More snake oil or have researchers indeed finally come up with a solution that works? I have little doubt that we are coming closer to defeating baldness in men!
"... company says it can produce the components of hair follicles by genetically “reprogramming” ordinary cells, like blood or fat. Their hope is that the technology could eventually treat the underlying cause of hair loss. Given about half of men undergo male-pattern baldness, some starting in their 20s, there would be a substantial market. ..."
"Biologists at several startups are applying the latest advances in genetic engineering to the age-old problem of baldness, creating new hair-forming cells that could restore a person’s ability to grow hair. ...
In practice, though, the formula for producing specific cell types can prove elusive, and then there’s the problem of getting lab-grown cells back into the body. So far, there have been only a few demonstrations of reprogramming as a way to treat patients. Researchers in Japan tried transplanting retina cells into blind people. Then, last November, a US company, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, said it might have cured a man’s type 1 diabetes after an infusion of programmed beta cells, the kind that respond to insulin. ..."
In practice, though, the formula for producing specific cell types can prove elusive, and then there’s the problem of getting lab-grown cells back into the body. So far, there have been only a few demonstrations of reprogramming as a way to treat patients. Researchers in Japan tried transplanting retina cells into blind people. Then, last November, a US company, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, said it might have cured a man’s type 1 diabetes after an infusion of programmed beta cells, the kind that respond to insulin. ..."
A hairless mouse sprouts a tuft of human hair
following a transplant of follicle-forming stem cells
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