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Hello Everybody, I hope you all enjoy this edition of Weekly Thoughts which contains exciting news about the Tsuji Lab and a new nano-coating technology for stem cells. Tsuji Backed By Major Partner Dr. Takashi Tsuji of the Riken Research Institute has found a sponsor for his potential game changing hair growth research. Meiji Seika…
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A research team from Yeditepe University in Turkey recently announced that they will be launching a hair growth cream within the next two months. The team is headed by Prof. Fikrettin Sahin, head of the Department of Genetics and Bioengineering at Yeditepe University. The news was made public last Friday during a press conference that…
Read MoreWhat is most significant and encouraging about this new data is the SM04554 treatment was applied for only 90 days, but continued to have positive results all the way until 135 days. The chart shows that during the 45 days after the treatment was stopped, there was still a continual increase in hair count from…
Read MoreHello Everybody, As always, it is nice to be here with you to report on the latest hair growth related news for this edition of Weekly Thoughts. Major Gene Study All About Follicles A study lead by Kaustubh Adhikari of University College London has mapped out a gene analysis for some of the major characteristics…
Read MoreAn important bit of news surfaced online this weekend about the company Samumed and their heralded phase 2 results. Samumed will be presenting “Safety, Tolerability and Efficacy of a Topical Treatment (SM04554) for Androgenetic Alopecia (AGA): Results from a Phase 2 Trial” on March 5th, 2016 at the 74th Annual Meeting of the American Academy…
Read MoreHello everybody, nice to be back here with you again. There seems to have been a surge of hair growth related news as of late which makes it a great time to do some reporting. Without further ado, here are your Weekly Thoughts. COL17A1 and Hair Follicle Aging A major key to understanding the process…
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It didn’t take long for the first potential wild card of 2016 to show up, and that’s a good thing. Last week when I had the pleasure of interviewing hair transplant surgeon Dr. John Cole, he mentioned that he was working to bring a new hair growth product to the US. That product is called…
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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…
Read MoreHello Everybody, Welcome to another edition of Weekly Thoughts. This weeks’s round-up includes new tidbits from Angela Christiano, Brian Urlacher’s hair transplant, Shiseido’s plethora of reseachers, and an Ultimate Guide update. Dr. Christiano Sheds Light on JAK Inhibitors Angela Christiano recently did an audio interview about her research on JAK inhibitors for hair growth. The…
Read MoreHere we are in a new year which is always a good thing for technological advancements. I’m going to get right into things here with a look at the hair technology happenings I am most looking forward to in 2016: 1. Samumed’s Phase II efficacy results. Samumed has probably had the smoothest development progress of…
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