April 2024 in “ScienceRise. Pharmaceutical science” In this study, conducted through a survey in Ukraine, researchers found that 48.7% of men believe androgenic alopecia negatively affects their emotional state and quality of life, with approximately 90% expressing the need for more effective treatments on the market.
20 citations
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December 2016 in “Neurodegenerative disease management” This study found that teriflunomide, an oral medication taken once daily, significantly slowed disability progression in patients with relapsing multiple sclerosis, supported by positive results in two Phase III trials and supplemented by various analyses including long-term studies and patient-reported outcomes.
August 2023 in “Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Education and Research” This study highlights the potential of nanoemulgel, a nano-lipoidal gel formulation, as an effective method for delivering topical drugs, especially for BCS class II/IV pharmaceuticals, and emphasizes the need for thorough toxicological evaluations due to changes in delivery methods.
May 2015 in “UC Merced Undergraduate Research Journal” This review suggests that while both pharmaceuticals and behavioral therapies can reduce symptoms of trichotillomania, behavioral therapies often prove more effective, though long-term effectiveness remains uncertain.
6 citations
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January 2017 in “British Journal of Dermatology” This article reviews frontal fibrosing alopecia, exploring its characteristics, demographics, and associated conditions, and calls for controlled trials due to an increase in worldwide cases; it reports no new findings.
2 citations
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January 2006 in “Durham e-Theses (Durham University)” This study found that solid-state NMR combined with X-ray techniques provided critical insights into the structure and solvation of finasteride polymorphs, identifying gaps in existing patent characterizations.
3 citations
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November 1999 in “Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery” AGA is a genetic, hormonal hair loss treated with finasteride, minoxidil, and supplements, but new compounds are being developed.
February 2023 in “Aesthetic Cosmetology and Medicine” This review examines the health-promoting effects of medicinal plants used in nutricosmetics, highlighting their beneficial impact on skin physiology, but offers no new clinical results.
42 citations
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September 2015 in “Gene” This study demonstrated that FGF5s acts as an inhibitor of FGF5 in regulating hair growth cycles in cashmere goat dermal papilla cells.
29 citations
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August 2008 in “Current Opinion in Pediatrics” This review discusses the most common types of alopecia in adolescents and emphasizes the importance of psychosocial support, but reports no new clinical findings.
28 citations
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January 2011 in “Hearing Research” This review covers recent developments in inner ear therapeutics and gene delivery methods but reports no new clinical results; it highlights potential strategies for treating hearing and balance disorders.
26 citations
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December 2022 in “Future Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences” This review discusses the use of terpenes and invasomes as permeation enhancers for transdermal drug delivery, focusing on their potential applications in pharmaceutical formulations, but it reports no new experimental results.
This study systematically reviewed androgenetic alopecia's clinical features, mechanisms, and treatments, highlighting that current drugs have limitations but emerging therapies and personalized treatment strategies could enhance efficacy and outcomes.
December 2009 in “Eclética Química” This study developed a new permanganometric method for determining minoxidil in pharmaceutical formulations, offering a simple and rapid alternative to chromatographic procedures with recovery rates between 94.5% and 95.2%.
25 citations
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January 1983 in “Analyst” Method measures minoxidil in tablets accurately and easily.
19 citations
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February 2021 in “International Journal of Pharmacognosy and Chemistry” This review discusses the pharmacological and pharmaceutical applications of Hibiscus rosa sinensis but does not report new findings, emphasizing its use as an excipient due to its medicinal properties.
20 citations
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January 2003 in “Dermatology online journal” This review discusses the potential of prostaglandin analogs for hair growth and forms of alopecia, and reports no new clinical results.
August 2025 in “Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology” This review explores low-level light therapy's potential as a noninvasive treatment for various forms of alopecia, noting its promising results in hair regrowth and density but highlighting the need for standardized protocols and further research.
December 2022 in “International Research Journal Of Modernization In Engineering Technology And Science” This review focuses on cosmeceuticals, emphasizing the herbs used and their associated benefits and challenges, but reports no new experimental results.
28 citations
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August 2003 in “Nature” Cosmeceuticals may have potential but their effectiveness and market success are still uncertain.
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February 2022 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” This study uses cryo-electron microscopy to reveal how androgen receptor forms a non-obligate dimer to bind DNA, with implications for prostate cancer development.
In this study, researchers assessed the physical-chemical and microbiological stability of various pharmaceutical ingredients in the vehicle TrichoSolTM, finding differing beyond-use dates for the compounds, such as 180 days for cetirizine hydrochloride, but only 90 days for progesterone at higher concentrations.
October 2021 in “JAAD Case Reports” This article discusses diabetic gustatory hyperhidrosis as a rare form of autonomic dysfunction linked to severe diabetic neuropathy and nephropathy, noting its impact on social and emotional well-being.
4 citations
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January 2011 in “Analytical Letters” This study demonstrated that a flow injection method using potassium permanganate for detecting minoxidil provided accurate recoveries and agreed closely with HPLC results, showing potential for effective analysis of commercial samples.
March 2025 in “Analytical Methods in Environmental Chemistry Journal” This study developed a spectrophotometric method to determine minoxidil in pharmaceuticals, creating a highly sensitive, simple, and cost-effective approach using a synthesized charge transfer complex with a notable absorption peak at 505 nm.
December 2024 in “Open Repository of the University of Porto (University of Porto)” This study consisted of a pharmacy master's thesis detailing practical experiences during a hospital and community pharmacy internship and scientific investigations into the off-label use of dutasteride for androgenetic alopecia and oral vaccines for urinary tract infection prophylaxis, emphasizing therapeutic applications and mechanisms of action.
28 citations
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May 2013 in “The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology” This review presents substantial evidence supporting testosterone use for hypoactive sexual desire disorder in postmenopausal women, but notes safety concerns with off-label prescribing due to lack of approved formulations.
October 2025 in “Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology” This case study suggests a potential connection between insulin resistance-induced diabetes and the development of migraine symptoms in a patient with HAIR-AN syndrome, highlighting the importance of early diagnosis and a multifaceted treatment approach.
February 2025 in “Dermatology and Therapy” This study highlights alopecia areata incognita as a unique form of alopecia areata that shares features with telogen effluvium and may relate to androgenetic alopecia, noting its sudden onset and favorable response to topical steroids.
April 2024 in “JMR. Journal of molecular recognition/Journal of molecular recognition” This study found that hydrophilic carbon dots (Lys-CA-CDs) induced bovine serum albumin to form more wormlike fibrils, while inhibiting hen egg white lysozyme from forming hair-like fibrils.