who claim to have grown hair follicles from stem cells for the first time, are
confident that a cure for baldness is coming soon.
Technical University in Berlin used cells taken from animals for their research
and they are moving towards creating human hair follicles from human stem cells
in a year's time.
reported lead scientist Prof Roland Lauster, observing that the latest research
could be a step towards providing treatment for the 80 per cent of people who
suffer from hair loss around the world. According to Prof Lauster, the
treatment that would probably require the hair follicles to be implanted on to
a person's head could be available in five years.
this are already in motion," Prof Lauster said, adding that the creation of
skin and hair follicles in a lab could also prevent the need for testing
cosmetic products on animals thereby reducing the suffering of animals
subjected to chemical testing for 'human safe' cosmetics.
Though a US research
team from the University of Pennsylvania, also showed evidence that stem cell
research could help prevent baldness in 2004, an effective cure for baldness is
yet to be invented.