In April 2012, scientists in Japan declared they have effectively grown hair on a bald mouse. The news brings hope to millions of men and women around the world who suffer from hair loss and baldness. The study was conducted by researchers at the Tokyo University of Science. 

University research bring hopes for hair loss sufferers

• Research began with the bio-engineering of various types of hair-follicle germs, which were grafted onto bald mice. The germs carried tiny nylon guides to nudge the growing hairs in the right direction.
• Within 2-5 weeks, most of the hair on the mouse grew back. The hair even went through normal growth cycles and regrew if it was pulled out. Connections were established to the nerves and muscle beneath the skin, as with normal hair.
• Once that proved successful, the team moved on to bioengineering human hair-follicle germs and transplanting them in mice.
• The human hairs grew in 21 days after transplantation. The growth of pigmented hair shafts was observed underneath the epithelium of the host skin.

This study was published in the Nature Communications journal. According to the lead scientist Takashi Tsuji, the breakthrough could lead to a possible cure for hereditary male pattern baldness and other forms of hair loss. However he pointed out that it could be at least a decade before this treatment is applied to human.

Tsuji explained that “The bioengineered hair follicle develops the correct structures (and) restored hair cycles”. Men and women with even a small amount of hair remaining on their hair could eventually take advantage of this treatment by using stem cells from existing hair that’s bio-engineered and applied to the bald skin.

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Another exciting bit of the study may even one day lead to a cure for greying hair, as the researchers were able to combine stem cells and adjust both the color and density of hair.

The team of Tokyo researchers join the ranks of scientists around the world attempting to understand and solve the problem of hair loss using mice. The year before, a team at the University of California – Los Angeles found a chemical compound that blocks the effects of stress on hair growth. After treating bald mice with the compound, the mice grew hair on their back and heads. While none of these studies have yet offered a cure for hair loss that’s been applied to humans, they’re all broadening the picture of why hair loss occurs and leading the way to possible new treatments for humans within the next decade.

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