Any new research for a cure for baldness?!


Question: Any new research for a cure for baldness?
Hey i'm 16 years old and suffer from traction alopecia. I have very bad bald spots on my head but i manage to cover them with my horrible hairstyle. But if the wind blows or i wear a hat or it rains you can see all my bald spots and trust me it looks very bad. So i was wondering if they made any new advances in hair loss? It's destroying my self esteem i cant even go outside anymore or swimming which was my favorite sport.

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If you have androgenic alopecia nothing will grow your hair back, maybe in the future with the new treatments that scientist are developing.
But if you suffer from traction alopecia, you must investigate the cause of the traction and your hair will grow naturally




Experts say they have discovered what they believe is the cause of male pattern baldness.

It is not simply a lack of hair, but rather a problem with the new hair that is made.

A manufacturing defect means the hair produced is so small it appears invisible to the naked eye, giving the classic bald spot or receding hairline.

The US team told the Journal of Clinical Investigation the fault lies with the stem cells that make new hair.

It may be possible to 'cure' male baldness by restoring the normal function of these cells, the experts hope.

Ultimately, they hope to be able to develop a cream that could be applied to the scalp to help the stem cells grow normal hair.

Using men undergoing hair transplants as guinea pigs, the University of Pennsylvania team compared hair follicles in bald patches and hairy areas of the scalp.

Although bald areas had the same number of hair-making stem cells as normal scalp, there were fewer of a more mature type, called the progenitor cell.

This difference means that hair follicles in bald patches shrink rather than disappear and the new hairs made are microscopic compared to normal hair.

Dr George Cotsarelis who led the research said: "This implies that there is a problem in the activation of stem cells converting progenitor cells in bald scalp.

"The fact that there are normal numbers of stem cells in bald scalp gives us hope for reactivating those stem cells."

Until now it has been unclear what the exact cause of male pattern baldness is, but experts believe the male hormone testosterone is involved and baldness also tends to run in families.

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I have that too but it ends up growing back. Had it since 14. It's worse when I'm more stressed. Don't know much about Bosley, but the patients swear it's the best thing that they ever did. Don't know how expensive I tried going blond, to hide white patches. Now I run a brown mascara wand over the hair around the thinning patches. This works also cuz I'm 33 and when hair does grow back, it comes in gray. GL I'm sorry for your humiliation. It's out of your hands though, so nothing to be ashamed of. Sometimes wear a wig

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There are some options in selecting a therapy for your hair loss. And also there are many herbs and substances that are extremely helpful. The most recommended method to handle hair loss is by natural systems and several brands that are utilizing components found in herbs and botanicals to aide in hair growth along with the stimulation of follicles.

http://buyhairactive.com/stopping-hair-l…



I tried a number of different things but wanted to stay away from surgery and rogain. I found this site and have been pleased. Ofcourse nothing works as fast as you would like but I am pleased with the results.

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Follicular transplants are probably your best bet. Bosley? is the leader in that particular industry.




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