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July 31, 2010

Avodart May Help You Boost Testosterone and Lose Weight... Or Not
A year long study showed some men taking Avodart experienced a testosterone boost and weight loss.

Avodart Reduces Risk of Prostate Cancer By Over 22%, But May Increase Risk of Cardiac Failure
A 4 year cancer prevention study showed Avodart reduced the risk of prostate cancer, but may slightly increase cardiac failure risk.

4 Year Study of Avodart (Dutasteride) Shows Long Term Safety and Effectiveness
A 2 year extension study of men in the 2 year Phase III clinical trials for Avodart (dutasteride) shows continued effectiveness and safety.

Hair Loss Reversed in Woman with Avodart (Dutasteride)
Medical article describing how one woman completely reversed her hair loss using Avodart (dutasteride) when finasteride (Propecia) and minoxidil (Rogaine) had produced only limited results.

Clinical Research Study Needs Participants
A new clinical research study for a hair growth treatment is being conducted in Tuscon, Arizona and needs participants.

John Travolta finds himself in a hairy situation as mesh piece reveals possible battle with baldness
John Travolta couldn't hide the grid attached to his mane as he was pictured in Paris.

Long-term (1-year) experience with LDS 100 in the treatment of men and women with androgenetic alopecia
Evaluation of hair growth at 6 and 12 months of treatment by the LDS100 laser system showing results similar to Propecia.

Low Level Laser Therapy Section Updated
Nine studies and articles have been added to our low level laser therapy for hairloss section. More will be added soon!

Three Studies on Topical Caffeine for Hair Growth
The Caffeine for Hairloss page now includes three studies showing how caffeine may help promote hair growth when used topically.

Androgenetic alopecia (hairloss) and coronary artery disease in women
Article discussing relationship of hairloss in women with coronary artery disease.

Treatment with Propecia reduces the chances of visible hairloss after 5 years
Long-term treatment with finasteride 1 mg decreases the likelihood of developing further visible hairloss in men with androgenetic alopecia (male pattern hairloss).

Revivogen Reduces DHT by 90%, Beats Finasteride and Dutasteride in Study
New laboratory study shows Revivogen beats Finasteride and Dutasteride in DHT inhibition in skin.

Placebo controlled study of HairMax laser comb shows increases hair thickness and demonstrates safety.
A placebo controlled study of 110 men using the HairMax laser comb shows improvements in hair and safety.

Interview with Dr. Oscar Klein
An interview with Dr. Oscar Klein, maker of the ReMox and ProMox minoxidil-based formulas.

Local Application of Combination of Minoxidil and Finasteride
Small study showing that Minoxidil combined with Tretinoin and Finasteride increases the effectiveness for hairloss.

Results of a placebo-controlled study of dutasteride versus finasteride.
The importance of dual 5alpha-reductase inhibition in the treatment of male pattern hairloss: results of a randomized placebo-controlled study of dutasteride versus finasteride.

Association of androgenetic alopecia and hypertension.
Study showing an association between hairloss and high blood pressure.

NEOSH101, a New Topical Treatment for Hairloss Works Quickly with No Side Effects
A company called Neosil just announced phase 2 clinical study results showing a quick and easy topical treatment for hairloss could be a serious possible new treatment for hairloss.

Higher Propecia Doses May Be Effective in Post Menopausal Women
This study shows that doses of 2.5mg or more of Finasteride (the active medicine in Propecia) have beneficial results in postmenopausal women without elevated male hormone production.

Propecia May Prevent Fibrosis
This recent study shows that Propecia helps to prevent fibrosis, a scarring condition in skin that can damage hair follicles.

Hair Loss Press Releases
July 31, 2010

HOLLYWOOD ACTORS ARE LOSING THEIR HAIR...
HairCubed hair fibers for men and women are helping everyone from hollywood stars to normal, everyday people have thicker, fuller heads of hair.

SALONCEUTICALS PROUDLY PRESENTS THE REGENEPURE® FAMILY OF PRODUCTS.
Expertly formulated shampoos that cleanse and nourish the hair and scalp.

Science Daily Hair Loss News
July 31, 2010

Genetic basis of alopecia areata -- one of most common causes of hair loss
Researchers have uncovered eight genes that underpin alopecia areata, one of the most common causes of hair loss. Since many of the genes are also implicated in other autoimmune diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis and type 1 diabetes, this discovery may soon lead to new treatments for the 5.3 million Americans suffering from hair loss caused by alopecia areata.

Gene that regulates hair growth identified
Activation of the gene Lhx2 leads to increased hair growth. The findings partly refute earlier research results in the field.

New gene in hair loss identified
Scientists have identified a new gene involved in hair growth. This discovery may affect future research and treatments for male pattern baldness and other forms of hair loss.

Laser hair removal: No training required?
Canada needs minimum training standards for laser hair removal operators, as currently anyone, trained or not, can legally operate a laser machine for hair removal in Canada, states an editorial in CMAJ.

Dermatologists Can Help Women Win the Fight Against Common Forms of Hair Loss
For many women, unexplained hair loss can take a significant psychological toll on their overall quality of life. From altering their hairstyle to hide a thinning part to scaling back their hair care regimen in an effort to halt further hair loss, women try countless ways to cover up this problem -- and the results are often lukewarm at best. A better option is to see a dermatologist, a physician trained in the care of skin, hair and nails, who can diagnose and, in many cases, successfully treat hair loss in women.

Protein N-WASP helps hair growth
Various human skin disorders are associated with aberrant regulation of the cytoskeleton (the scaffolding that supports the cell). This is because many physiological processes in the skin, including wound healing and hair follicle cycling, involve cytoskeleton reorganization regulated by the proteins Cdc42 and Rac1.

Why Hair Turns Gray Is No Longer A Gray Area: Our Hair Bleaches Itself As We Grow Older
Wash away your gray? Maybe. Scientists have now solved a mystery that has perplexed humans throughout the ages: why we turn gray. These researchers show that going gray is caused by a massive build up of hydrogen peroxide due to wear and tear of our hair follicles. The peroxide winds up blocking the normal synthesis of melanin, our hair's natural pigment.

Fat Synthesizing Enzyme Is Key To Healthy Skin And Hair
Scientists have found that an enzyme associated with the synthesis of fat in the body is also an element in healthy skin and hair.

Important New Hair-loss Gene Discovered
Scientists have discovered an important hair-loss gene. In 2005, these scientists had already characterized the first hair-loss gene inherited through the maternal line, which explained why hair-loss in men often reflects that of their maternal grandfathers. This newly discovered gene, on the other hand, may now account for the similarity in cranial hair growth between father and son.

Baldness Gene Discovered: 1 In 7 Men At Risk
Researchers have identified two genetic variants in Caucasians that together produce an astounding sevenfold increase the risk of male pattern baldness.

Treatment For Hearing Loss? Scientists Grow Hair Cells Involved in Hearing
Scientists have successfully produced functional auditory hair cells in the cochlea of the mouse inner ear. The breakthrough suggests that a new therapy may be developed in the future to successfully treat hearing loss.

Study Examines Normal Hair Loss In Men Without Evidence Of Baldness
Performing a standardized 60-second hair count appears to be a reliable method for the assessment of hair shedding, according to a report in Archives of Dermatology.

Studies Don't Support Common Treatments For Patchy Hair Loss
If clumps of your hair start to fall out from a common form of baldness, a new review of existing research unfortunately offers little comfort. Patients who are afflicted by the condition known as alopecia areata -- patchy hair loss -- should understand that there is no reliable, safe, effective, long-term treatment.

Getting To The Roots Of Hair Loss
Scientists have identified a gene that is responsible for a rare hereditary form of hair loss. The newly identified receptor plays a role in hair growth. Researchers now hope that their research findings will lead to new therapies that will work with various forms of hair loss.

Developing A Bald Patch? It Could Be A Hidden Tooth Infection
There is a close relationship between infection outbreaks on teeth and the presence of one type of hair loss. It starts with bald patches on the scalp, and sometimes elsewhere on the body. Researchers advise to going to the dentist when patients notice localized hair loss in order to have their oral health carefully examined.

Asian Men Who Smoke May Have Increased Risk For Hair Loss
Smoking may be associated with age-related hair loss among Asian men, according to a new report. The men's risk for hair loss increased with advancing age, but remained lower than the average risk among white men.

New Cell Culturing Method Pumps Up The Volume
In a breakthrough that will likely accelerate research aimed at cures for hearing loss, tinnitus and balance problems, scientists have perfected a laboratory culturing technique that provides a reliable new source of cells critical to understanding certain inner-ear disorders.

Genes In Human Inner Ear Cells Restored
Researchers have discovered a way to transfer genes, which they hope will restore hearing, into diseased tissue of the human inner ear. This important step brings scientists closer to curing genetic or acquired hearing loss.

Treatment Found To Reverse Hair Loss
Male pattern hair loss is a condition that affects as many as 50 percent of men by the age of fifty, but according to a new study, baldness may soon be a treatable condition.

New Hope For Baldness Treatment: Hair Follicles Created For First Time In Mouse Study
Researchers have found that hair follicles in adult mice regenerate by re-awakening genes once active only in developing embryos. A better understanding of this process could lead to novel treatments for hair loss, other skin and hair disorders, and wounds.

Allergy To Hair Dye Increasing
Allergic reactions to hair dye are increasing as more and younger people dye their hair, warn researchers in this week's British Medical Journal. This can lead to dermatitis on the face and, in severe cases, facial swelling may occur.

Hair-growth Drug Artificially Lowers PSA Levels In Prostate Cancer Screening, Study Finds
The popular hair-growth drug finasteride, taken by millions of balding men, artificially lowers the results of the prostate-specific antigen test, the standard screening test for prostate cancer, a multicenter study has found.

Hirsute-s You, Sir! Could Super Furry Animals Provide Clues For Baldness?
Scientists looking at mice may have discovered why certain people are hairier than others in what could provide clues as to the reason some men go bald prematurely.

Medication Plus Oral Contraceptive May Improve Female Pattern Hair Loss
Finasteride, a medication approved to treat hair loss in men, may also improve the condition in women when combined with oral contraceptives, according to an article in the March issue of Archives of Dermatology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

Hair Follicle Stem Cells Contribute To Wound Healing
Hair follicle stem cells are important contributors to the wound-healing process, according to new research by investigators at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Using an animal model, the researchers discovered that stem cells in the hair follicle are enlisted to help heal wounds in the skin. This finding may suggest a therapeutic target for the development of drugs to encourage and promote wound healing.

New Radiation Technique Helps Brain Cancer Patients Keep Their Hair
Patients whose cancer has spread to the brain can avoid typical hair loss (alopecia) when treated with newer radiation techniques, thereby improving their quality of life while still controlling their cancer, according to a study presented October 16, 2005, at the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology's 47th Annual Meeting in Denver.

Tendency To Hair Loss Inherited From The Mother
Scientists from the universities of Bonn and Düsseldorf , Germany, have shown that specific changes in the genetic 'construction manual' of the androgen receptor may result in premature balding. The affected gene lies on the x chromosome; men inherit the defect therefore from their mother -- supporting the widespread assumption that as far as hair loss is concerned men take after their maternal grandfather rather than their father.

Mouse Model Gives Insight To Human Hair Loss
A progressive skin disease causing hair loss in adult humans was identified in laboratory mice, providing a genetic tool to study the disease known as alopecia areata (AA).

Stem Cells Offer Promise For Hair Growth
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have isolated stem cells responsible for hair follicle growth. The findings, published in the April issue of Nature Biotechnology, may serve as the foundation for new hair loss and skin grafting treatments.

University Of Michigan Scientists Trigger New Hair Growth In Mice
University of Michigan graduate student David Van Mater knew something strange was going on when he noticed stubble on the shaved skin of experimental mice in his laboratory. Instead of the tumors he had originally expected to see, the mice were growing hair.

Hair Loss Syndrome Created In Mice; Finding May Help Explain Related Conditions In People
Inactivating just one of more than two dozen similar genes can cause temporary but profound hair loss, known as alopecia, in mice, researchers from Johns Hopkins and the Pasteur Institute in France report in the June issue of Genes & Development.

Baldness Induced By Dopamine Treatments May Be Reversible
Two women with Parkinson's disease who developed alopecia (baldness) while being treated with the dopamine agonists pramipexole or ropinirole found that the hair loss stopped after the drugs were discontinued and replaced with a new treatment. The study is published in the current issue of Neurology, the scientific journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

Researchers Identify Key Factor In Hair Loss Disorder
Researchers at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology have identified a key factor in the cause of alopecia areata, a hair loss disorder that often strikes children. Their study, to appear in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology (December 2001), suggests that future treatments could involve desensitizing the body’s immune system to the substances that provoke the attack.

Blood Vessels Hold Key To Thicker Hair Growth
Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have been able to grow hair faster and thicker on mice thanks to a protein that promotes blood vessel growth in their skin. The mouse hair follicles – while no greater in number than those of normal mice – are individually bigger. Collectively, they increase the total volume of hair by 70 percent.

Substance Discovered That Induces Hair Follicle Formation In The Mature Skin Cells Of Mice
Everyone has bad hair days. For 30 million men in the United States, roughly 40 percent of those over 35, every day is a no hair day. The good news is that thanks to new research, baldness may be fading away. Researchers from the Howard Hughes Institute at the University of Chicago have induced hair follicle formation in the mature skin cells of mice.

Columbia Researchers Identify Gene For Inherited Baldness
Researchers at Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons have discovered the first human gene associated with hair loss. The new gene, called hairless, is linked to a severe form of inherited baldness and may be the trigger that turns on the entire human hair cycle. The discovery could lead to a better understanding of the hair cycle and, eventually, more effective treatments for various forms of hair loss.