101. New Alopecia Treatment, New Way for Nuclear Fusion, Saving Dying Organs

News: <p><a href='https://futurism.com/neoscope/alopecia-treatment-announced'>Scientists Say New Treatment Lets Alopecia Patients Regrow Hair</a> | Futurism (01:14)</p> <ul><li style="font-weight:400;">Scientists at Yale announced this week that a common arthritis medication (<a href='https://www.drugs.com/mtm/baricitinib.html'>baricitinib</a>) appears to help alopecia patients regrow their hair.<ul><li style="font-weight:400;"> a potential treatment for a widespread autoimmune condition.</li> </ul> </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Baricitinib is used to reduce pain, stiffness, and swelling in adults with rheumatoid arthritis after other treatments have failed. <ul><li style="font-weight:400;">Helps slow the progression of bone and joint damage.</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">It is a Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor </li> </ul> </li> <li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='http://verywellhealth.com/jak-inhibitors-4706526'>Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors</a> are a group of medications that inhibit activity and response of one or more of the Janus kinase enzymes (JAK1, JAK2, JAK3, and TYK2). <ul><li style="font-weight:400;">These enzymes normally promote inflammation and autoimmunity.</li> </ul> </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Alopecia is a common autoimmune disorder that causes hair loss <ul><li style="font-weight:400;">Affects people of all ages, although it most commonly appears in adolescence or early adulthood. </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Affects 1<a href='https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/alopecia-areata/#frequency'> in every 500 to 1,000 people</a> in the United States.</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">There is currently no FDA-approved treatment for the disease.</li> </ul> </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Dr. Brett King, lead author on the study told <a href='https://news.yale.edu/2022/03/26/new-trials-alopecia-areata-treatment-are-success'>Yale news</a>:<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">“This is so exciting, because the data clearly show how effective baricitinib is … These large, control