Scientists Grow Hair Using Stem Cells

By Justine Alford, IFL Science
January 28, 2015

http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/scientists-grow-hair-using-stem-cells

For the first time, a team of U.S. scientists has developed a technique to convert human stem cells into a type of cell that is capable of initiating hair growth. When these cells were transplanted into mice lacking hair, they successfully induced human hair growth, suggesting that with further development, this method could lead to a cell-based treatment for people suffering hair loss.

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Just what we need, mice with a mohawk

This sounds cool, hopefully they can fund it and get it to work. My hair's already thinning badly and idk how much effect the estrogen will do to fix/ cure it.

Quote from: Cindy on January 29, 2015, 12:36:04 AM
Just what we need, mice with a mohawk

Punk rock mice, wot! It's punk, innit! (-.-)V

On a serious note, that would be pretty brill if this actually worked.

I hope this comes through with little side effects. I like to grow more hair.

On my head that is.  Nowhere else please LOL.

Quote from: ShadowCharms on January 28, 2015, 11:02:09 PM
Scientists have managed to grow new hair on mice by turning human embryonic stem cells into neural crest cells, and then into dermal papillae cells. The cells were implanted into the mice, which induced hair follicle formation (I guess presumably human hair?) It sounds like they're looking for funding to start human trials next.

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Oh I am such a vain boy, I really hope this is a viable thing sometime soon!  My biggest worry about T is not the potential scary stuff but the idea that I am gonna lose my hair like my dad  Let us all have gorgeous do's and look fabulous forever!  XD

Quote from: ForeverGiselle on January 29, 2015, 02:51:26 PM
I hope this comes through with little side effects. I like to grow more hair.

On my head that is.  Nowhere else please LOL.

Good news: it works and you grow a full head of hair.

Bad news: you grow hair everywhere else and look like a Wookie.   

Quote from: Wynternight on February 02, 2015, 07:02:56 PM
Good news: it works and you grow a full head of hair.

Bad news: you grow hair everywhere else and look like a Wookie.   

Ehh I could live with that. There's always electrolysis or laser. may cost a little more in the end but be more worth it.

I was just realizing today how much facial hair can make a man's chin look more angular, and it hit me that this procedure might be really useful someday to help transgender men grow more facial hair. I wonder if it would work for that.

This is great, my biggest fear about starting T is losing my hair. I read about the side effects and "hair loss" scared me more than "death" haha, I'm so vain 

Interesting!!! Except for the mice, I think I can be easily persuaded. I have always wanted to grow my hair like any other girls have but my hairline seems to be not cooperating. LOL. Seriously, I hope to read more of it and hopefully reviews will be posted too.

I've heard a lot about stem cells, maybe this is the answer to all disease.

I will definitely look into stem cell although I have already drawn interest with Bosley because of the reviews I have read. If stem cell's focus is a lot more then maybe it is worth what it is cost.

I think hair loss is everybody's issue lol well mine too that's why. I'm not losing hope though