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growth factors taken from your blood and injected into your scalp to stimulate hair
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mTOR regulator and immunosuppressant used more recently for anti-aging and hair regrowth
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natural substance from Neem tree with medicinal and pesticidal properties
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much-hyped research compound targeting prolactin receptor in scalp
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glycoprotein that inhibits TGF-β and promotes hair growth by antagonizing activin
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research Therapeutic Indications and Use-Case-Driven Updates in the Drug Ontology: Anti-Malarials, Anti-Hypertensives, Opioid Analgesics, and a Large Term Request
The Drug Ontology was updated to better classify drugs for hypertension, malaria, and opioid abuse, and to allow for more accurate research queries.
research Why Do Promising Therapies Stall in Development and How Can We Move Them Forward?
Most drugs fail to reach the market, but understanding their properties and using strategies like early toxicity tests and drug repurposing can help advance their development.
research Drug Repositioning Using In Silico Compound Profiling
Using computers to analyze drugs can find new uses for them, but actual experiments are needed to confirm these uses.
research Low-Dose Naltrexone: A Novel Adjunctive Treatment in Symptomatic Alopecias?
Low-dose naltrexone might be a cheap and effective additional treatment for hair loss with scalp discomfort due to its anti-inflammatory effects and few side effects.
research Repurposing of Drugs for Cardiometabolic Disorders: An Out and Out Cumulation
Existing drugs are being repurposed to treat cardiometabolic disorders, which is safer, faster, and cheaper than developing new drugs.
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community The story of RU58841/ PSK3841
RU58841, a potential hair loss treatment, was not commercialized due to marketability issues and lack of long-term safety data. Concerns about its formulation and delivery methods further complicate its use.
community Why is it that low testosterone causes hair loss as well? How can I be balding?
The conversation discusses the confusion over low testosterone potentially causing hair loss, with users sharing personal experiences and knowledge about hair loss treatments like Finasteride. Some users suggest that hair follicle sensitivity to DHT, not testosterone levels, is the key factor in balding, and others discuss the side effects of hair loss medications.
community My Progress - 56 y/o with NW7 hairloss
A 57-year-old man with severe hair loss since age 14 tried various hair loss treatments over two years, including finasteride, dutasteride, minoxidil, and supplements, with some minor regrowth. He also experimented with topical treatments and microneedling, but results were not cosmetically significant.
community Shouldn’t it be impossible for dutasteride to make hair loss worse?
Dutasteride is unlikely to worsen hair loss; shedding is often temporary. Other factors like inconsistent use, placebo effect, or additional treatments may influence perceived results.
community New Latanoprost-Based Formula Used by Hollywood Celebrities
A new Latanoprost-based formula used by Hollywood celebrities to treat hair loss, with the formula containing minoxidil, tretinoin, melatonin, azelaic acid, zinc thymulin, vitamin B6, sandalore and methyl vanillate. It also mentions the potential of offering a combined sublingual minoxidil/oral dutasteride option in the future.