Hair Stem Cells

HairCell Interview: Exclusive

August 26, 2016 /

Follicle Thought recently had the opportunity to interview Howard Leonhardt of Leonhardt Ventures about his interesting new invention aimed at hair regeneration, HairCell. The Chief Medical Officer of Leonhardt Ventures, Dr. Leslie Miller, also provided some input for certain questions in the interview. Dr. Miller is also Director of the USF Heart Institute and has…

Rapunzel Still Growing, Histogen Talk, Ultimate Guide Update: Weekly Thoughts 8/17/16

August 17, 2016 /

Hello Everyone, Welcome to another edition of Weekly Thoughts. This week’s news consists of an update on Christiano’s cellular hair growth startup Rapunzel, some interesting tidbits on Histogen, and updates being made to the Ultimate Guide to Hair Regeneration 2016. Bonus news alert: I will also have an exclusive interview with one of the newer…

Shiseido is Officially Cleared to Start RCH-01 Trial

July 22, 2016 /

Replicel’s hair growth therapy, RCH-01, has officially received approval by Japanese regulatory authorities to be used in a clinical trial that is now launching. We did hear some rumblings recently that Shiseido was putting the final touches on it’s clinical trial to take place at the Tokyo Medical University Hospital and Toho University Ohasi Medical…

Kyocera joins the Tsuji Party, New Futuristic Cap for Hair Growth: Weekly Thoughts 7/16/16

July 17, 2016 /

Hello everyone and welcome to a timely edition of Weekly Thoughts. The news involving Kyocera and Dr. Tsuji in this Weekly Thoughts is perhaps the best development I’ve heard of this year since the original buzz of the Brotzu lotion a few months back. This edition also features a new intriguing company that is developing…

Shiseido Trial Update, Topical Reverses Baldness after Decades: Weekly Thoughts 7/1/16

July 1, 2016 /

Hey everybody, welcome to another installment of Weekly Thoughts. This week we get an encouraging update about the logistics of Shiseido’s trial and more information about the RiverTown Therapeutics Inc. compound. Shiseido Closer to Trial News was finally released this week about Shiseido’s upcoming trial in Japan using Replicel’s RCH-01 technology. Shiseido acquired an exclusive…

New Brotzu Interview, Donor Regeneration Technology: Weekly Thoughts 6/24/16

June 24, 2016 /

Hello everyone and welcome to another edition of Weekly Thoughts. We’re now past the halfway point of the year, and quite frankly, I think a lot of people expected there to be more news regarding pivotal clinical trails for some of our favorite hair growth technologies. Nonetheless, the good news continues to pour in and…

Follica Moves Forward, Thorn Medical: Weekly Thoughts 4/17/16

April 17, 2016 /

Hey there everybody, nice to see you all again. In this edition of Weekly Thoughts we find a new company with some ambiguous, yet noteworthy, claims about their hair growth technology, an update on Follica’s new pivot, and some background information on Samumed’s founder and CEO. Thorn Medical Makes Big Claim Last week, a press…

A Discussion on Hair Transplant Donor Management Guidelines

January 19, 2016 /

For people looking to restore their hair through multiple hair transplants, particularly young people, good donor management is critical to the individual’s successful outcome. Donor hair management is evaluated by three major factors: the person’s age, the person’s degree of hair loss, and the person’s donor availability. These factors will determine what a hair transplant…

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