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research Hair Follicles, Their Disorders, and Their Opportunities
Hair follicles offer promising targets for delivering drugs to treat hair and skin conditions.
research Demodex Prevalence in Mine, Textile, and Food Factory Workers with Dermatosis: A Cross-Sectional, Multicenter Study
Many workers in mines, textile, and food factories have skin mites, with textile workers having the most, and women more than men.
research Facts About Zinc
Zinc is crucial for health, and lack of it can cause serious health issues.
research Direct Conversion of Mouse and Human Fibroblasts to Functional Melanocytes by Defined Factors
Fibroblasts can be turned into melanocytes for potential skin treatments.
research Deep Learning-Based Automatic System for Diagnosis and Classification of Skin Dermatoses
The document concludes that an automatic system using deep learning can help diagnose skin disorders, but challenges and opportunities in this area remain.
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5 / 1000+ resultscommunity Androgenetic alopecia is a skin disease: DHT-mediated skin disorders
Dihydrotestosterone (DHT) impacts various skin conditions, including Androgenetic alopecia and seborrheic dermatitis, by causing overactivity in sebaceous glands. Topical medications Tacrolimus and Clobetasol can reduce these inflammatory conditions, and treatments like RU58841, Minoxidil, and Finasteride may also be beneficial.
community 5ARi of choice not working yet? Paper Review for efficacy + safety
Dutasteride is more effective than finasteride for hair loss, especially at the crown and midscalp, but both have similar side-effect profiles with low incidence of sexual adverse events. Improvement is measured visually, and significant results may take over 12 months to appear.
community Please stop looking for a natural way to stop your hairloss
No natural way to stop hair loss, pharmaceuticals only option. Users discuss Minoxidil, Finasteride, natural remedies, and healthy scalp importance.
community Finally got to see my dermatologist for dutasteride today. He said that dutasteride will not cause a shed. Everyone on Reddit says otherwise.
User lost ground on finasteride, switched to dutasteride. Dermatologist said no shedding, but online experiences differ.
community If You Have DUPA, PLEASE READ THIS: Everyone Should Be Scalp Biopsied
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1 year ago Scalp biopsies are crucial for diagnosing hair loss conditions like Diffuse Unpatterned Alopecia (DUPA) and retrograde hair loss, as treatments like finasteride and dutasteride may not be effective if other conditions are present. Combining PPAR-GAMMA agonists with retinoids could improve treatments for conditions like Lichen Planopilaris.