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In this report, two women treated with alitretinoin experienced persistent curling of their previously straight hair, suggesting a likely causal link between the medication and hair texture changes.

This article reviews recent discoveries about the role of the nitroxide free radical NO in vascular physiology and suggests potential implications for minoxidil's vasodilatory action, but reports no new clinical findings.

This study reports that patients with severe alopecia areata who experienced sustained scalp regrowth while receiving continuous baricitinib treatment showed improvements in health-related quality of life and reductions in anxiety and depression symptoms.

This review covers red light Transcranial LED therapy for hippocampal memory impairment in aging and Alzheimer's but reports no clinical results, highlighting a need for further research into its mechanisms and effects.

This study reported a rare case of pityriasis rubra pilaris-like skin reaction in an 18-year-old woman after starting ponatinib treatment for relapsed Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia, which resolved after treatment adjustment and did not recur over 15 months.

This study suggests that weekly oral finasteride may be a promising alternative to isotretinoin for treating nodulocystic acne, showing substantial improvements with lower incidence of sexual dysfunction.

This study found that RALF peptides, through liquid-liquid phase separation, form condensates with pectin and other proteins, playing a pivotal role in plant development and stress response regulation.

This study found that finasteride treatment in men with benign prostate hyperplasia significantly altered steroid hormone profiles and may contribute to depressive symptoms by affecting neuroactive steroid levels.

This article highlights that isotretinoin can rarely cause persistent sexual dysfunction, similar to finasteride and certain antidepressants, a side effect not mentioned in the drug’s data sheet.

In this experimental study on rats, the researchers reported that administering minoxidil did not have significant electrophysiological or histopathological effects on penicillin-induced epilepsy, although future studies with larger sample sizes are recommended for more definitive conclusions.

This study found that the retinoid LGD1069 suppressed mammary tumorigenesis in a mouse model without observable toxicity, while TTNPB showed modest effects but was associated with significant toxicity.

In this study, researchers developed an optimized formulation of a traditional ethnomedicinal recipe from East Nusa Tenggara, which demonstrated strong antioxidant activity and significantly enhanced hair growth in a mouse alopecia model, compared to control groups.

This review discusses the use of 5α-reductase inhibitors in treating benign prostatic hyperplasia, highlighting their long-term effectiveness and benefits when combined with α1-adrenergic antagonists; it reports no new clinical results.

This study suggests that inhibitors of steroidogenic enzymes may have therapeutic potential for certain behavioral disorders linked to dopaminergic hyperfunction, despite concerns about their endocrine impacts.

This article addresses recent negative publicity around finasteride for hair loss and notes an increase in patients choosing topical alternatives, without presenting new research findings.

This study found that a rosemary extract hair tonic at concentrations up to 15% effectively promotes hair growth in male Wistar rats, achieving longer and thicker hair compared to minoxidil 2%, and causing fewer side effects.

This study assessed the safety and efficacy of Romantaque lotion for unwanted hair growth and found statistically significant hair growth inhibition with no adverse effects in 30 volunteers after repeated applications over one year.

Minoxidil helps lower blood pressure in kids with severe hypertension, but may cause temporary excessive hair growth.

In this study, itraconazole was reported to effectively alleviate clinical symptoms in patients with recalcitrant Trichophyton rubrum infections, though toenail infections often recurred, indicating the need for further research on long-term efficacy and safety.

A document listed serious side effects from various drugs, including deaths and diseases, emphasizing the importance of being aware of drug side effects.

This study found that people taking Serenoa repens for more than 14 days had a higher likelihood of serious adverse reactions, particularly when also using multiple or interacting supplements, although higher SR doses were linked to lower risk.

This study in Mexican adolescents with severe alopecia areata reported that oral tofacitinib treatment resulted in hair growth and reduced alopecia severity without serious adverse effects.

This study found that lotion containing ethanolic extract of Phyllanthus niruri promoted hair growth in rats, with the addition of 1% menthol enhancing this effect compared to the extract alone.

This study observed that tofacitinib therapy over about 16 weeks had a positive effect in children with alopecia areata, reducing the SALT index significantly in some patients.

This article discusses the potential use of 5α-reductase inhibitors in dermatology and reports no new clinical results; the authors suggest further exploration of their dermatological applications.