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A Common Arthritis Drug Can Help Alopecia Patients Regrow Hair, Large U.S. Trials Find
An experimental treatment for a condition that can cause widespread hair loss is close to the finish line. Recently published data from two Phase III trials has shown that baricitinib can help substantially regrow the hair of some patients with alopecia areata. The findings will likely pave the way for the Food and Drug Administration…
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The Pandemic Has Made Lung Cancer Research More Difficult
A new study out Thursday highlights one of the indirect harms of the pandemic: Scientists are having trouble recruiting volunteers for their lung cancer research. The research found that enrollment in clinical trials declined by 43% in 2020 compared to the year before, forcing researchers to come up with some creative ways to reduce attrition as…
