Scientists may have discovered a permanent cure for baldness thanks to a special protein that helps control hair follicles.
Finding a permanent cure for baldness would be game-changing. But, if we could also discover a way to make wounds heal faster, we’d open entirely new doors for medicine. That’s why this chemical’s control of hair follicle cells and stem cells is so boggling. If we can discover a way to harness those cells and that control, we could control stem cell division.
Stem cells are important because they can change into almost any other cell type. This makes them exceptionally useful for healing wounds. You can take stem cells and place them almost anywhere in the body, and the cells can then mimic and turn into the other cells around it. But, finding a permanent cure for baldness and even healing wounds faster means finding the perfect balance for this chemical. Too much causes apoptosis. Which would lead to more hair loss and loss of cells, as the chemical kills off those cells.
Suppose we can determine precisely how the chemical activates cell division and how it communicates with other important genes. In that case, we may be able to activate the cells ourselves and stimulate hair growth. That same information could also be translated to other uses, like treating wounds.Joshua Hawkins fell in love with writing and technology at a young age.
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