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Possible cure for alopecia areata : ruxolitinib

08-18-2014, 07:46 AM

drug name: ruxolitinib
All 3 patients see total hair regrowth.

BBC news 18/Aug/2014:

Hair loss reversed in alopecia areata sufferers

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-28834058

Scientists say three people with the hair-loss condition alopecia areata have seen their hair completely re-grow after taking a pill for five months.

Guardian newspaper 17/Aug/2014:

Alopecia sufferers given new treatment hope with repurposed drug

http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/aug/17/alopecia-treatment-announced-us-ruxolitinib-baldness

Columbia University researchers announce dramatic results in trials of bone marrow drug, with full hair regrowth within five months
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