Potential new cure found for baldness

in baldness •  7 years ago 

Enhanced hair growth is a side-effect of a different drug, cyclosporine A, used to treat autoimmune diseases.

And researchers found it also inhibited a protein, SFRP1, that blocks a molecular pathway, WNT, vital for the growth of many tissues, including hair.

The new cure uses another drug, Way-316606, that was designed to inhibit SFRP1 as treatment for osteoporosis.

Project leader Dr Nathan Hawkshaw said it could "make a real difference to people who suffer from hair loss".

Interesting article, I wonder if this will really work, not sure I care anymore. lol

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http://www.bbc.com/news/health-44038756

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