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March 2022 in “International Journal of Nutrology” This study found that myo-inositol improved fertility and metabolic parameters in women with polycystic ovary syndrome, including those undergoing in vitro fertilization, and reduced the risk of gestational diabetes.
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February 2023 in “Actas Dermo-Sifiliográficas” Baricitinib effectively improved both atopic dermatitis and alopecia areata symptoms in a patient.
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October 2025 in “Scientific Reports” This study reports that hedgehog pathway inhibitors, sonidegib and vismodegib, showed distinct adverse event patterns in real-world data, suggesting the need for further research to confirm these findings.
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February 2000 in “Anti-cancer drugs” In this pilot study, Doxil at 60 mg/m² every 4 weeks showed activity against hormone-refractory prostate cancer but was limited by severe mucocutaneous toxicities.
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January 2020 in “Nanoscale” Finasteride and baicalin in phospholipid vesicles effectively promote hair growth and increase follicle count.
63 citations
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May 2011 in “Clinical cancer research” In this study, topical CUR61414 was effective in inhibiting basal cell carcinomas in mice, but no clinical activity was observed in human trials.
November 2025 in “SKIN The Journal of Cutaneous Medicine” This study evaluated the long-term safety of ritlecitinib in adolescents with alopecia areata and found it to be well-tolerated without new safety concerns over approximately five years, with common adverse events including positive SARS-CoV-2 tests, acne, headache, and nasopharyngitis.
23 citations
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October 2008 in “Journal of medicinal chemistry” This study suggests that PF-0998425 is an effective androgen receptor antagonist for sebum control and androgenetic alopecia with rapid metabolism reducing the risk of systemic side effects.
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January 1991 in “Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology” This study found that both spironolactone with Ovysmen and cyproterone acetate with ethinyloestradiol significantly reduced hair growth in hirsute women, with no difference in effect between treatments.
May 2024 in “Australasian journal of dermatology” In this study, researchers found that bicalutamide was more effective and had a better safety profile than spironolactone for treating female-pattern hair loss in women aged 18 to 50, based on the Sinclair scale and photographic assessments after 24 weeks of treatment.
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May 2025 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” 1 citations
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July 2025 in “PubMed” This pilot study found that cord blood platelet-rich plasma treatment was safe and improved symptoms and sexual function in women with vulvar lichen sclerosus after standard topical corticosteroid treatment.
March 2001 in “Clinical Obstetrics & Gynecology” This paper is a quiz on contraceptive knowledge and reports no new research findings.
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November 2015 in “Phytotherapy Research” This study found that cucurbitacin I from bitter melon most effectively inhibited the growth of lung cancer cells and promoted hair cell growth in cell cultures.
25 citations
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November 2022 in “British journal of dermatology/British journal of dermatology, Supplement” In this analysis, safety data from two clinical trials showed that baricitinib for severe alopecia areata had predictable side effects like infections and elevated CPK, with some serious adverse events noted at low incidence rates; no deaths were reported.
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October 2004 in “Pharmacotherapy” In this study, peginterferon alfa-2b plus ribavirin therapy in hepatitis C patients was associated with serious adverse drug reactions in 20% of cases, highlighting differences from clinical trial findings.
36 citations
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May 2017 in “The journal of sexual medicine” In this retrospective study, cyproterone acetate treatment in late-pubertal trans-girls was found to be generally safe and led to mild feminizing effects, with more rapid feminization occurring when combined with estrogens.
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September 2023 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” This study focused on baricitinib's effect on patients with severe alopecia areata, highlighting its efficacy for hair regrowth and its potential to improve health-related quality of life and psychological symptoms, as seen in two phase 3 trials.
July 2008 in “International journal of psychophysiology” This retrospective study found that cyproterone acetate, both alone and with estrogens, was safe, well tolerated, and induced modest feminizing effects in late-pubertal transgender female adolescents.
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March 2023 in “Skin” This study describes the patterns of clinical response in patients with severe alopecia areata treated with baricitinib over 52 weeks, based on integrated data from two Phase 3 trials.
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October 2022 in “Annals of Translational Medicine” This study found that cucurbitacin cream reduced FGF18 levels and accelerated hair follicle transition to the anagen phase in mice, suggesting its potential as a treatment for hair regeneration.
234 citations
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September 2004 in “Clinical cancer research” In this Phase II study, BAY 43–9006, taken orally for renal cell carcinoma, stabilized disease in 30% of patients, with 40% responding positively, although the targets remain unclear.
24 citations
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December 2020 in “Kardiologiia” This study found that combining bromhexine and spironolactone was effective in improving clinical outcomes and reducing viral load or hospitalization duration in patients with mild to moderate COVID-19.
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January 2013 in “UNICA IRIS Institutional Research Information System (University of Cagliari)” This study found that chronic treatment with EE/LNG in female rats decreased brain concentrations of allopregnanolone, leading to reduced social and sexual behaviors; progesterone administration reversed these effects, except when finasteride was used to block the increase.
December 2025 in “Frontiers in Medicine” This case report presents the first instance of a pediatric alopecia areata patient switching from baricitinib to ritlecitinib, demonstrating favorable clinical outcomes, suggesting a potential new treatment pathway for children with severe cases of this condition.
September 2025 in “Experimental & Molecular Medicine” This study observed that the small molecules KY19382 and KY19334 inhibited cancerous traits in human cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma cells by suppressing the Wnt/β-catenin pathway, indicating their potential as treatments for cancers involving CDK1 overexpression and diseases related to CXXC5 accumulation.
April 2026 in “Therapeutic Advances in Drug Safety” This study developed a new clustering model to improve detection of drug-induced cognitive disorder risk signals, finding that it identified drugs with moderate risk signals, like Carbidopa/Levodopa, missed by traditional methods, enhancing clinical assessment comprehensiveness.
136 citations
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April 2013 in “Clinical Cancer Research” The study found that IPI-926 was well tolerated up to 160 mg once daily for 28-day cycles and showed activity as a single-agent treatment in Hedgehog pathway inhibitor-naïve patients with basal cell carcinoma.
In this study using a virtual screening approach, eriocitrin and silymarin were identified as potent flavonoid compounds that strongly and stably interacted with 5α-reductase type II, suggesting potential development as novel treatments for androgenic alopecia.
October 2025 in “Pharmaceutical Development and Technology” In this study, cetirizine hydrochloride was formulated into niosomal and cubosomal gels, showing potential for off-label use in treating androgenic alopecia due to effective skin permeation and acceptable safety profiles; cubosomal gels exhibited superior permeation compared to niosomal gels.