Drug cures hair loss in alopecia patients

Most hair-loss drugs currently available may stop hair loss, but do not cause hair to re-grow.

Now, research suggests that a drug already used to treat people with other conditions could restore hair growth in patients with one disease that can cause hair loss.

In a study, three people who took a drug called ruxolitinib daily for four to five months saw a complete re-growth of their hair. The patients had alopecia areata, an auto-immune disease that causes the loss of hair from the scalp or other areas of the body.