Artificial hair follicles help treat hair loss

Many men in middle age are afraid of hair loss. However, German scientists have made a breakthrough in stem cell research, which helps to thoroughly solve the problem of hair loss.

Artificial hair follicle technology will be used to treat hair loss.

Scientists at the University of Science and Technology in Berlin have successfully developed artificial hair follicles using the stem cell technology for the first time in the world. Artificial fur is cultured from animal cells, which are thinner than natural hair follicles.

Dr. Roland Strauss, head of the research group, said in the next five years, the birth of artificial hair follicles grown from the patient's own stem cells would help bring happiness to millions of people. baldness.

Stem cells are thought to be the " universal cells " of the human body. Many human body organs, such as blood, bones, even organs can be cultured from stem cells.

Currently there are many treatments for hair loss such as implantation of hair follicles taken from the back or sides of the hair loss. However, this method takes a lot of time from 5-10 hours, more need to do many times.