Bone marrow drug could treat alopecia
Conclusion
This is valuable laboratory research that identifies the specific type of immune cell (CD8+NKG2D+ T cells) that is involved in the disease process of alopecia. It further identifies several signalling molecules that are drivers of this T cell activity.
The researchers then demonstrate that giving two molecular treatments to block the signalling molecules – ruxolitinib (currently licensed in the UK to treat certain bone marrow disorders) and tofacitinib (not currently licensed for any condition in the UK) – were effective in preventing and reversing the disease process in mice with alopecia.
These findings i...
Source: NHS News Feed - August 18, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medication Source Type: news
New Drug Helps Some Bald Patients Regrow Hair
The drug, which suppresses immune system activity, showed significant results for several sufferers of the autoimmune disease alopecia areata. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - August 17, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By PAM BELLUCK Tags: Hair Arthritis Research Nature Medicine (Journal) Columbia University Medical Center Raphael Clynes Bristol Myers Squibb Company BMY NYSE Alopecia Areata Christiano, Angela Immune System Source Type: news
FDA-approved drug restores hair in patients with Alopecia Areata
(Columbia University Medical Center) Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center have identified the immune cells responsible for destroying hair follicles in people with alopecia areata, a common autoimmune disease that causes hair loss, and have tested an FDA-approved drug that eliminated these immune cells and restored hair growth in a small number of patients.The results appear in today's online issue of Nature Medicine. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - August 17, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Drug gives bald man lots of hair
By 18, Kyle Rhodes had lost all the hair on his body due to alopecia areata. An arthritis drug gave it back. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - June 24, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Hairless Man Now Hairy, Thanks to Arthritis Drug
Success suggests possible treatment for condition called alopecia areata universalis. Learn more at WebMD. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - June 20, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Drug gives bald man full head of hair
By 18, Kyle Rhodes had lost all the hair on his body due to alopecia areata. An arthritis drug gave it back. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - June 20, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Drug gives bald man hair
By 18, Kyle Rhodes had lost all the hair on his body due to alopecia areata. But a new drug has reversed that. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - June 20, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
NAAF Is There to Help Children Discriminated Because of Alopecia Areata
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Alopecia Areata
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Source: MedicineNet Skin General - March 26, 2014 Category: Dermatology Source Type: news
Alopecia areata and suicide of children - Sinclair RD.
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Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - March 7, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
New Technique Holds Promise for Hair Loss
Researchers said the procedure, tested in mice, would not just relocate hair, as in a transplant, but would increase its amount. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - October 21, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By DENISE GRADY Tags: Genetics and Heredity Baldness Hair Mice Alopecia Areata Christiano, Angela Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Source Type: news
New Technique Holds Promise for Hair Growth
Researchers said the procedure, tested in mice, would not just relocate hair, as in a transplant, but would increase its amount. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - October 21, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By DENISE GRADY Tags: Genetics and Heredity Baldness Hair Mice Alopecia Areata Christiano, Angela Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Source Type: news
Study Evaluates Prevalence Of Multiple Health Concerns Among Patients With The Alopecia Areata
JAMA Dermatology Study Highlights A study by Kathie P. Huang, M.D., of Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, and colleagues examined the prevalence of comorbid (co-existing) conditions among patients with alopecia areata (AA), an autoimmune disease that presents with nonscarring hair loss from some or all hair-bearing areas of the body, typically the scalp. (Online First) The retrospective cross-sectional study identified 3,568 individuals with AA seen in the Partners Healthcare System in Boston between January 2000 and January 2011... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - May 24, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Dermatology Source Type: news
Alopecia Areata Associated With Autoimmune Comorbidity Alopecia Areata Associated With Autoimmune Comorbidity
Alopecia areata appears to be associated with autoimmune disorders, atopic dermatitis, and psychiatric disorders. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - May 23, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Dermatology News Source Type: news
Platelet-Rich Plasma Boosts Hair Growth in Alopecia AreataPlatelet-Rich Plasma Boosts Hair Growth in Alopecia Areata
Alopecia areata, inflammation-induced hair loss, improved more with platelet-rich plasma (PRP) than with triamcinolone acetonide in a recent trial. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - April 30, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Dermatology News Source Type: news
