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Scientists Grow Human Hair on Mouse

Dustin Lushing — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:05:00 CDT

Bald people may have new hope for getting back those flowing locks. Japanese scientists have regenerated hair growth on bald mice, reports the Wall Street Journal . The researchers injected the follicle cells of a hairy mouse into the follicles of a bald mouse, and within three weeks, 74% of the...

Hugo Chavez's Hair Disappears

Matt Cantor — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 13:07:05 CDT

Hugo Chavez, who is undergoing chemotherapy , revealed what he called a "new look" on TV: a shaved head. In a ceremony with his ministers yesterday, the Venezuelan president said his cancer treatment has been going well, the Telegraph reports. “I went to bathe and a bit of hair fell out,...

Baldness Cure Discovered by Accident?

Rob Quinn — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 13:18:05 CST

Researchers studying stress hormones were surprised to stumble upon what appears to be a cure for baldness—at least in mice. Mice who had gone bald due to overproduction of a stress hormone were treated with a compound that blocks stress in the gut and then returned to cages where...

Rogaine to Wills: We Can Help With That Bald Spot...

Evann Gastaldo — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 10:58:07 CST

The royal wedding is sure to be a divine affair, with one teensy exception: Prince William’s bald spot. But never fear: Rogaine is here to help! A rep for the company tells Life & Style , “We've been watching Prince William's growing bald spot closely for years, and we believe Rogaine...

Bald Bears Stump German Zookeepers

Rob Quinn — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:45:26 CST

Zookeepers in Leipzig are scrambling to figure out why three bears have lost their fur coats. The spectacled bears, South American natives who normally have dark rings around their eyes, have gone almost completely bald just when they should be growing even thicker coats for the onset of winter. The...

Baldness Gene Can Pass From Father to Son

Katherine Thompson — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:58:01 CDT

The old idea that looking at the maternal grandfather's hairline to predict whether a man will go bald is about half right, genetic researchers have found. The female X chromosome carries one baldness gene, but two studies have identified another gene that can be inherited from Dad. Guys with both...

Bald Take Note: Mice Grow New Hair Follicles

Sarah Levy — Thu, 17 May 2007 08:11:02 CDT

In what could lead to a cure for baldness, scientists have discovered a technique for regrowing hair in an adult mammal for the first time. University of Pennsylvania researchers suceded in stimulating the growth of new skin complete with hair follicles in mice, the Sydney Morning Herald reports.