17th November, 2009 - Posted by webmaster - No Comments
Finasteride is an effective oral medication in the treatment of androgenetic alopecia (AGA). Minoxidil has a direct effect on hair growth by stimulating dermal papillae or follicular hair matrix cells.
Article by Gwang Seong Choi, Sung Joo Lee
Author: Gwang Seong Choi, Sung Joo Lee.
Department of Dermatology, Inha University, Inchon, Korea
Study Results:
Finasteride is an effective oral medication »
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12th November, 2009 - Posted by webmaster - No Comments
J Dermatol. 2009 Aug;36(8):437-46.
Randomized clinical trial comparing 5% and 1% topical minoxidil for the treatment of androgenetic alopecia in Japanese men.
Tsuboi R, Arano O, Nishikawa T, Yamada H, Katsuoka K.
Department of Dermatology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
Minoxidil is efficacious in inducing hair growth in patients with androgenetic alopecia by inducing hair follicles to undergo transition »
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Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2009 Oct 29.
Thyroid receptor agonists for the treatment of androgenetic alopecia.
Li JJ, Mitchell LH, Dow RL.
Department of Chemistry, Michigan Laboratories, Pfizer Global Research & Development, 2800 Plymouth Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, United States.
A thyroid hormone receptor beta subtype-selective thyromimetic 5 was found to be efficacious in both mouse and monkey »
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27th August, 2009 - Posted by webmaster - No Comments
The 17th Annual Scientific Meeting of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery was held at the RAI Congress Centre in Amsterdam, the Netherlands on 22-26 July 2009. Hundreds of physicians, primarily hair transplant surgeons, were in attendance listening to presentations and viewing demonstrations from pioneers and leaders in the field of hair restoration. Although »
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24th August, 2009 - Posted by webmaster - No Comments
Female pattern hair loss (FPHL) is a clinical problem that is becoming more common in women. Female alopecia with androgen increase is called female androgenetic alopecia (FAGA) and without androgen increase is called female pattern hair loss. The clinical picture of typical FAGA begins with a specific “diffuse loss of hair »
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Low-level laser therapy (LLLT) is a new therapy for the treatment of hair loss. It has received enormous media attention and tremendous marketing budgets from companies that sell the devices, but no independent, peer-reviewed studies have demonstrated its efficacy in this application. Here we investigate the efficacy of LLLT in enhancing hair growth. METHODS: A »
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4th August, 2009 - Posted by webmaster - No Comments
Spearmint herbal tea has significant anti-androgen effects in polycystic ovarian syndrome. a randomized controlled trial.
Hirsutism in polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), consequent to elevated androgen levels leads to significant cosmetic and psychological problems. Recent research in Turkey has shown that spearmint tea has antiandrogenic properties in females with hirsutism. No research has yet been undertaken to »
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2nd August, 2009 - Posted by webmaster - No Comments
The Dawn of Hair Cloning
The eureka moment for Colin Jahoda, MD, PhD, and Amanda Reynolds, PhD—a husband-and-wife team of biologists at the University of Durham, in England—involved an experiment that also served as a nerdy version of a “Colin Forever” tattoo. Dr. Jahoda removed a hair follicle from his head, put it under a microscope, »
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25th July, 2009 - Posted by webmaster - No Comments
Isoflavone supplements stimulated the production of serum equol and decreased the serum dihydrotestosterone levels in healthy male volunteers.
Tanaka M, Fujimoto K, Chihara Y, Torimoto K, Yoneda T, Tanaka N, Hirayama A, Miyanaga N, Akaza H, Hirao Y.
Department of Urology, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Japan.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of supplementing »
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10th July, 2009 - Posted by webmaster - No Comments
Ketoconazole (KCZ), an imidazole anti-fungal agent, is known to be effective for the treatment of seborrheic dermatitis and dandruff. In addition, 2% KCZ shampoo was found to improve hair density and the size and proportion of anagen follicles in androgenetic alopecia (AGA) [1] and, in combination with finasteride, to have an additive effect for AGA »
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