A report published in The Independent states that Japanese researchers have successfully managed to grow hair on bald mice, leading to hopes for a cure for baldness in near future.
Premature Balding
Premature balding afflicts a large number of people, but doctors are just beginning to understand why some people start losing their hair as early as their twenties.
Premature balding afflicts a large number of people, but doctors are just beginning to understand why some people start losing their hair as early as their twenties.
When stem cells are grown into tissues or organs, they usually need to be extracted from embryos. However, professor Takashi Tsuji, who led the team, found hair follicles can be grown with adult stem cells.
It is now hoped that people could possibly use their own cells for implants that will give them their hair back, the newspaper added.
Hair Loss - Types and Treatments
Hair loss, referred to as alopecia, is a common yet distressing condition that affects young as well as older individuals.
Hair loss, referred to as alopecia, is a common yet distressing condition that affects young as well as older individuals.
Hair Loss in Men
A few men are only in their twenties when they begin to lose hair, but by the time men reach their fifties, more than 50% of them have what doctors would call ‘significant hair loss’.
A few men are only in their twenties when they begin to lose hair, but by the time men reach their fifties, more than 50% of them have what doctors would call ‘significant hair loss’.
Hair Replacement for Men
Balding men can use hair replacement systems or go for hair replacement surgery to get hair indistinguishable from their natural hair.
Balding men can use hair replacement systems or go for hair replacement surgery to get hair indistinguishable from their natural hair.
