Latest article on baldness cure.

[Mikey1970]

This is a very interesting read.

 

Is there finally a cure for baldness? Complex cells with hair follicles have been implanted onto skin for the first time | Daily Mail Online

[JON86]

The hair growth on mice thing is not new news it has happened a few years ago. There are many companies that claim to be close but will believe it when I see it. This link is years old. Cure for baldness, alopecia? Researchers accidentally grow hair on bald mice | Tampa Bay Times

[Dr. Glenn Charles]

You gotta figure its only a matter of time before some scientist figures this out. Just wondering if I will still be alive when it happens. Lol

[esrec]

I think there's more $$$ to be made in regrowth than a cure. The cynic in me says helping men grow back their hair holds more incentive for big pharma, thus more likely.

 

Who knows--did we think an arthritic medication would do wonders for alopecia areata sufferers? Maybe they stumble onto something sooner than later....

[Rashid36]

I agree and big pharma's would want to get in on any possible cure

[Mikey1970]

This story has gathered a lot of traction in online news during the past couple days.

 

Hair loss cure: Huge lab breakthrough

[esrec]

This story has gathered a lot of traction in online news during the past couple days.

 

Hair loss cure: Huge lab breakthrough

 

That article literally details nothing lol

[Dr Blake Bloxham]

While the murine (fancy science word, huh?) model may be great for a LOT of mammal experimentation, I think it's history with studying hair loss and hair re-growth is shaky at best. The mouse model just doesn't seem to translate well to alopecia in humans.

 

If you look back at what scientists have been able to do with hair regrowth studies in mice, it's amazing. You'd think we would have cracked the androgenic alopecia puzzle YEARS ago based upon these studies. They have even regrown and regenerated human follicloids on immune suppressed mice. But each and every time it seems like the model simply doesn't apply well to hair loss and hair regeneration in humans.

 

I know I'm always the "Debbie Downer" in these futuristic thread, but I'm not certain this would translate into something that could be tested or used in humans suffering from hair loss.