Tregs: New Hair Growth Mechanism Discovered: Faulty Immune Cells May Play Role in Alopecia, Other Forms of Baldness

Exciting news: Scientists at University of California - San Francisco accidentally discovered Previously it was thought that whereas they previously thought stem cells cause hairs to regrow after they fall out, that this only happens if Tregs (pron. tee-regs) are present. The researchers were investigating the role played by anti-inflammatory immune cells called Tregs in skin health generally.

https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2017/05/407121/new-hair-growth-mechanism-... 

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Permalink Reply by Return_life on May 27, 2017 at 1:31pm
living with the disease is difficult but having full regrowth will bring so much joy

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