One of the two major components of the human hair follicle, epithelial stem cells, were converted successfully in a lab from adult cells recently. The study was led by Dr. Xiaowei “George” Xu, PHD and associate professor of Pathology and Laboratory of Medicine and Dermatology, and his team at Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. The team …
Hair regeneration using patient’s blood
NEW YORK (MYFOXNY) – Paul Gioe, 33, said he is self-conscious about a section of thinning hair on the back of his head. “The past few years I’ve noticed looking in the mirror, especially looking at old photos, that my hair was thinning and receding,” he said. “Looking at my family there are people that don’t have any hair …
New Technique Holds Promise for Hair Growth
Hair cloning continues to evade medical research by the limitations of the growth of specific cells called dermal papilla cells.When human dermal papilla cells are grown in culture, they lose the ability to grow hair. The New York Times published an article describing the recent experience of researcher Angela Christiano and researchers from Durham University in Britain. They were able …
Vitamin-Boosted Stem Cells Show Promise in Curing Baldness
Via PR Web Durham, NC (PRWEB) July 27, 2012 A team of researchers in Japan has discovered that VD3, a super-active form of Vitamin D, boosts stem cells to enhance and maintain their ability to induce hair growth. This new study, reported in STEM CELLS Translational Medicine, builds upon previous studies that have demonstrated how dermal papilla cells (DPCs) can …
Tissue Engineers Regenerate Afghanistan Veteran’s Leg Muscle from Pig Bladder Cells
ACell’s MatriStem® technology is a naturally occurring, non-crosslinked, completely resorbable, acellular material. MatriStem devices are unique from other scaffold technologies in that they fundamentally change healing by triggering abundant new blood vessel formation and recruiting numerous cell types to the site of injury. It appears that these cells, including progenitor cells, have the potential to differentiate into numerous types of …
Cure For Baldness? Mouse Study Shows Human Hair Regrowth From Stem Cells
No, it’s not the mouse version of a Mohawk. These creatures, the subjects of a new study, were implanted with follicles made from human cells, which soon took root and grew normally. Only slightly less creepy than this mouse with human ear cells on its back, the animals would even grow their new hairs back if they were plucked out. …
The Ballet, Calvary, and High Line
This past Tuesday night, the School of American Balletheld its annual Workshop Performance Benefit honorting Robert Fribourg with a performance at the Peter Jay Sharp Theater at Lincoln Center. Mr. Fribourg has been the Chairman of the SAB Board from 2004 until this year. He has also been a major supporter of the School and the ballet. The annual Workshop …
Risk of Cancer in Men Treating Hair Loss – specifically PROPECIA ® (finasteride))
A review of the literature in the Journal of Drugs in Dermatology reveals a risk for increased incidence of breast cancer in men treating hair loss with systemic drugs (specifically Propecia). A short history lesson is in order. Somewhere in the bible vaguely residing in the poorly recalled parts of my memory there was a fellow named Samson, whose strength …
Defect in conversion of hair follicle stem cells to progenitor cells linked to male-pattern baldness
Androgenetic alopecia (AGA) is a frequent form of hair loss in both men and women. However, it is more common in men, in whom it is also known as male-pattern baldness. Through the analysis of bald and non-bald scalp samples from men with AGA, a team of researchers, led by George Cotsarelis, at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, …
ACell (Matristem) Suspended in Arterial Blood Serum/PRP (Platelet Rich Plasma) to Retard Genetic/Other Types of Hair Loss and Possibly Re-grow Miniaturizing Scalp Hairs.
Much has been written as of late in the use of PRP (Platelet Rich Plasma) Injections to slow down or stop balding as well as to re-grow miniaturizing scalp hairs. Much of the early reported variable successes (Greco1) have been attributed to the fact that there are significant vital proteins (Collagen IV etc.) as well as multiple growth factors (ie: …