Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Stem cells that tell hair to grow


Scientists have identified stem cells within the skin's fatty layer and showed that molecular signals from these cells were necessary to spur hair growth in mice.  Men with male pattern baldness still have stem cells in follicle roots but these stem cells have lost the ability to jump-start hair regeneration. They require signals from within the skin to grow hair, and luckily for them, the stem cells from within the skin's fatty layers have just that.

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