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Stem cells and ‘the cure for hair loss.’ In our minds they go hand-in-hand, don’t they? Since the initial emergence of stem cell technologies in regenerative medicine, many have wondered if these technologies could be used to treat hair loss or alopecia. Today, many stem cell companies are developing technologies that would appear to make…
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A lot has changed in the hair growth industry since I began Follicle Thought three years ago. Many new names and glimmers of hope have shown up in the industry. Even celebrity hair restoration has become more widespread and talked about. These are all positive developments which support the ultimate goal we are heading towards.…
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Last week I had the opportunity to join a video conference with the HCell team to discuss their therapy aimed at multiple forms of alopecia. The HCell company emerged on the internet around mid January 2018 through the announcement of their Orphan Drug Designation from the FDA to treat pediatric alopecia areata. That press release…
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An interesting bit of news was released by the company Follicum this morning. In conjunction with a specialized research company Dualsystems Biotech, Follicum has identified receptors in hair follicle cells that their lead drug candidate FOL-005 binds to. This represents a viable mechanism of action for their product. The press release mentions this information could…
Read MoreA Happy New Year to all of you from Follicle Thought. I’ve always enjoyed doing the year ahead preview posts and this one is no exception. A new year does bring us new opportunities and should be a reason for renewed hope. This is also the first year since I’ve started Follicle Thought that a…
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(Updated 1/5/18 with Teslabrush Photos) The electrifying startup, HairCell, has just launched its new website. HairCell is part of the Leonhardt Ventures portfolio, a venture creation lab that focuses on regenerative medtech and regenerative economy startups. The core technology of HairCell is a bioelectric stimulator device that controls expressions of specific proteins in sequence for regenerative…
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Rophe Pharma submitted a press release this week announcing its topical hair growth drug has shown positive results for restoring eyebrows. Rophe’s hair growth candidate RPHE-7193 is a topical form of the FDA approved blood pressure drug hydralazine. The drug apparently has a similar mechanism to minoxidil. Here’s a quote from the press release which…
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Gunnar Gardemyr of Follicum recently reached out to Follicle Thought to share some messages with its readers regarding the progress of Follicum and details on what the company is looking forward to next year. Follicum is casually strolling into a major pivotal position in the hair growth industry and also has in the works some new…
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I’ve had a few readers asking about updates lately which tells me that not everyone is aware of the new Updates thread. It is a post that acts as a Newsfeed. I use it to add quick news items and links to articles. These are for news items that do not necessitate an entire published…
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As I was reading the program of the 10th World Congress for Hair Research, a few of the oral presentations caught my eye. One such presentation was titled “Topical application of siRNA against androgen receptor for treatment of androgenic alopecia and female pattern of hair loss” by Quark Pharmaceuticals. Quark is new to the scene of…
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