Electric comb could give thinning hair a chance to bounce back
The experimental comb restored nearly 100% hair regrowth in mice and outperformed minoxidil, researchers said, but human testing has not begun.
- Scientists at Beihang University in China developed an experimental comb dubbed Detangle, which a study published this month in Nature Communications reveals promotes hair follicle regeneration in androgenetic alopecia.
- Traditional topical treatments like minoxidil often struggle to penetrate skin effectively, whereas Detangle uses electrical pulses and differently-sized teeth to force therapeutic molecules deeper into tissue.
- In a 28-day experiment, Detangle-treated mice modeled with androgen-related hair loss achieved nearly 100% hair regrowth, significantly outperforming the roughly 70% regrowth seen in minoxidil groups.
- The system offers potential for the roughly 1.5 billion people living with androgenetic alopecia, and the device demonstrated safe delivery of molecules into deeper skin tissue.
- Clinical studies in human volunteers are required before determining efficacy in people, though researchers remain optimistic about addressing limitations of current hair loss therapies.
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Electric comb could give thinning hair a chance to bounce back
A comb is an optimistic tool to buy when your hairline is retreating. So researchers in China gave the humble grooming implement a more useful job than rearranging the stragglers by encouraging regrowth among the remaining follicles with a series of electrical pulses and genetic treatments.Continue ReadingCategory: Medical Devices, Medical Innovations, Body and MindTags: minoxidil, Hair, Baldness
A device developed by scientists to stimulate hair growth has shown greater efficiency than a popular drug of minoxyxyl.
Chinese researchers revealed a new experimental technology to cope with genetic baldness, based on an electrolyte-like device, combining electrical stimulation with the delivery of therapeutic materials to the depths of the skin with a view to reducing hair loss and stimulating its growth.
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