All articles tagged with #hair follicle
A groundbreaking study suggests that gray hair may be reversibly colored by restoring the proper movement and timing of pigment stem cells within hair follicles, potentially leading to treatments that can reverse or prevent graying by fixing cellular traffic issues, based on research in mice and applicable to humans.
Scientists have developed a new drug, PP405, that reactivates dormant hair follicles by increasing lactate levels, showing promise as a potential cure for baldness. The drug has passed safety trials and is set to undergo effectiveness testing next year, offering a different approach from current treatments by actively promoting hair growth rather than just slowing loss.
Scientists have discovered that melanocyte stem cells become stuck inside the hair follicle and are unable to produce pigment, causing hair to turn grey as we age. The pigment-producing part of a stem cell changes as the hair ages, sheds, and grows back. The stem cells get stuck in a part of the hair follicle called the hair follicle bulge, failing to mature into fully-fledged melanocytes. The researchers suggest that their findings could open up a potential way to reverse or prevent grey hair by helping jammed cells to move again between developing hair follicle compartments.