“My hair was falling out; I’d retrieve great handfuls from the plughole. It was extremely distressing, particularly as the same was also happening to both my daughters.”
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no commentStanford University researchers have pinpointed a molecule that triggers hair follicle growth in mice, a treatment that one day could eventually mean some shaggy dos, or at least a few more strands, for humans who have experienced hair loss.
The report, published today in the Journal of Genes and Development, focuses on a molecule called laminin-511. The molecule acts like an operator, transferring messages, or proteins, between the outer and inner layers of skin, an exchange that ultimately drives hair formation.
Unlike Rogaine or Propecia, products that slow hair loss, researchers hope the laminin-511 could potentially regenerate the actual follicles that grow hair.
“Loss of hair is not going to kill anybody,” said Dr. Peter Marinkovich, the study’s senior author and an associate professor at Stanford University’s School of Medicine. “At the same time, for some people, hair loss can be a really traumatic thing, especially for women.”
He hopes the treatment eventually could help patients who suffer from alopecia, a disorder that can cause hair loss in patches, or speed up hair growth for chemotherapy patients.
Evidence suggests laminin-511 could lead to more than fuller heads of hair: researchers believe the molecule might have the ability to regenerate other developing tissues, like limbs or even organs; but further tests are necessary to understand exactly how that process works.
In an earlier study using mice,
Stanford researchers showed laminin-511 was essential for hair growth but they were unsure why. The recent study more clearly demonstrated how the molecule transfers signals within the skin in a way that particularly stimulates follicle growth. How soon did scientists see results? Mice injected with the purified molecule grew back hair in two weeks, at half the thickness of a normal rodent.
But if you’re itching for a dose of laminin-511 to restore your once long locks, hold off on buying that bottle of hair gel – Do-It-Yourself treatments are likely years away.
The Stanford study presents a new understanding of how laminin-511 works, said Dr. George Cotsarelis, director of the Hair and Scalp Clinic at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. But more clinical trials are necessary to show how humans will react to the treatment.
Marinkovich said his team hopes to repeat the tests on animals treated with chemotherapy and later on human subjects.
The findings are “important in the long run,” Cotsarelis said, calling the Stanford study, “one of the initial steps.”
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There are many pharmaceutical prescription drugs available to treat all kinds of ailments and that includes HAIR LOSS. However, some people who experience hair loss and scalp disorders don’t want to take drugs for their problems. They just don’t want to risk the side effects; it’s simply not worth it. They don’t trust the ingredients the drugs are comprised of and they would rather stick to other treatments that don’t involve the use of drug therapy.
These drug free hair loss treatments include everything from laser treatments that stimulate hair follicles to grow to specialty topical plant based treatments that use special ingredients to stimulate hair follicles. These drug free hair loss treatments (plant based treatments which are tried and clinically tested) work when correctly prescribed for many people so give them a try to cure your hair loss.
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no commentPaul first came to see us in September last year. We diagnosed him as suffering from characteristic Male Hair Loss (MPB).
We recommended an intensive 12 month treatment course of the following trichologically balanced treatments for his advancing condition:
Minoxidil 5%+ Medroxy Progesterone Hair Growth Stimulant: Minoxidil is a vasodilator and dilates the blood capillaries responsible for blood supply to the hair follicles, thus allowing more blood to reach the hair follicles and encourage hair growth. Medroxy Progesterone is a synthetic hormone designed to block the conversion of testosterone to DHT or Dihydro-Testosterone.
Follicle Builder 15% Hair Strengthener: This stimulant is formulated to increase cell metabolism and nutrient concentration at the hair root to increase hair cell production. It also has the effect of extending the hair growth cycle, improving overall hair density.
HERE ARE HIS RESULTS IN LESS THAN A YEAR
SEPTEMBER 2007 (BEFORE)
July 2008 (AFTER)
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no commentIt is critical that your choice is correct in the first instance as a year wasted at the wrong CENTRE or on the wrong TREATMENTS can be the difference between success and failure and a regret that is with you for life.
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