Hair follicles are sensitive mini-organs that rely on a healthy microenvironment to stay active
Additional indications vary between drugs, with semaglutide approved for use in 12 years and above for weight management, while tirzepatide is approved for use in 10-year-olds and above for T2DM Both medications share similar gastrointestinal side effects, which leads many patients to discontinue use, as well as boxed warnings regarding the risk of thyroid tumors
However, manufacturing GLP-1 medicines is not as straightforward as others
Frequently discussed areas include extracellular-matrix regulation, collagen-associated pathways, wound-model biology, oxidative-stress signaling, inflammatory signaling, angiogenesis-related models, and gene-expression profiling
Studies of biomarkers (amyloid PET, tau imaging, MRI volumetrics) to detect early structural/functional changes