Hair Cosmetics and Hair Loss


Many people use different cosmetics to care about hair or to create their favorite hairstyle. Besides shampoos there are conditioners, balsams, hair sprays, masques, mousses, gels and a great variety of dyes. Many of these products are designed for good purposes, but one needs to remember that not all of them are healthy if applied too often or too much. While high-quality hair cosmetics provide good care, some of them can damage hair strands or lead to temporary hair loss. Read full “Hair Cosmetics and Hair Loss”

Harvard Health Letter’s Review of New Treatments for Baldness


According to a recent issue of the Harvard Health Letter, which has been published in August 2008, hair transplantation techniques remain the most efficient type of hair loss therapy.

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Laminin-511 Offers Hope for Regenerating Hair Follicles in Bald People


According to a new study carried out by scientists of the Stanford University, USA, and reported in a recent issue of the Journal of Genes and Development, baldness may soon become a treatable condition. The researchers were able to identify a specific molecule that stimulates hair follicles to produce new hair, at least in mice. Successful animal experiments in hair regeneration make it possible to suggest that, in the near future, scientists will learn how to trigger an increased production of this follicle-stimulating molecule in humans, as well, which will allow for a successful re-growth of scalp hair in bald people.

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Chemotherapy and Hair Loss – What Can Be Done


Hair loss is a common side effect of chemotherapy that is applied to treat cancer patients. Despite the invention of new, gentler and safer drugs to treat malignant tumours, many cancer sufferers continue experiencing complete baldness when being treated. Can chemotherapy-induced hair loss be prevented? Scientists of the Glaxo-Wellcome Research and Development Center, North Carolina seem to have found a solution.

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Pumping Iron Can Lead to Male-Pattern Hair Loss, New Research Found


Male bodybuilders who pump iron three days a week and more can be at an increased risk of becoming bald, a new study revealed. Scientists discovered that heavy lifting on a regular basis greatly increases circulating levels of testosterone – a male hormone involved in hair loss. After an intense bodybuilding session, testosterone soars and a part of it can be converted by specific enzymes into DHT – a chemical substance that attacks and damages healthy hair follicles, thus inducing male-pattern alopecia.

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