Experts at the University of Pennsylvania say they have discovered what they believe is one of the main causes of male pattern baldness, discovering a previously undiscovered cause, but a cause they hope will be correctable in the future. When a man is suffering from male pattern baldness, this means that a defect in the way his hair is synthesised by his scalp, means the hair that is produced is so small it appears virtually invisible to the naked eye. The breakthrough is discovering that the fault lies with the stem cells that make new hair, according to Journal of Clinical Investigation.  Experts therefore hope that it may be therefore be possible to ‘cure’ male baldness by restoring the normal… read more

Baldness Stem Aid The following an article taken from The Sun, published on Thursday 16th December 2010 Experts have invented a “cure” for baldness – by growing the world’s first hair follicles using animal stem cells. The researchers say their discovery will give hope to about four in five men with no hair. It is hoped that a procedure to regrow hair could be ready for market within five years.  Professor Roland Lauster of Berlin’s Technical University, Germany said “Preparations are in motion” We add:- This is a very brief article, but mentions growing human hair follicles from animal stem cells, which we have not reported on before.  Bearing in mind this is “The Sun”, do you have anything you… read more