strategy for improving clinical efficacy in this context.
This study observed that stimulating the cholinergic system via muscarinic receptors in dermal papilla cells and other hair-related tissues promoted hair growth, with mechanisms involving the activation of Wnt/β-catenin signalling pathways in cell cultures and increased hair shaft elongation in mouse vibrissae treated with bethanechol.
September 2023 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” This review discusses the use of Raman spectroscopy to evaluate drug penetration in alopecia treatments and suggests it may be a promising tool for enhancing the effectiveness of laser-assisted drug delivery.
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August 2024 in “The Journal of Cell Biology” This study demonstrated that in live rodents, actin filaments adjust their structure to facilitate membrane transfer between cellular compartments with different biophysical properties.
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May 2020 in “Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry” This study developed a novel smart deoxyribozyme-based fluorescent sensor that efficiently detects androgen receptor mRNA with high selectivity and can be adapted to target various nucleic acid sequences.
This study introduced a novel framework called SL-HyDE that significantly improved zero-shot dense retrieval accuracy in medical information retrieval without relying on labeled data.
January 2026 in “SSRN Electronic Journal”
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October 2018 in “PLOS ONE” This study found that 5-alpha-reductase inhibitor monotherapy for symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia showed some clinical benefit over placebo but was linked to a higher incidence of sexual side effects.
April 2026 in “microPublication” In this study, researchers explored whether minoxidil, a common treatment for androgenetic alopecia, may have estrogenic activity and found preliminary evidence suggesting it could act as a partial agonist of Estrogen Receptor α (ERα).
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January 2025 in “Science Advances” In this study, researchers observed that acute stress increased levels of the enzyme 5αR2 in the medial prefrontal cortex of male rats, affecting stress reactivity, but this effect was not seen in females.
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May 2001 in “Endocrinology” This study found that MRP3 is induced in wound edge keratinocytes during wound healing and may play a role as a growth or angiogenesis factor in this process and the hair follicle cycle.
November 2024 in “Circulation” This study found that GLP1-RAs, while not triggering significant safety signals, were reported more often for suicide, hair loss, and aspiration events compared to some other diabetes medications.
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July 2024 in “Radiotherapy and Oncology” This study highlights that variations in clinical outcome reporting can undermine the validation of NTCP models for RIA, stressing the need for a standardized and objective scoring system.
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November 2008 in “Disease-a-Month” This study developed a multifunctional injectable hydrogel that effectively provided hemostasis and accelerated healing of infected skin wounds, demonstrating significant potential for clinical wound dressing applications.
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April 2026 in “Aesthetic Plastic Surgery” This study found that radiofrequency microneedling is effective and well-tolerated for improving various skin conditions, showing comparable efficacy to fractional lasers for atrophic acne scars with generally favorable patient satisfaction and safety.
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July 2024 in “The International Journal of Medical Science and Health Research” The literature review concluded that while 5α-reductase inhibitors hold promise for managing prostate cancer, they raise significant safety concerns regarding their association with high-grade tumors and mortality, highlighting the need for careful consideration in their clinical use.
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March 2011 in “Journal of pathology” In this study, activation of oncogenic K-ras in a mouse model caused the oral mucosa to rapidly progress from squamous hyperplasia to carcinoma within 14 days, demonstrating its acute sensitivity.
November 2021 in “OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)” This study identified melatonin as a potential treatment for rosacea and Alzheimer's disease, suggesting it may help by modulating inflammatory and vascular signaling pathways.
March 2026 in “Microchemical Journal”