Closer to a Cure for Baldness
Turning hair growth on its head — by transplanting hair follicles upside down — may provide hope for receding hairlines.
It’s one of the more vexing problems in medicine — about half of men and women over age 50 experience hair loss, from thinning of their scalp to male pattern baldness. Their options, however, are few. Medications can only slow the rate of loss, without generating lush new growth, while surgical strategies essentially move hair-growing cells from one part of the scalp to another, with varying success.
Read more: Researchers Come Closer to Baldness Cure, Growing Human Hair in Mice | TIME.com
Turning hair growth on its head — by transplanting hair follicles upside down — may provide hope for receding hairlines.
It’s one of the more vexing problems in medicine — about half of men and women over age 50 experience hair loss, from thinning of their scalp to male pattern baldness. Their options, however, are few. Medications can only slow the rate of loss, without generating lush new growth, while surgical strategies essentially move hair-growing cells from one part of the scalp to another, with varying success.
Read more: Researchers Come Closer to Baldness Cure, Growing Human Hair in Mice | TIME.com
