Jab to end baldness 'ready in five years' using fat cells from sagging bellies

dailymail.co.uk ^ | 2nd September 2011 | Fiona Macrae

[rawhide]

An injection that gives middle-aged men the hairline of their youth could be available in just five years, scientists predicted last night.

The jab would use fat cells from the tummy to pep up hair growth on the scalp.

The required amount of fat would not be enough to make a noticeable difference to waistlines.

In a series of experiments, researchers from Yale University in the United States looked at what triggers the hair growth.

They found fat cells to be key, with immature fat cells producing chemical signals that ‘wake up’ dormant follicles, leading to the production of hair.

Writing in the journal Cell, they describe how jabs of fat cells drawn from mouse bellies triggered the growth of new fur.

The researchers are now ‘very close’ to homing in on the key cells in humans – leading to the prospect of the chemical-making cells being removed from the stomach region and injected into the scalp.

Other possibilities include creams or lotions that contain the hair-triggering chemicals and can be rubbed on to the scalp, said researcher Valerie Horsley.

It may even be the case that one treatment would work for years.

[Yossarian]

Aw, man, what is the the animal on top of James Trafficant's head going to do for a living now?

[SIDENET]

Yeah, right after they come up with the car that runs on tap water.

[GOP Poet]

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[tlb]

>>> An injection that gives middle-aged men the hairline of their youth could be available in just five years

Bald isn't necessarily bad. But it helps to have Shakespearean voice training.

[Swede Girl]

btt

[stormhill]

An injection that gives middle-aged men the hairline of their youth could be available in just five years, scientists predicted

In the '80s scientists announced a scheme of multiplying healthy folicles in a test tube and injecting or trasplanting them into the scalp. That would also be 'ready in five years'

[Mr. Blond]

So you have to be bald AND fat. Even so...(crosses fingers)

[Irishguy]

they can take my baldness from my cold dead hands.... why would i want a head of hair, ..cut it myself with a number one on a electric hair clipper thing. hair wash, 20-30 seconds, wipe with hand ,1 second, wipe with paper towel, 2 seconds...and im ready...

now to all you mitt romney types, with your bounding hair...and prepping...thanks but no thanks...

only real downside is sunburn.

i am bald and proud and come to think of it i would look ridiculous with hair. any baldie should be proud, hair is something liberals do... ;)

[HiTech RedNeck]

This might be more promising, since bald spots don’t usually reflect a lack of follicles (adding more wouldn’t help if they are all obeying the same hormonal signal) but a dormancy of the follicles present.

[HiTech RedNeck]

Indeed, a lot of ladies think bald is studly on men.

[Recon Dad]

I know this guy in Ohio that has a corner on those fat cells and is going to make a fortune!

[muawiyah]

A regular fuzzball no doubt! Just do a Google.com for Large Hairy Fatman

[MikeSteelBe]

That’s because smart women know that the hormone linked to male pattern baldness is related to testosterone.

[SIDENET]

Well, I have a full head of really great hair (no gray!) and am thin.

Guess I'm out of luck.

;-)

[Cowgirl]

I’m putting this link out for all boomers who want to stay as young as they can. It’s all natural and science has
proven it is very effective for reducing free radicals.
http://www.mylifevantage.com/radio/default.aspx

[LibWhacker]

Ah ha!, it's the old We're-Gonna-End-Baldness-In-Five-Years Plan again, is it?. Comes along regular as clockwork every year. Kind of like cars that run on air or water or dirt. We'll believe it when we see it.