June 2022 in “Journal of Pakistan Association of Dermatologists” In this study, a 15-year-old male with alopecia areata universalis showed significant hair regrowth after an 8-month combination therapy, suggesting that comprehensive treatment, including antiviral, corticosteroid, and LED therapy, may be effective albeit long-term for managing this condition.
August 2020 in “Research Square (Research Square)” This study found that physoxia improved hair follicle functions in co-cultures of dermal papilla cells and melanocytes by enhancing their biological activities and promoting hair growth and pigmentation.
June 2018 in “Surgical Case Reports” S-1 treatment led to a complete response in pancreatic cancer with manageable side effects.
January 2016 in “Hair transplant forum international” This article communicates that there is no fundamental difference between the author's previous position on the future of hair restoration and opposing viewpoints but reports no new findings.
July 2011 in “Hair transplant forum international” This article discusses a previous study on female pattern hair loss and responds to comments by other researchers without presenting new findings.
March 2009 in “European Urology Supplements” December 2008 in “Al-Mağallaẗ al-ʻirāqiyyaẗ li-l-ṣaydalaẗ” This study found that antioxidant vitamin treatment improved the hair growth rate in patients with alopecia areata, regardless of the duration of their condition.
April 1998 in “Journal of women's health” This article discusses expert responses to hair loss in women but reports no new research findings.
March 1996 in “Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science” This study examined how different forms of dietary zinc affect the dimensions, weight, and zinc content of dog hair to evaluate coat condition.
March 1996 in “Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science” This study examined how the form of dietary zinc affects the dimensions, weight, and zinc content of dog hair, which are considered indicators of coat condition.
July 1989 in “British Journal of Dermatology” Women's acne improvement with antibiotics is not linked to signs of high male hormones.
December 2021 in “Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature”
April 2016 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study found a perfect correlation between laser Doppler velocimetry measurements of scalp blood perfusion after minoxidil application and sulfotransferase enzyme activity in hair follicles, indicating a potential non-invasive test to predict minoxidil response in female pattern hair loss.
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September 2015 in “Journal of Lipid Research” This review discusses the roles of dermal white adipose tissue (dWAT) as an insulator, antibiotic, and regenerative tissue, highlighting its importance in systemic metabolism and immune function, but reports no new clinical results.
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February 2021 in “Translational research” This review discusses the role of noncoding RNAs (ncRNAs) in radiation response and highlights their potential as biomarkers for assessing radiation damage, but reports no new clinical results.
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March 2011 in “Dermatologic Therapy” This study suggests that genetic variants in the androgen receptor gene may predict which postmenopausal women with hair loss respond to finasteride therapy.
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December 2021 in “Frontiers in Medicine” This study observed that dermatological patients using certain immunosuppressants, like azathioprine and high-dose prednisolone, had a reduced humoral immune response to the Sinovac-CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccine compared to those without such treatments.
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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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September 2024 in “Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” This review explores the shared pathogenesis of alopecia areata and vitiligo and compares treatment responses, noting that hair regrowth in alopecia areata occurs more rapidly than skin re-pigmentation in vitiligo, possibly due to differences in stem cell biology and treatment effects on melanocytes.
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January 2022 in “Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology” This study aimed to identify reliable predictors for the effectiveness of metformin therapy in weight loss and reduction of plasma androgen levels in PCOS women, highlighting the unpredictability of response to treatment.
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July 2008 in “British journal of dermatology/British journal of dermatology, Supplement” This study found that alopecia areata patients who responded poorly to topical immunotherapy had impaired peripheral blood mononuclear cell responses to T-cell stimulants.
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February 2025 in “Advanced Healthcare Materials” This study developed microfluidics-based 3D microtumors to model minimal residual disease in ovarian cancer, highlighting their alignment with patient-derived MRD and response to a fatty acid oxidation inhibitor.
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August 2012 in “Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics” Finasteride can help induce ovulation and lead to a healthy birth in some women.
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July 2019 in “Medicina Clínica (English Edition)” Tofacitinib partially improved hair regrowth in a patient with severe hair loss.
In this study, baseline neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) was associated with predicting early trichoscopic response in patients undergoing PRP-based treatment for non-scarring alopecia.
In this phase 2 trial, STS01 1% significantly improved hair regrowth in patients with mild to moderate patchy alopecia areata compared to placebo, with a manageable skin irritation side effect profile.
October 2025 in “Journal of Clinical Medicine” This study found that in patients with severe alopecia areata, those who responded early to baricitinib treatment typically had a lower baseline Severity of Alopecia Tool score, shorter disease duration, and higher erythrocyte sedimentation rate, suggesting these factors may predict therapeutic success.
January 2025 in “SKIN The Journal of Cutaneous Medicine” In this study, researchers found that patients with severe alopecia areata who respond to baricitinib treatment within six months may improve clinically within a year, while those with very severe disease may require at least a year for evidence of treatment effect.
July 2025 in “SKIN The Journal of Cutaneous Medicine” In this study, the researchers found that after initial hair regrowth with ritlecitinib in patients with severe alopecia areata, it took a median of 93 days to reach clinical trial-defined scalp hair regrowth, with those responding earlier showing faster progression to desired outcomes.
January 2025 in “SKIN The Journal of Cutaneous Medicine” In this analysis of the BRAVE-AA trials, a significant number of patients with severe alopecia areata treated with baricitinib reached complete or nearly complete scalp coverage (SALT score ≤10 or ≤5) over 52 weeks, particularly among those with less severe baseline characteristics.