Showing posts with label baldness. Show all posts
Showing posts with label baldness. Show all posts

Monday, June 25, 2012

A Cure For Balding Men?

Balding Men Offered Hope Of Waking Their 'Sleeping' Hair -- The Telegraph

Scientists have discovered that hair follicles in people who are balding are trapped in a "sleeping" state and are now developing a new treatment to combat baldness.

It sounds more like an explanation that would be used by nursery children than respected scientists, but researchers have found that rather than losing their hair altogether, people who are going bald are suffering from "sleeping" hair follicles.

Trichologists have discovered that hair follicles on the scalp can become trapped in a resting state where they do not grow new hair, leading to thinning.

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My Comment: Faster please.

Monday, March 26, 2012

New Hope For Balding Men?

New Discovery Brings Hope For Balding Men -- The Telegraph

Scientists have identified a hair-loss protein in a development that could pave the way for a cure for male-pattern baldness.

The discovery could mean treatments are developed to suppress the protein and to stop baldness, although it would not reverse the effects to reverse hair loss.

Tests were carried out on tissue from the scalps of more than 20 men with male pattern baldness, known as androgenic alopecia (AGA).

The results showed bald areas had levels of the protein PGD2 three times higher than hairy areas.

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My Comment: I say live with it .... at least that is what I have been doing for the past 20 years. But .... if it can be cured and even reversed .... hmmmm .....