Posts by Follicle Thought
Follica in 2015
Follica made a big splash in the hair regeneration world when it was first announced about 8 years ago. The approach was new and was based on manipulating the wound healing process of skin to induce hair follicle generation. Dr. George Cotsarelis quickly became the recognized face of the company. Since then, Follica has been…
Read MoreGratitude
Cheers to a new week everybody. I expect to have a couple really cool exclusive posts to present later in the week, and for now I wanted to check in and say hello. I’m going to be adding a mixture of posts that will be weekly round-ups and insights that I believe to be valuable.…
Read MoreSkin and Hair Regeneration for Transplant Donor Area
One topic that I feel could use more attention in the hair regeneration world is scar repair for people who have underwent FUT hair transplants. I felt that it was a good time to bring up this subject alongside the publication from Dr. Luis Garza on TLR3 that came out this week. I will provide…
Read MoreFollicum Results Vs. Minoxidil – Exclusive
Follicle Thought is proud to present this exclusive preclinical research data courtesy of Dr. Jan Alenfall of Follicum. Jan has provided me with a personal write-up on Follicum’s lead candidate drug, FOL-S-005, as well as two research data graphs. I have added the write-up to the original Follicum post. Below are two graphs demonstrating the…
Read MoreLuis Garza’s TLR3 Hair and Skin Regeneration Discovery
Originally, I coupled this write-up in the previous Skin and Hair Regeneration for Transplant Donor Area post, but I decided to expand upon it and give it its own post. The main idea of the latest research article by Luis Garza et al is a protein called toll-like recepter 3 (TLR3) was found to be a major…
Read MoreBiologicsMD Announces Patent for Hair Growth Protein
BiologicsMD, a biotechnology start-up out of Fayetville, Arkansas, has recently been granted a patent for a protein named “BMD-2341” that has been said to promote hair growth or prevent hair loss. The patent is titled ““Fusion Proteins of Collagen Binding-Domain and Parathyroid Hormone.” This news comes in the latest press release from BiologicsMD. The research…
Read MoreFollicept Interview – Exclusive
In memory of Devon Grimme who has passed away since the publishing of this interview. Follicle Thought is proud to present this exclusive interview with the two major figures of Follicept, Devon Grimme and Dr. Stephen Hsu. There’s a few goodies in here that I have not seen mentioned on the Follicept message board. Many…
Read MoreSanford-Burnham Receives $100 Million Donation
Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute just received a generous donation to the tune of $100 million. The donation has prompted them to change their name to Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, incorporating the name of Conrad Prebys, their latest benefactor. The news comes in the same month that we learned Sanford-Burnham estimated it would…
Read MoreSubscribe to the Blog via Email – New
Hey All, I just wanted to let you know that I’ve added a new email subscription sign-up on the right sidebar of the page. You simply enter your email and you will receive a notification every time I post a new article to the site. Also, I’ve added a Twitter follow button on the side…
Read MoreWake Forest Clinical Trial and USUHS Hair Patent
(Published July 2015) I was wondering when Wake Forest was going to get in the hair game. The school has one of the most advanced regenerative medicine programs in the country. According to the Wake Forest website, they are currently gearing up for a clinical trial on a “topical investigational medication” for hair. At the…
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