New breakthrough

[ohnolosingit]

GOD PLEASE GEORGE COTSARELIS

http://www.medpagetoday.com/Dermatol...matology/31755

[gmonasco]

Hmmm......

Whether blocking the GPR44 receptor would allow the regrowth of hair after balding -- or just prevent balding in the first place -- remains an open question. It also remains to be seen whether inhibiting the receptor would have any effect in humans.

[sausage]

Hmmm......

Sounds like you would have to keep applying this stuff regularly to stop your hair from falling out or to grow and keep hair. Would be ok if they had a tablet option but a topical would mean you would get your hair back but it would be covered in greasy crap all the time.

[BoSox]

I wasn't able to read the entire article.. i'm at work and it blocks part of it..

Quick question, is this treatment ( if it's true ) only for existing follicles, or will it work on bald men.

Thanks.

[Kirby_]

Sounds like you would have to keep applying this stuff regularly to stop your hair from falling out or to grow and keep hair. Would be ok if they had a tablet option but a topical would mean you would get your hair back but it would be covered in greasy crap all the time.

Sounds like a treatment using knowledge from these discoveries would have to be regular, yes. But it doesn't necessarily mean it'd have to be daily, or twice daily. Far too early to tell. Still, it's a very welcome breakthrough, and I hope it leads to creation of more (and better) treatments before too long.

[john2399]

Seems like the same old story. Nothing too exciting. Replicel excites me more than this.

[sausage]

If it works then great, but needs to be a topical that we don't have to use regularly....or hopefully they can treat this orally.