
泰國瑪希敦大學研究發現,跨性別男性使用3%米諾地爾12週後,上唇鬍鬚及臉部毛髮密度顯著增加,副作用多為輕微局部反應。
泰國瑪希敦大學最新研究指出,跨性別男性使用生髮成分米諾地爾12週後,鬍鬚與上唇鬍鬚密度顯著增加。惟專家提醒尚未獲FDA核准用於臉部,且具潛在副作用,使用前應諮詢醫師。
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米諾地爾原為高血壓口服藥,後發展為外用生髮產品。科學家近期針對其對臉部毛髮生長的效果進行隨機雙盲試驗。
英國足球明星貝克漢留著明顯鬍渣,呈現男性臉部毛髮生長的情形。研究發現,常見生髮成分可能增加特定族群的鬍鬚密度。
常見生髮成分米諾地爾(Minoxidil),除了用於改善頭皮落髮,一項最新研究也發現,特定族群使用後,鬍鬚與上唇鬍鬚密度有所增加,且第8週就觀察到顯著差異。
科學媒體《ScienceAlert》報導,這項刊登於《皮膚病學治療期刊》(Journal of Dermatological Treatment)的隨機、雙盲、安慰劑對照試驗,由泰國瑪希敦大學(Mahidol University)研究團隊進行,納入69名接受穩定性別肯認荷爾蒙治療的跨性別男性,隨機分成兩組,每天分別在臉部塗抹3%米諾地爾或安慰劑,持續12週。
研究人員在第8週觀察到,使用米諾地爾的受試者臉部毛髮密度已出現顯著變化。到了第12週,米諾地爾組的上唇鬍鬚密度平均增加18.45根/平方公分,鬍鬚密度則增加11.16根/平方公分,毛髮直徑也有增加。試驗期間出現的副作用以局部搔癢、泛紅及脫屑為主,未回報嚴重不良事件。
不過,這項研究的對象是接受睪固酮治療的跨性別男性,結果能否適用於一般男性或其他族群,目前仍不清楚。此外,外用米諾地爾尚未獲美國食品藥物暨管理局(FDA)核准用於臉部鬍鬚生長。美國皮膚科醫學會也提醒,將米諾地爾用於臉部可能引起皮膚刺激,使用前宜先諮詢皮膚科醫師。
米諾地爾最初是作為治療高血壓的口服藥物開發,後來因具有促進毛髮生長的作用,才發展出外用生髮產品。由於它也具有血管擴張作用,若藥物經皮膚吸收進入全身循環,理論上可能引起頭暈、低血壓、心跳加快或心悸,民眾不宜自行將生髮產品塗抹於臉部。

On November 10, World Neuroendocrine Tumor Day, Chongqing University Cancer Hospital held science popularization and charity clinic activities. Experts pointed out that the disease is highly heterogeneous and easily misdiagnosed, and called on the public to improve scientific understanding and achieve early screening, early diagnosis and standardized diagnosis and treatment.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that this year the pneumococcal vaccination completion rate for people over 65 years old has increased to 40.9%, and the cumulative number of invasive pneumococcal infection cases has dropped by about 20% compared with the same period last year. Although this year's 40% target has been reached, there are still about 2.9 million people who have not been fully vaccinated. We call on those who are eligible for public funding to get vaccinated as soon as possible.

Chen Baihong, director of the Rehabilitation Department of Kuok General Hospital, pointed out that frozen shoulder (adhesive capsulitis) will not be cured by waiting. Some patients have residual symptoms for more than 10 years. When first-line drugs and rehabilitation are ineffective, ultrasound-guided capsuloplasty can be considered. The procedure takes about 10 minutes and can be completed in an outpatient clinic, but it must be combined with follow-up rehabilitation to completely solve the problem.

The groundbreaking ceremony for the new medical building at the Xindian campus of Catholic Tien Xin Hospital was held on November 10, 2026. New Taipei City Mayor Hou Youyi and New Taipei City mayoral candidates Su Qiaohui and Li Sichuan attended the ceremony. The new building is planned to have 14 floors above ground and 4 floors underground. It will integrate four specialist centers for diabetes, urology, chest and heart, and introduce smart nursing stations, mobile medical services and AI-assisted diagnosis and treatment. The project will cost approximately 6 billion yuan, and the city government will help speed up the administrative process.

The influenza epidemic has cooled down for several consecutive weeks, but the number of severe cases of influenza still exceeded 100 last week. The CDC has not yet announced that it is out of the epidemic period. It will be observed for another two weeks and the conditions for use of antiviral drugs will be extended for the third time to November 30.

A joint German and British study found that changes in glioblastoma cancer cells follow predictable hidden patterns. The research team analyzed the tumor molecular profiles of 12 patients and used the deep learning tool "scDORI" to identify regulatory factors that affect cell state transitions. They also proved that manipulating a few key factors can guide cancer cells to transform into a less aggressive state, but there is still some way to go before clinical application.