News and Features Related to Mens Hair Loss

1. Banishing Baldness?
   

   July 31, 2008 -- How does hair grow? We really don’t know. It’s a fascinating and complex system of chemical signals being sent to the follicles to tell them when to produce and when to rest. But it’s still largely a mystery. Now scientists at Stanford are a step closer to cracking the code of hair

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2. Quick Test May Help Spot Male Hair Loss
   

   June 16, 2008 -- A simple, 60-second hair count test may help men tell the difference between normal hair loss and problem hair loss that may be a sign of male pattern baldness. A new study suggests that counting the hairs lost after 60 seconds of combing or brushing is a reliable method for assessi

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3. Gene Clue May Spur New Baldness Drugs
   

   Feb. 26, 2008 -- New treatments for hair loss and for unwanted hair may be on the horizon, thanks to two new gene studies. Those studies center on the P2RY5 gene. Mutations in that gene are linked to a hereditary hair loss condition called hypotrichosis and to hair texture, two new studies show.   T

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4. Gene Glitch May Up Inherited Hair Loss
   

   Nov. 9, 2006 -- Glitches in the LIPH gene may cause inherited hair loss, a study shows. The study, published in Science, doesn't blame hair loss solely on the LIPH gene. People can lose their hair for many reasons, and other genes may also be involved. Still, the LIPH gene stood out in a hair-loss s

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5. Drug May Fight Women's Hair Loss, Too
   

   March 20, 2006 -- Propecia, a drug used to treat male hair loss, may help fix women's hair loss when taken with birth control pills, a new study shows. The study included 37 premenopausal women with female-pattern hair loss (thinning hair) who took Propecia and birth control pills for a year. Hair l

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6. Experimental Gene Therapy Grows Hair
   

   Sept. 26, 2005 -- If you're hair-impaired, a new finding about mice offers hope for rejuvenating barren hair follicles. The finding comes from the Johns Hopkins University lab of Catherine C. Thompson, PhD. Thompson and colleagues wondered exactly why mice lacking the Hairless gene are, well, hairle

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7. Blame Male Pattern Baldness on Mom?
   

   May 27, 2005 -- Mothers may unwittingly put their sons on the path to baldness. Chalk it up to genetics, says European researchers. They include Markus Nöthen, a genomics professor at Germany's University of Bonn. Nöthen and colleagues say they've found a gene variation that may explain some cases o

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8. Hair Stem Cells Not Just for Baldness
   

   March 28, 2005 -- Stem cells from hair follicles can give rise to new nerve cells, researchers report. The finding could lead to a new, accessible source of stem cells for therapeutic uses, they report. Stem cells have drawn a lot of attention, as they can develop various kinds of cells in the right

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9. Hair Cloning Nears Reality as Baldness Cure
   

   Nov. 4, 2004 -- Balding men and women take note. Hair cloning -- the next hair restoration remedy -- is on the way. OK, it's not exactly cloning, although that's what it's come to be called. Researchers working to perfect the new technique prefer the term "hair multiplication." And no, it's not read

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10. Special Skin Cells May Grow New Hair, Skin
    

    Sept. 2, 2004 -- Special cells nestled within the hair follicles in the skin may have the same properties as stem cells and may offer a new way to treat hair loss and burns, according to a new study. Researchers found cells within the skin of mice that may have the ability to eventually reverse bald

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