Thank you Lord----Thank you Lord----Thank you Lord----Thank you Lord----

[trumad]

Doctors 'close to cure for baldness'

Down the centuries, bald men have resorted to a range of desperate measures to restore their lost hair. Today, however, the first real hope of effective treatments is reported by an American team arising from research that could also lead to scar free surgery.

A hairless mouse and one which has had its hair regenerated
Evidence shows mice can regenerate hair follicles

The scientists made the advance after identifying a mechanism that relies on reawakening dormant genes. A US company, Follica Inc, has now licensed the technology in the hope of developing new treatments for baldness.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/05/17/nhair17.xml

[ulysses]

1. damn, you're pink.

:D

[trumad]

4. LOL

Ya coulda called me a Rat.

[CatWoman]

6. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

:rofl:

[ellenfl]

2. so now formerly bald men will be walking around with

rats on their heads? :evilgrin:

ellen fl

[file83]

24. How are they gonna keep that nervous little thing on their heads!?

:rofl:

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

3. If this is good news for you, I just wanna know:

How do you manage to type so well with those itty-bitty paws?

[trumad]

5. You guys are so funny...

LOL

[CatWoman]

BAM!!

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

20. Yikes. That picture.

MKJ

[jgraz]

7. The bad news: it makes your dick fall off

[Canuckistanian]

10. LOLOL n/t

[TwilightGardener]

8. Aww. Poor litte naked mouse! Hope they keep him warm, poor little thing.

[northofdenali]

9. Some guys just look better bald.............

Not.

Does your tail occasionally get in the way, though? Will you regrow the hair on your toes?


:rofl:

Recommend for DUzy...

[Deja Q]

12. So if I exercised 8 hrs/day and looked otherwise buff and macho,

having no scalp hair would be a turn-off?

:cry:

[northofdenali]

16. Depends on how nice you are in other areas..........

:rofl:

As the spouse of a male-pattern-bald dude going on 37 years of marriage......... some things DO outshine others!! :hug:

[jgraz]

30. See, now I want a pill for THAT

[Rosemary2205]

11. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! nt

[Monkeyman]

13. Hey Where Did You Get Karl Rove's Baby Picture

:rofl: :beer:

[AlCzervik]

14. Follica inc.---i'm bullish on it!

[Clark2008]

15. Who loves ya, baby?!

[Gold Metal Flake]

17. How about something that will degenerate back hair follicles?

I have no problem growing hair on my head. Problem is I have no problem growing it anywhere else either.

[Mojambo]

18. Larry David just had the best orgasm of his entire life. n/t

[Missy Vixen]

19. Most women don't care about it as much as guys think we do

Seriously. We love the guy, not his hair. Of course, this is IMHO.

Julie

[Rosemary2205]

21. I'm with you.

I could care less about a guy's hair or lack thereof.

Now if it was ME going bald -- ahem, well, uh -- wig hut here I come.

[Bjornsdotter]

26. Ditto

It's no biggie to me either.

Cheers

[Perky]

22. that's not a mouse..... its a Chihauha...

[Madspirit]

23. You owe me

...a new keyboard. I just spurt coffee on mine.

I'm...uh...really happy for you Trumad.
Lee

[MazeRat7]

25. Pfffft... It is what it is... I either have hair or I dont....

At least I'm not shaving my dome to to bring someone home... !snap!

MZr7

[blueknight]

27. i just wish

the docs could find something to make "other" things grow:headbang:

[trumad]

28. This is what I got....

it got sucked out of the top of my head and shoots right out my back.

[Missy Vixen]

35. And you're funny, charming and a progressive

Seriously. Hair or not, we think you're the greatest.

Julie

p.s. I have a raging crush on a guy with a bald spot. My husband's losing his hair. It happens. It's about the man. Truly.

[trumad]

37. Thanks Julie...

But I gotta tell you... If I could get treatment that would grow the hair back on the top of my head, I'd do it in a second. Vanity? For sure.

[rucky]

29. Sweet Jesus! I knew medicine would catch up with my receding hairline!

Now, if only I were a rat.

[mitchtv]

31. KO says:

after photo looks like it came off Robin Williams behind.

[Sanctified]

32. This is terrible news for me.

I want to shave my head and be free from hair forever but my wife won't let me till I start to go bald, if she finds out that there is a cure for baldness I may never get my wish.

[tyedyeto]

33. And nary a single stem cell was used to find the cure for...

male pattern baldness... ergo, stem cell research is usless. :sarcasm:

[alittlelark]

34. My hubby is going bald... that said, the research would be better spent on

malaria
tuberculosis
AIDS
Drug-resistant Staph
herpes

the list goes on and on.....

The $$$$ is in the baldness cure (much like viagra$$$).

[question everything]

36. Heard the report on NPR

The hair grows as a result of a wound that needs to be large and remain open for a long time thus, at this stage it cannot be transformed. However, if the mechanism can be decipher then, perhaps it can be broken down to the critical steps and perhaps be used in humans.