Researchers “Accidentally” Reverse Hair Loss in Mice

Veterinary researchers working at the University of California – Los Angeles (UCLA) may have accidentally discovered an important key in the search for a permanent hair loss cure. According to Dr. Mulugeta Million, a Veterinarian and animal studies researcher at UCLA, while studying the relationship between gut function and stress in mice, his research team found that inhibiting a certain stress reactive hormone (Corticotrophin Releasing Hormone – CRF) caused hair growth in mice.

Million states that by injecting an agent to block CRF release once daily for five days, his team demonstrated a hair regrowth effect that lasted up to 4 months. Additionally, Million believes the CRF block causes regrowth by activating resting stem cell hair follicles, and by “turning on” these dormant cells, he’s able to cause re-actived hair growth and even prevent future hair loss.

Million explained that the stress response and its impact on hair follicles is a widespread and complicated phenomenon, but isolating a molecule to block the CRF release in skin could affect hair loss/growth in humans as well. However, according to Dr. Million, this type of human application is quite far away and requires much more research.

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