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Stem Cell For Baldness
Many people, especially men, suffer from baldness. When a man goes bald, there are a lot of questions asked regarding his virility and masculinity; when a woman goes bald, people look at her strangely as it is viewed as something abnormal. However, baldness is a fact of life for many people, both men and women, and that is why scientists are looking into stem cell research to see if baldness can be stopped. The good news is that recent studies have shown that stem cells can be used to stop and reverse baldness. |
The logic behind using stem cell for baldness cure is very simple. When the cells on the scalp die, the cells lose their ability to generate hair. Stem cell therapy works towards replacing the dead cells with new cells so that the new cells can generate hair.
Stem cell for baldness cure is still in a very nascent stage. In theory, replacing dead cells on the scalp with new cells should allow the scalp to grow hair again. However, stem cell therapy is still a very new concept so we do not known whether in reality, the therapy will help. The average human head has around 100,000 hair follicles and each one has the ability to grow hair. However, the scientists at the moment are more concerned about hair follicle stem cells that can be used to generate new hair follicles.
The research on stem cell for baldness cure is being conducted at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and the tests done on mice show the process will work on humans. However, the results have not given definite answer on whether humans might suffer from cell or skin damage in the process.
However, scientists are optimistic that they will be able to use stem cells for treating baldness very soon, but conclusive proof is required that using stem cells can reverse hair loss and baldness.
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