In October 2023, Japanese researchers (led by Junji Fukuda and Tatsuto Kageyama) published an interesting paper that concluded that oxytocin has a positive effect on hair growth via upregulation of dermal papilla cell signature markers. These findings were later covered by a NHK News video report from Japan. Oxytocin (OXT) is better known as the “love hormone”. It is produced and released by women during childbirth and lactation. It is also produced during skin stimulation, such as when hugging or getting a massage. OXT is also called the anti-stress hormone. In this study, OXT treatment resul ..read more

I have covered most of the World Congress for Hair Research annual meets that have occurred since 2013. The 13th edition of the World Congress for Hair Research takes place from April 6-9, 2024 in Dallas, Texas. 13th World Congress for Hair Research The 13th World Congress for Hair Research (#WCHR2024) takes place from April 6-9, 2024 in Dallas, Texas. You can check out the official hair2024 website for more information. It is organized by the American Hair Research Society (AHRS) and the sister societies of the International Federation of Hair Research Societies. 13th World Congress for Hair ..read more

My favorite hair loss researcher Dr. Takashi Tsuji of RIKEN (and OrganTech) is back again. His 2017 book on organ regeneration is now even available on Amazon and includes hair regeneration. This time, Dr. Tsuji has written an article for the May 2024 edition of the Japanese science journal Newton Press. The below image summarizing his latest work is after Google translation. Also see Tsuji Lab for Organ Regeneration. Dr. Takashi Tsuji’s new article on complete hair regeneration. Source: Newton Press: May 2024. The co-author is Dr. Masayuki Yanagisawa. Interestingly, his team has been reliably ..read more

There are 50 locations across 4 countries (US, Georgia, Germany and Poland) for Breezula Phase 3 Trials. If you are in the US, please search for your state (or nearby state) in both the SCALP1 and SCALP2 breakouts on this page. Breezula Phase 3 Clinical Trials. Source: Cosmo Pharmaceuticals.Breezula Phase 3 Clinical Trials In my recent post about Cosmo Pharmaceuticals’ update on Breezula’s Phase 3 clinical trials, we learnt that the enrollment is still less than 60% compelete. This despite the fact that these trials started in June 2023. As of March 2024: 348 out of a planned 726 patients hav ..read more

New hair root stem cell treatment for Gemma Hair Transplant Center (South Korea). Screenshot from the clinic video at the bottom of this post. Last month, someone sent me an interesting link to a new type of stem cell based non-surgical hair growth procedure in South Korea. It is offerred by Park Kyung-won, director of the Gemma Hair Transplant Center. It seems like the original English version of the article is no longer available. I initially used that one to write my post. Note that Gemma hair also has a blog on Naver. Mr. Park has been offerring hair transplants and conducting hair loss re ..read more

I have covered most of the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) meetings since starting this site in 2013. I had to delay writing about this latest 2024 edition by several days due to other more exciting developments in the world of hair. AAD Annual Meeting in San Diego from March 8-12, 2024 American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) 2024 Meeting. When I looked through the various speaker sessions at #AAD2024, the first thing to strike me was that 92-year old legendary actor William Shatner is the keynote speaker. He will talk on March 10. How extraordinary, especially since the nonagenarian has h ..read more

A double dose of South Korea this week. First, a review of the popular Folligen hair loss shampoo from Dr.FORHAIR (South Korea). Then, an important positive new development in South Korea’s regenerative medicine sector. Folligen Shampoo from Dr.FORHAIR Folligen Shampoo from Dr.FORHAIR. Folligen original biotin shampoo from Dr. Forhair (South Korea) is the most popular hair loss shampoo in South Korea. According to the product’s Amazon page, 13 million units of Folligen have been sold in just South Korea. Among the key ingredients in this shampoo include biotin, saw palmetto extract and ceramid ..read more

I covered Yuva Biosciences (US) very briefly in 2018 in my post on mice and hair growth research. The company founder Dr. Keshav Singh’s team from the University of Alabama managed to reverse skin wrinkles and regrow hair in mice. They did this via reversing mitochondrial dysfunction. Also see my other 2018 post about mitochondria and hair and my 2017 post on mitochondrial metabolism and hair growth. Dr. Singh has a great Twitter (X) name in @mitoscientist. Also check out @YuvaBio. Yuva Biosciences Releases Hair Loss Product with BosleyMD On February 20 2024, it was announced that Yuva Bioscie ..read more

Fukuda Lab’s hair research summary poster. Source: Naohiro Uchida, Director of Almo Plastic Clinic Hair Transplantation. I have covered the work of esteemed and prolific Japanese hair loss researcher Dr. Junji Fukuda for almost ten years. I have also written the below two detailed posts about his findings. The second of these is very lengthy because I have kept updating it for a few years. Preparation of hair follicle germs. Clinical trials at Yokohama. Make sure to check out the Yokohama National University based Fukuda Lab’s hair research page. A Visit to Fukuda Lab at Yokohama National Re ..read more

Pelage Pharmaceuticals Logo. I previously wrote about Pelage Pharmaceuticals in my 2019 post  related to the research of its President and co-founder Dr. William Lowry. The other co-founders are Dr. Heather Christofk and Michael Jung. I also covered the findings of Dr. Lowry and Dr. Christofk’s UCLA team in a 2017 post. These UCLA researchers discovered two topical compounds (RCGD423) and (UK5099) that regrew hair in mice via different mechanisms. Both drugs involve an increase in lactate production. This in turn activates hair follicle stem cells and leads to increased and quicker hair g ..read more