Senior Member gmonasco Posted February 16, 2011 Senior Member Share Posted February 16, 2011 Good news for bald mice: A five-day treatment can restore a silky black coat of fur. But it will be a while before the hair-raising drug -- accidently discovered by University of California, Los Angeles scientists studying gut function -- is ready to be tested in humans. http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Wellness/baldness-alopecia-reversed-mice/story?id=12932070 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Blake Bloxham Posted February 17, 2011 Senior Member Share Posted February 17, 2011 Very interesting (and from my Alma Mater)! "Doc" Blake Bloxham - formerly "Future_HT_Doc" Forum Co-Moderator and Editorial Assistant for the Hair Transplant Network, the Hair Loss Learning Center, the Hair Loss Q&A Blog, and the Hair Restoration Forum All opinions are my own and my advice does not constitute as medical advice. All medical questions and concerns should be addressed by a personal physician. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member TakingThePlunge Posted February 17, 2011 Senior Member Share Posted February 17, 2011 Very interesting! The more avenues to a hair loss cure that are being explored, the better our chances. Very encouraging! David - Former Forum Co-Moderator and Editorial Assistant I am not a medical professional. All opinions are my own and my advice should not constitute as medical advice. View my Hair Loss Website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member slowjo Posted February 18, 2011 Regular Member Share Posted February 18, 2011 Ten years...well at least the stem cells are there. I just wonder how hard it will be turning the "working" cells on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hair7777777 Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 (edited) Are those underlying dormant follicles theoretically destroyed in a HT (when they plant the new ones, what happens to the old ones?)? Edited November 25, 2012 by Hair7777777 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member gmonasco Posted February 26, 2011 Author Senior Member Share Posted February 26, 2011 So what is the potential for humans? Could the mouse experiment offer a remedy for balding in humans, specifically men? One expert believes it can, and that this is just the tip of the iceberg. "In the short term - within a matter of months - we will be able to skin these mice and attach their unbalding pelts to human heads making a mouse skin toupee if you like," says toupee manufacturer and hot-rod enthusiast Wayne Gordon. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/opinion/news/article.cfm?c_id=466&objectid=10707570 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Blake Bloxham Posted February 26, 2011 Senior Member Share Posted February 26, 2011 That Guy: Of mice and men and strange brown mousy hair - Opinion - NZ Herald News Mouse skin toupee, huh? Definitely not the final direction I feel this research breakthrough will take, but I guess it's a start "Doc" Blake Bloxham - formerly "Future_HT_Doc" Forum Co-Moderator and Editorial Assistant for the Hair Transplant Network, the Hair Loss Learning Center, the Hair Loss Q&A Blog, and the Hair Restoration Forum All opinions are my own and my advice does not constitute as medical advice. All medical questions and concerns should be addressed by a personal physician. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hair7777777 Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 what about my question - do HT's destroy the underlying dormant cells? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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