Hair Loss
Telomerase a New Fountain of Youth?
Telomerase is an enzyme that adds specific DNA sequence repeats to the end of DNA strands in the telomere regions. Telomerase consists of two molecules each - telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT), telomerase RNA (TERC) and dyskerin. By using TERC, TERT can add a specific six-nucleotide repeating sequence to the strand of chromosomes. These repeats are called telomeres.
Causes and Symptoms of Hereditary Baldness
The main cause of hereditary baldness is, as its name says, genetic. However, some people believe that losing hair is the result of poor circulation in the scalp, elevated stress, wearing hats and long hair or masturbation, which obviously is not true. Such rumours are also spread by the marketers of hair scams, who are trying to exploit our lack of knowledge.
Confusing Hair Loss Treatments
If you go to see your dermatologist about your hair loss, you probably come back with a prescription for Propecia (or other form of finasteride), advice to try Rogaine (minoxidil) and, where appropriate, with a basic introductory knowledge to hair transplantation. Some doctors may also recommend other things but the choices are limited. However, there are thousands of hair loss products sold as hair cosmetics out there...
Hair Loss Concealers
Growing back lost hair might be mission impossible for many of us who started treating their baldness after many years of losing hair. If you are not convinced about the benefits of hair transplantation yet and only need quick fixes for certain occasions, hair loss concealers might be a reasonable option. There are many different kinds of camouflage but fibres are by far the most natural-looking solution.
Is HairMax Only for Full Heads of Hair?
Lexington International’s HairMax LaserComb is the latest FDA-approved remedy for promoting hair growth. It employs a technology that has been in use for several years to accelerate healing and hair growth after hair transplant surgery. There are other laser combs on the market that are less expensive than Lexington International’s HairMax, and which claim to be as effective, but...
Rogaine, Regaine or Minoxidil?
Rogaine was the first medicinal product in history approved by a major national health supervisory authority such as the FDA (the US Food and Drug Administration) to treat male pattern baldness. Now, generic Rogaine has been approved by the health authorities in many countries around the world. To this day it is the only FDA-approved topical for treating hair loss and the most powerful hair growth stimulant available...
Can Saw Palmetto Help Treat Hair Loss?
Saw palmetto is often presented as a safe, natural alternative to finasteride. As a principal ingredient it can be found in numerous popular hair loss remedies such as Provillus, Procerin, Advecia, Avacor, Revivogen, Scalp Med and many others. Marketers of such products claim that saw palmetto is a safe, natural dihydrotestosterone (DHT) blocker, whereas finasteride, though assumed to work by the same mode of action...
