Hair Regrowth Seen in Alopecia With Methotrexate + Prednisone
WEDNESDAY, March 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with recalcitrant alopecia areata totalis or universalis, methotrexate combined with prednisone yields complete hair regrowth in about 31 percent of patients, according to a study published on…
Learn MoreBurden of Alopecia Areata Significant in the United States
MONDAY, March 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The burden of alopecia areata (AA) is considerable in the United States, with people of color, especially Asians, disproportionately affected, according to a study published online March 1 in JAMA Dermatology….
Learn MoreThe Naked Ape: Science Unravels How Humans Lost Their Body Hair
FRIDAY, Jan. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) – In the mammalian world, there are the hairy, the less hairy and the hairless. But why that is has remained a mystery.Until now.In a new study that compared the DNA of 62 animals, researchers found that while hum…
Learn MoreNutritional Supplements May Have Role in Hair Loss Treatment
THURSDAY, Dec. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — There may be a potential role for nutritional supplements in the treatment of hair loss, according to a review published online Nov. 30 in JAMA Dermatology.Lara Drake, from the Tufts University School of Medi…
Learn MoreBald Men, Take Note: Scientists Grow Hair Follicles in the Lab
FRIDAY, Oct. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In what could be an advance against hair loss, researchers say they’ve successfully grown hair follicles in culture in the lab. The Japanese research team created a system that produces fully mature hair folli…
Learn More¿Quién desarrolla COVID prolongada? Solo ver a un paciente ofrece pistas
MARTES, 19 de julio de 2022 (HealthDay News) — A veces, tan solo observar a una persona puede ofrecer pistas sobre sus probabilidades de desarrollar COVID prolongada tras un encuentro con el virus.Por ejemplo, las personas obesas tienen cinco veces m…
Learn MoreWho’ll Get Long COVID? Just a Look at a Patient Gives Clues
TUESDAY, July 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Sometimes just looking at a person can give clues to their likelihood of developing long COVID after a bout with the virus.For example, obese people are five times more likely to suffer long COVID symptoms th…
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