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Engineering Better Hair Transplants
Cell-based approach to new follicles takes hold in skin By Rebecca Cheung, May 19th, 2012; Vol.181 #10 A hair-raising trick may lead to better hair transplants. Engineered hair follicles patched into...
View ArticleDepressive Symptoms And Suicidal Thoughts Found In Former Finasteride Users
New research, to be published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, finds that men who developed persistent sexual side effects while on finasteride (Propecia), a drug commonly used for male pattern...
View ArticleCellular Automaton Model Predicts How Hair Follicle Stem Cells Regenerate
Your hair — or lack of hair — is the result of a lifelong tug-of-war between activators that wake up, and inhibitors that calm, stem cells in every hair follicle on your body, according to Cheng-Ming...
View ArticleWhy Good Hair Matters: Mutation for Thick Hair Does Much More
The first animal model of recent human evolution reveals that a single mutation produced several traits common in East Asian peoples, from thicker hair to denser sweat glands, an international team of...
View ArticleBaldness Linked To Increased Risk Of Coronary Heart Disease
Male pattern baldness is linked to an increased risk of coronary heart disease, but only if it’s on the top/crown of the head, rather than at the front, finds an analysis of published evidence in the...
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New, Patented Herbal Formula Halts Hair Loss in Men and Women
Age-Related Hair Loss in Men and Women Humans have been coping with hair loss for a very long time. Like most mammals, our distant ancestors were protected by a thick covering of body hair that...
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Clinical Case Study: Advanced Herbal Support for Alopecia Areata
Amy Petrarca, MS, RN, L.Ac, Dipl. OM Fig. 1: Photo by patient prior to treatment. “Janie” was clearly suffering when we first met. Entering my office she appeared embarrassed, with long pieces of...
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Ouch! Plucking Hair in Specific Patterns Regrows Hair Six Times Thicker in Mice
If there’s a cure for male pattern baldness, it might hurt a little. A team led by USC Stem Cell Principal Investigator Cheng-Ming Chuong has demonstrated that by plucking 200 hairs in a specific...
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Reversing Age-Related Hair Loss and Restoring Healthy Hair Growth in Men and...
By Jim English While shedding a few hairs on a daily basis is normal, losing more than 100 hairs per day is considered excessive and may be an indication of a serious issue. Male-pattern hair loss,...
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It’s True – Stress Does Turn Hair Gray (And it’s Reversible)
Legend has it that Marie Antoinette’s hair turned gray overnight just before her beheading in 1791. Though the legend is inaccurate – hair that has already grown out of the follicle does not change...
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