Which is True?

[MarieEvo]

There are so many hair loss myths. This forum is helpful in sifting through them to help get us closer to the facts.


We've started a series of fun hair-related findings (and never been founds!) on Instagram (@drcarloswesley) and Twitter (@drcarloswesley).

Here's the SECOND in the series. Can you guess which is TRUE?

[MarieEvo]

Answer!!

ANSWER: HAIR CELLS CAN REGROW NERVES


Who knows? Maybe hair stem cells will provide a controversy-free source of cell therapy someday!


Numerous publications have demonstrated that in rodents (not humans) hair follicle stem cells from the bulge region promote recovery of injured spinal cord and can also play a role in repair of smaller nerves on our periphery.


"Pluripotent" refers to a cell that can become many different types of cells. Well, glass-half-full readers would say that these studies suggest that hair follicle accessible pluripotent (HAP) cells are the next easily-accessible source to propel regenerative medicine. Glass-half-empty readers, on the other hand, may read that (despite its <99% genetic similarity with the human genome) what happens in mice simply doesn't translate to humans.