It's believed that Lalit Patidar is one of fewer than 50 people to experience hypertrichosis worldwide since the Middle Ages ...

While the causes of hypertrichosis remain largely unknown, specialists believe that cancer, malnutrition and even gene ...

Lalit Patidar, an 18-year-old in India, was found to have 201.72 hairs per square centimeter, covering 95% of his face, ...

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AN 18-year-old in India has made history by securing the Guinness world record for the hairiest male face. Lalit Patidar has hair covering 95 per cent face due to a rare condition called ...

Diazoxide choline is the first drug indicated for hyperphagia in the rare genetic disorder. Prior to approval, people with ...

A teenager from India, who has the rare condition hypertrichosis, which causes excessive hair growth on the body, has broken an unusual Guinness World Record — for hairiest face. “I am ...

US FDA approves Soleno Therapeutics’ Vykat XR to treat hyperphagia in Prader-Willi syndrome: Redwood City, California Saturday, March 29, 2025, 18:00 Hrs [IST] Soleno Therapeuti ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Vykat™ XR (diazoxide choline) for the treatment of hyperphagia in adults and pediatric patients 4 years of age and older with Prader-Willi syndrome ...

First approved therapy to address hyperphagia in individuals with Prader-Willi syndrome. Management to host conference call and webcast today, March 26 th, at 5:30pm ET. REDWOOD C ...

The FDA has approved the first therapy to address hyperphagia for children and adults aged 4 years and older with ...