Study Reveals Possible Answer to Stress Related Hair Loss

When the National Institutes of Health funded a study conducted by UCLA to prevent the negative physical effects of stress on the gastrointestinal system.  Instead, these researchers may have stumbled onto a potential remedy for stress and age related hair-loss:  astressin-B. 

Because the causes of hair loss in men and women are numerous and sometimes unpredictable, Dr. Edmond Griffin likes to educate patients on potential treatments as soon as they present themselves.  Hair loss causes can include: heredity (female and male pattern baldness), age, hormonal imbalance, certain medications (anagen effluvium), and extreme stress (alopecia areata).  Age and stress are typically two of the most frustrating causes because they are an inevitable part of life.  The California researchers found that injecting genetically altered mice (whose bodies contained excess amounts of the stress hormone corticotrophin-emulating a human’s body under chronic stress) with the astressin-B chemical compound caused the mice to re-grow their lost hair despite their elevated levels of stress hormone. 

Also exciting about the scientists’ discovery is the peptide compound’s quick, long-lasting hair transplant results.  The mice received one injection per day for five days and exhibited increased hair growth for up to four months following the treatment.  UCLA adjunct professor, Million Mulugeta summarized the research saying, “Our findings show that a short-duration treatment with this compound causes an astounding long-term hair re-growth in chronically stressed mutant mice.”

Even though we understand that mice do no react the same way that humans do, we find this study especially promising for human hair growth implications.  In case you missed our other blog posts on hair growth technology, Dr. Griffin is also currently working on a topical, botanical treatment for women’s hair loss and injections of Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) as an aging skin treatment.  Be sure to follow Dr. Griffin on Facebook and Twitter for the latest hair restoration news.

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