Archive for the 'Baldness Cures' Category

Stanford Scientists Discover Potential Hair Loss Cure

Wednesday, August 27th, 2008

A recent report in the Stanford Daily newspaper claims that Stanford University researchers may have found a new approach to curing baldness. The report says that research on mice at the Stanford Center for Clinical Science Research is “providing hope for balding humans everywhere.”
Researchers suggest that a protein called Laminin-511 could be used to [...]

Follica Takes in $11 Million for Hair Loss Treatment Approach

Friday, August 15th, 2008

Robert Buderi reports that leading stem cell baldness researchers at the new startup Follica have taken in $11 million in new funding — a sure sign that investors believe the new treatments will be viable. Burderi reports:
If only hair could grow as fast as Follica’s pot of money. Just seven months after its $5.5 [...]