hair loss 2012

Going Bald? The Fault May Lie in Your Cells

01.09.11

A hat may no longer be the only answer for baldness. Researchers at Yale University have found new clues to the causes of hair loss in the fatty skin cells of mice.

Studying cells from the fatty layer, the researchers found that signals from these fat cells were needed to stimulate the stem cells at the base of hair follicles, which are dormant in baldness. These cells could help scientists identify how to treat hair loss in humans.

“The fat cells are important for hair growth. If they’re not there, the hair won’t grow,” said Valerie Horsley, the lead author of the study.

Horsley said her team will now work on identifying the cells in humans that do the same thing.

“We don’t know for sure if it’s a cure for baldness,” she said. “But I’m hopeful that we can get human cells to do the same as the mice cells.”

Dr. Robert Bernstein, clinical professor of dermatology at Columbia University, said the findings were an interesting development in understanding why millions of people go bald.

Source: ABC News (blog)

Possible Cure for Baldness

Hate that you're losing your hair? Dr. Nancy Snyderman reports on a new treatment that might allow you to grow new locks. ... baldness follica ...

Hair Loss After Pregnancy | health care information

by maswelly

Post pregnancy hair loss is a common problem due to hormone levels in your body returning to normal. Many women find that the higher oestrogen levels during pregnancy benefits their hair, making it thicker and faster growing. An average person loses up to 100 hairs per day, but the oestrogen stimulates the hair follicles which reduces the amount of natural hairs lost during pregnancy. During pregnancy, women experience high levels of estrogen as a natural chemical reaction. This helps the growth and health of not only the baby inside you, but protects and strengthens you also. This increased level of estrogen sends signals to the follicles for more hair growth. This process also speeds up metabolism enabling increased nutrient flow to scalp and swelling tummy. Let us begin by understanding...

Hair loss?

Jul 07, 2006 by wingedstrider | Posted in Vegetarian & Vegan

I'm a vegan and I've been experiencing some hair loss which I think may have something to do with my diet. Does anyone know if I may be missing something that is linked with hair loss? thanks.

Supplement your diet with biotin capsules. That would help and you can take a lot of it without getting sick or overdosing. I've known people who have had success in reversing thinning hair with biotin supplementation.

Also, if you aren't doing so already, start taking a green powder supplement daily. VerdiSyn is hard to beat for this. Perfect Food by Garden of Life is another good green powder. A tablespoon of a green powder a day in water or juice (preferably the former, without sugar) will ensure that you are getting all the B-Vitamins that you need in your diet, as well as some essential enzymes and minerals as well.

By the way, you are right to avoid meat as much as possible and to only eat organic meat once in a while (if at all). The antibiotics, hormones, and other additives injected in regular meat plays havoc on the body, and makes one fat from the hormones, among other things. Not to mention the fact that meat is also hard to break down and often goes undigested for long periods of time, especially among big meat eaters. Pork, pork sausage, and ham should especially be avoided completely, as these are very hard to digest - not even taking into account all the other problems, like the nitrates and nitrites added.

solistavadar | Jul 07, 2006

Digg Headlines

(1 diggs) Hair Loss

Oct 03, 2011 from carmenhristophers(Hair Restoration Boston) in Lifestyle

The hair loss brings a loss of privacy and self-image that many find harder to deal with than the actual treatment. Carmen Christophers hair restoration Boston services helps men and women experiencing medically-related hair loss as a result of chemical damage, accident injury, burns and scars, thyroid, or other medical disorders and treatments

(1 diggs) Hair loss

Sep 20, 2011 from whyilosemyhair in Entertainment