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"Gene find triggers baldness hope"
« on: May 16, 2007, 12:26:24 PM »
"Hair loss in humans might not be irreversible, suggest scientists who have helped create new hair cells on the skin of mice."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/6661849.stm

Pffft! Let them play with their mice!



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Re: "Gene find triggers baldness hope"
« Reply #1 on: May 16, 2007, 12:30:46 PM »
Even if they came out with a "solution" I have decided that I love the "SLY" look now, there's no looking back...

 

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Re: "Gene find triggers baldness hope"
« Reply #2 on: May 16, 2007, 12:35:05 PM »
Yeah, I wouldn't go back either.  Plus, I don't think my wife would let me if I wanted to...LOL.
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Re: "Gene find triggers baldness hope"
« Reply #3 on: May 16, 2007, 12:50:24 PM »
Having a totally slick bald head is a style, an attitude....it's SLY...

To most guys a 'hairstyle" can't "change" their whole outlook and attitude on life...and I'm not just talking about the MPB dudes either...

it's been a life changing thing for me (a BBC dude) and i'm sure the other bald guys here that have hair if they wanted too...

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Re: "Gene find triggers baldness hope"
« Reply #4 on: May 16, 2007, 01:08:01 PM »
iam not going back either



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Re: "Gene find triggers baldness hope"
« Reply #5 on: May 16, 2007, 01:17:04 PM »
SLY 4 LIFE
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Re: "Gene find triggers baldness hope"
« Reply #6 on: May 16, 2007, 01:20:00 PM »
How about a cure to get rid of the rest of my hair... sign me up.
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Re: "Gene find triggers baldness hope"
« Reply #7 on: May 16, 2007, 01:21:24 PM »
SLY 4 LIFE


Ditto here!!  Besides, I'm not really keen on extra hairy mice :P
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Re: "Gene find triggers baldness hope"
« Reply #8 on: May 16, 2007, 01:28:39 PM »
How about a cure to get rid of the rest of my hair... sign me up.

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Re: "Gene find triggers baldness hope"
« Reply #9 on: May 16, 2007, 02:15:43 PM »
Add my name to that list too.

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Re: "Gene find triggers baldness hope"
« Reply #10 on: May 16, 2007, 03:00:11 PM »
There was a biotech company called Sirna that was working on a topical solution that would block the flow of protein to the hair follicle.  Without the protein, the hair follicle would shut down permanently.  This company was acquired by Merck and I haven't found out anything more.

I don´t want hair on my head anymore and as soon as there is a solution that will get rid of hair permanently I´m going for it.  Being bald beats having hair, and as time goes on more men will find that out.
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Re: "Gene find triggers baldness hope"
« Reply #11 on: May 18, 2007, 12:06:33 AM »
There's not a lot to this article in terms of a real cure other than discovering the regenerative effects of a known healing gene and how it opens a window for other avenues of research.  There are always going to be these miracle cures in the lab, but it would be many decades before the technology was perfected and applicable as a consumer-ready treatment, and even then I'm sure it would be very expensive.  Not to mention possible unknown side effects like the potential for cancerous growth, which is already a concern in hair multiplication/cloning.  There are guys still waiting for hair multiplication treatments to come out after years of waiting. 

I think it's going to be a very long time before a true baldness cure can be claimed.  Either way, I prefer letting nature take its course.  It's natural and normal for males to go bald to some degree!  Primates in the wild have thinning hair as a sign of status and biological maturity.  Even guys with a full head of hair thin a little.