Aderans Research Institute (ARI) has purchased technology assets from Regenerative Medicine Assets Limited (formerly Intercytex Group plc), a UK based hair regeneration research company. “This acquisition is a major step forward for ARI,” said Vern Liebmann, Vice President of Operations. “Through this deal, we’ve been able to consolidate the majority of key patents and know-how [...] [...more]
The International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS)— leading medical authority on hair loss, announced that the worldwide number of hair restoration patients treated in 2008 was up 26% from 2006. The economic downturn does not seem to be affecting the importance men and women place on their hair. 811,363 men and women turned to hair transplant [...] [...more]
Scientists say skin cells have regenerated hair follicles in mice. Scientists at the University of Pennsylvania found that when the skin of mice is wounded, epidermal cells can assume the properties of stem cells that generate hair follicles. Findings were published in the journal Nature. While wounding grew less hair than was originally present, it [...] [...more]
