Hair loss on tissue that is badly burned or scarred has long been thought to be permanent, but a recent discovery in the field of cell research brings hope that new skin and hair may be grown some day from adult stem cells.

Cell biologists at Howard Hughes Medical Institute and The Rockefeller University in New York have not only identified such stem cells deep in the hair follicles of mice, they have managed to isolate these cells and multiply them in a laboratory.

Additionally, as reported in the September 3, 2004 issue of the scientific journal Cell, when they grafted these cells onto bald mice, they grew both skin and tufts of hair. Indeed, this may lead to new hair loss treatment options.

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Information on this page, provided as a service by Peggy Knight Solutions, draws upon information from the following sources: the American Academy of Dermatology, the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American Medical Association, and the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health.