A group of Japanese scientists from Yokohama National University have recently found a viable treatment for baldness.
The journal article that described how scientists employed embryonic mouse cells to create a hair follicle that developed 3mm (or around 0.12 of an inch) over 23 days was titled “Reprogramming of three-dimensional microenvironments for in vitro hair follicle induction.”
The scientists discovered that by utilizing a particular kind of stem cell, known as a “regenerative hair germ,” it is possible to restore hair follicles and boost hair growth.
These cells were discovered to have the capacity to differentiate into several skin cell types, including those that compose hair follicles, and to stimulate the growth of hair in mice.
The researchers are optimistic that this finding could result in a breakthrough in the treatment of human baldness.
There are currently just a few treatments for treating baldness, including hair transplants and drugs that try to slow down hair loss.
If additional research supports the effectiveness and safety of this stem cell-based therapy, it may provide baldness sufferers with a more potent and long-lasting treatment option.
The discovery was published in the journal Science Advances by a group of researchers from the Yokohama National University in Japan.
