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7 citations,
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7 citations,
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July 2007 in “Pharmacotherapy: The Journal of Human Pharmacology and Drug Therapy” The medication lopinavir-ritonavir may cause severe hair loss.
6 citations,
May 2023 in “Drugs” Baricitinib helps regrow hair in adults with severe alopecia better than a placebo and is approved for treatment, but long-term effects are still unknown.
6 citations,
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6 citations,
February 2021 in “Advances in Clinical and Experimental Medicine” Wharton's jelly-derived stem cells were safely used to treat four alopecia patients, resulting in hair regrowth in all of them.
6 citations,
November 2020 in “Chinese Medical Journal” Combining minoxidil and fibroblast growth factor is more effective for treating male hair loss than using either alone.
6 citations,
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August 2018 in “BMJ open sport and exercise medicine” Resistance training might help with PCOS symptoms, but more research is needed.
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6 citations,
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6 citations,
April 2017 in “Experimental dermatology” CD80CD86 deficiency causes hair loss by disrupting regulatory T cells.
6 citations,
December 2016 in “Journal of Dermatology” Dutasteride effectively and safely treats male hair loss for over a year.
6 citations,
July 2016 in “Cell cycle/Cell cycle (Georgetown, Tex. Online)” Younger mice's hair-follicle stem cells are better at turning into heart cells than older mice's.
6 citations,
October 2012 in “PubMed” The combined treatment of 3% minoxidil and 0.1% finasteride is more effective in improving hair loss than 3% minoxidil alone, with similar side effects.
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June 2004 in “Dermatologic Surgery” A woman had temporary hair loss after a facelift, which improved on its own within a year.
6 citations,
May 1986 in “Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology” The drug TGU was ineffective against small cell lung cancer and caused significant bone marrow suppression.
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May 1941 in “Science” Ducks can get the Rous sarcoma virus if infected shortly after birth, leading to tumors and disease spread.
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January 2018 in “Research Journal of Pharmacy and Technology” Finasteride significantly reduces fertility in male rats.
5 citations,
August 2015 in “Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry” Obese mice with a leptin gene mutation have a longer resting phase in their hair cycle, which may help understand certain hair loss conditions.
5 citations,
September 2013 in “The Journal of Dermatology” Researchers found a new mutation in the HR gene causing hair loss and skin bumps in a Pakistani family.
5 citations,
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June 2012 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” Putting thymidine dinucleotide on newborn mice's skin can delay and reduce skin cancer.
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January 2011 Gyungokgo-gamibang extract significantly promotes hair growth and increases hair thickness.