THIS BLOG CAN ALSO BE LISTENED TO AS AN AUDIO CAST For many men, losing their hair is not just something that happens with age, it’s traumatic. A survey of men from the UK, France, Germany, Italy and Spain found that more than 70% of men who reported losing their hair said it was an … Continue reading A hair raising tale
Baldness
Stem cell stories that caught our eye: new baldness treatments?, novel lung stem cells, and giraffe stem cells
Novel immune system/stem cell interaction may lead to better treatments for baldness. When one thinks of the immune system it’s usually in terms of the body’s ability to fight off a bad cold or flu virus. But a team of UCSF researchers this week report in Cell that a particular cell of the immune system is … Continue reading Stem cell stories that caught our eye: new baldness treatments?, novel lung stem cells, and giraffe stem cells
The Stem Cellar 