Researchers from the University of California have identified a molecule called osteopontin that is linked to faster hair growth, a San Diego biopharmaceutical company has announced.
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When the researchers administered a dose of osteopontin to human hair follicles in skin grafts, it generated new growth. "Millions of people have small and large moles that grow long hair," he explained to Fox News Digital."Thus, molecules that are increased in such human skin moles might hold an answer for hair stem cell stimulation.""Right now, for people with hair loss, there are treatments available, but no solution," Plikus said."This research points to a potential real solution for hair loss that physicians and patients have been searching for.
The reasons behind hair loss are complex, noted Plikus, who is also a professor of developmental and cell biology at the University of California, Irvine."Hair loss is underlined by a decrease in essential signaling proteins inside of hair follicles that normally stimulate hair stem cells," he explained."For common forms of hair loss, hair stem cells remain dormant for very long stretches of time, despite being intact.
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