So how close are we to a new 'cure'

[Morbo]

I was actually talking about the latest Cotsarelis research article which was reported earlier this year and appeared on this forum quite a few times. I'm currently on my mobile, I'll link you that one tomorrow.

I was referring to these

http://elitedaily.com/news/world/baldness-cure-reverses-genetics-market-years/

http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/news/News_Releases/2012/03/hair/

From George Cotsarelis:
Thank you for your interest in our research. If you have hair loss, we recommend seeing a dermatologist, as there are other causes of hair loss and some treatments currently available.

We are not performing any clinical trials at this time. The findings from this study have not yet led to any clinical trials. Please refer to the National Institutes of Health clinical trial site clinicaltrials.gov for ongoing hair loss studies.

Some media outlets have inaccurately reported that a drug may be available in two years. To clarify, if everything goes well, a treatment could start being tested in clinical trials within 2 years. The time to market, were the clinical trial successful, is more difficult to predict, but could be several more years after that pending FDA approval.

This research would not have been possible without public and private grants. If you would like support biomedical research directly, please consider supporting Penn's Dermatology research.

[thechamp]

We are ****ed no cure comming

[moore]

ah camon, let's be positive..
Anyway..

http://science.howstuffworks.com/life/genetic/baldness-gene.htm

"Because hair loss has no cure and is a matter of vanity..."

I hate them so much when they publish such bullsh1t.

[fred970]

Vanity? Most of us just want to look normal for our age.

[clandestine]

ah camon, let's be positive..
Anyway..

http://science.howstuffworks.com/life/genetic/baldness-gene.htm

"Because hair loss has no cure and is a matter of vanity..."

I hate them so much when they publish such bullsh1t.

No words, I swear to fvck.

[moore]

Here's another one

http://www.theatlanticwire.com/technology/2012/09/science-getting-closer-curing-baldness/56715/

"Essentially, every hair follicle on your head produces a hair every two to six years and then lies dormant for a few weeks or months. For those who suffer from baldness, these follicles simply stop waking up over time. Then, a breakdown in communication stops new skin cells from becoming follicles -- they become regular skin cells instead"

No hair follicles form after birth
(aderansresearch.com - dermoday.com - dermpathmd.com)

"Hair development begins in the third fetal month. By the fifth month, lanugo (thin hair) covers the fetus. At 5 months, lanugo disappears from every area except the scalp and eyebrows where coarser hair replaces it. Vellus (a film of delicate hair) eventually covers the rest of the body. Terminal hair is the early coarse scalp and eyebrow hair and later armpit and genital hair that grow during puberty. No new hair follicles develop after birth."

I hate them so much.

anyway, if you haven't read it yet:
Hair!: Mankind's Historic Quest to End Baldness (Google eBook)

http://books.google.it/books?id=omYBD2Ncn4YC