The following is an excerpt from the “Official Hair Loss Breakthrough and Future Treatments” thread on our Hair Restoration Discussion Forums: Hair multiplication or hair cloning is, essentially, the “holy grail” of hair restoration treatment. The theory behind hair multiplication is simple: remove the crucial stem cells from hair follicles, culture (“clone” or “multiply”) these […]
For years, culturing human hair follicle stem cells has been a challenging and perplexing issue for hair loss researchers. Hair follicles contain two areas of stem cell activity: the “bulge” stem cells located in the outer root sheath of the follicle (upper and outside portion of the follicle) and the dermal papilla stem cells (lower […]
Recommended hair transplant surgeon Dr. Parsa Mohebi recently announced that he published a new book entitled: Modern Hair Restoration – a Complete Hair Loss Guide for Men and Women. According to Dr. Mohebi, the new book provides a: “360 degree overview on hair loss and hair restoration, exploring causes, psychological effects of hair loss on […]
Earlier this month, Follica, the biotechnology organization headed by University of Pennsylvania hair loss researcher Dr. George Cotsarelis, made two new important announcements. First, they announced the discovery of a new growth factor protein, known as “fibroblast growth factor 9” or “fgf9,” which may prove to be an important factor in the growth of new […]