Hair & Nails
Conference Coverage
JAK inhibitor provides impressive hair growth for patients with alopecia areata
There was a clear dose effect; hair growth increased more quickly with the 4-mg dose of baricitinib than with the 2-mg dose.
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New finasteride lawsuit brings renewed attention to psychiatric, ED adverse event reports
Both Canadian and British regulatory authorities have added warnings about depression and suicide to the Propecia label but the FDA has not...
From the Journals
Hair regrowth stimulated by microneedle patch in preclinical study
Though the idea is not yet ready to be tried on people, it represents an inventive step forward in addressing a common problem.
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FDA inaction on hair loss drug’s suicide, depression, erectile dysfunction risk sparks lawsuit
As an alternative, PFSF requested that the FDA require the drug’s manufacturers revise the safety information on the labeling and add boxed...
Tips
A Modified Anchor Taping Technique for Distal Onychocryptosis
We present a modified anchor taping method used to treat distal onychocryptosis of the fingernail.
From the Journals
Review eyes nail unit toxicities secondary to targeted cancer therapy
Paronychia and periungual pyogenic granulomas are the most common nail unit toxicities related to targeted cancer therapies and immunotherapies....
Conference Coverage
Microbiome: Gut dysbiosis linked to development of alopecia areata
The research highlights “how important the gut microbiome is to human disease, and that differences in relative abundance of bacteria play one...
Original Research
The Top 100 Most-Cited Articles on Nail Psoriasis: A Bibliometric Analysis
Nail psoriasis is highly prevalent in patients with cutaneous psoriasis and also may present as an isolated finding. Our objectives were to...
Food for Thought
Use of Complementary Alternative Medicine and Supplementation for Skin Disease
A review of the current literature regarding complementary alternative medicine for the treatment of 3 common conditions—atopic dermatitis (AD),...
From the Journals
Androgenetic alopecia fuels negative emotions and poor quality of life
Poor quality of life, but not depression, was significantly impacted by androgenetic alopecia in a meta-analysis.
Aesthetic Dermatology Update
Graying of hair: Could it be reversed?
The graying correlated with stress was also reversible, “at least temporarily.”