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November 2018 in “Nutrients” Annurca apple extract may protect mouse hair from damage by chemotherapy and could help treat hair loss without promoting cancer growth.
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October 1990 in “Alcoholism/Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research” The document concludes that the exact way alcohol causes harm to fetal development is unknown, but it significantly affects nutrient transport to the fetus and a safe level of alcohol during pregnancy is not determined.
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December 2015 in “Journal of skin and stem cell” Using a gel called Diclofenac can potentially cause hair to grow back in bald spots in older men.
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February 2019 in “Journal of The European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” April 2023 in “Dermatologica Sinica” Sex hormones affect hair growth and loss, and treatments for related hair diseases include various medications, hair transplantation, and light therapy.
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February 2018 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” The document concludes that a protein involved in hair growth may link to baldness and that more research is needed on its role in hair loss and skin cancer treatments.
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April 2021 in “Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology” Conflicting findings in androgenic alopecia are likely due to biopsy location, hair diameter diversity, and hair follicle miniaturization.
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December 1979 in “Naunyn-schmiedebergs Archives of Pharmacology” These drugs raise prostaglandin-like material in dog blood, possibly causing blood vessel widening.
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August 2014 in “European journal of ophthalmology” PGF2α receptors in human eyelids are found in specific parts of hair follicles, explaining eyelash changes with glaucoma treatment.
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November 2012 in “Biomolecules & therapeutics” A compound from brown algae boosts the production of a certain inflammatory substance in skin cells.
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November 1999 in “Neurology” The article suggests managing interferon beta therapy side effects in MS with dose adjustments, medications, and patient education.
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