INTERNATIONAL PATENT: THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY FILES APPLICATION FOR "METFORMIN REVERSES SCARRING IN CICIATRICIAL ALOPECIA AND PROMOTES HAIR GROWTH"

GENEVA, Sept. 18 -- THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY (3400 N. Charles StreetBaltimore, Maryland 21218) filed a patent application (PCT/US2025/019164) for "METFORMIN REVERSES SCARRING IN CICIATRICIAL ALOPECIA AND PROMOTES HAIR GROWTH" on Mar 10, 2025. With publication no. WO/2025/189184, the details related to the patent application was published on Sep 11, 2025.

Notably, the patent application was submitted under the International Patent Classification (IPC) system, which is managed by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

Inventor(s): AGUH, Crystal (c/o The Johns Hopkins University3400 North Charles StreetBaltimore, Maryland 21218)

Abstract: Methods for treating cicatricial alopecia, including central centrifugal cicatricia...