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follica in few months. (Hair Multiplication & Research)

posted by GWULaw, 07.05.2008, 10:10

» Reviving follicles
» For those hoping for a new technology that will carpet a bald scalp like
» Astroturf, the best shot may come from a small group of companies that are
» trying to cultivate new follicles like seedlings. Experiments are
» challenging the long-held notion that new follicles are never formed in
» humans and that follicles can never be revived once they become inactive.
»
» A pilot study in humans is planned within a few months using a strategy
» outlined in May by Dr. George Cotsarelis, a University of Pennsylvania
» dermatology professor who discovered that mice healing from wounds could
» produce hair follicles. Cotsarelis theorized that the healing process
» created a window of time when new skin structures could form.
»
» The Boston company he co-founded, Follica Inc., is trying to duplicate the
» regenerative environment of wound healing in humans by using a modified
» form of microdermabrasion, a form of skin treatment that grinds off dead
» surface skin cells and encourages repair by deeper cells.
»
» Along with that mild injury to the scalp, Follica applies drugs to promote
» the growth of new follicles.
»
» If new follicles form on top of a bald scalp, will they have the
» decadeslong lifespan of a baby's follicles, or will they quickly succumb to
» the male hormones that caused the baldness in the first place? That's a
» question raised by Chris Ehrlich, a partner in the Menlo Park VC firm
» InterWest Partners, which has helped fund Follica.
»
» "We view it as a very early, very high-risk project," Ehrlich said. "But
» if it works, it would be great."
»
» In another approach, company scientists at Atlanta's Aderans Research
» Institute are taking certain key cells from the scalp and trying to
» multiply their numbers by growing them in culture. Two cell types were
» chosen because they exchange chemical signals that foster follicle
» formation. If the method works, the propagated cells could be injected into
» the scalp as "hair seeds" to create new follicles.
»
» http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/03/07/BU4IVBIV2.DTL&tsp=1


And the article was written exactly two months ago, so hopefully this'll start soon.

Complete thread:

• follica in few months. - baldlatino34, 07.05.2008, 09:00 (Hair Multiplication & Research)
  • follica in few months. - GWULaw, 07.05.2008, 10:10
  • follica in few months. - FatalEvolution, 07.05.2008, 10:14
    • follica in few months. - baldlatino34, 07.05.2008, 14:42