Monday, February 25, 2008

Hurry: Researchers identified cause of inherited hair loss condition - May lead to new baldness drugs


LONDON - Researchers have identified a gene linked to hair loss that could lead to new drugs to treat baldness.
The gene is responsible for a rare hereditary form of hair loss known as Hypotrichosis simplex, a condition affecting 1 in 200,000 people, in which people begin going bald in childhood, the researchers reported in the journal Nature Genetics. Full Story - Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Walter Drake