TOKYO, April 19 — Japanese researchers have successfully grown hair on hairless mice by implanting follicles created from stem cells, they announced yesterday, sparking new hopes of a cure for baldness.

Handout picture taken on April 13, 2012 and released by the Tsuji Lab Research Institute for Science and Technology of the Tokyo University of Science shows a hairless mouse with black hair on its back at the laboratory in Noda, Chiba Prefecture. — AFP…

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It is funny that now I'm waiting for the official news/words from a few potential employers...suddenly, I have so much time for my own...couple of hours of packing or helping others to pack, some jogging, sit-ups and push up...here and there, watch my favourite sitcoms "Everybody loves Raymond"...I still have plenty of time to spare.



Well, it gives me time to think of my alopecia more often, its like I feel more aware of my alopecia than before I was still a… Continue

I'm quoting a brief news article below from a Malaysian online news portal which read (recently):



["Youths sporting the close crop hairstyle akin to skinheads are making a comeback in various shopping malls, reported Kosmo! Ahad.



These groups had been seen loitering in malls such as The Pavilion in Kuala Lumpur during weekends or at underground music performances.



A former member, Mohd Haris, said there was one group in each state.



“They… Continue

It is a normal thing now for me to deal with certain insensitive comments by members of the public occasionally (once in two weeks or in a month) and thankfully I dont easily get depressed or hurt over them as often as I used to compared to a couple of years ago.



I was reading a post in Alopecia World about coping with alopecia and dealing with all the insensitive (OR stupid) statments being made and I am reminded of an ordeal that happened to me a couple of days ago when I was… Continue

"Terry Gallagher - An inspiration from heaven" has been posted on my blog, it reads "Hello everyone, Terry Gallagher is a loving husband to Mimi, a great father to three beautiful children (one adorable girl with alopecia), a coach, mentor and a very dear friend of mine is diagnosed with colon cancer on 7th January 2008. Terry and family have ever since beaming like a great lighthouse in a world of turbulence, trials and suffering, not shining… Continue

On 15th May 2009, it was exactly the day two years ago when I reached the United States the for first time by boarding a plane with a flight ticket bought by a person (including her wonderful friends & family) that at the end proclaimed that it was a gift from God to her.



Eversince, this question of thought was raised in me "What did I do to deserve such kind and generous treatment?", its been years when I started pondering deeply on the question. I thought from the east to the… Continue

Hello everyone,



I have updated my blog recently.



With two blogs on "Speak Up"



1. A response to school's principal that disallowed her student with alopecia areata to wear a head covering.

2. What happens if the T-lymphocytes found around the hair follicle of an Alopecia… Continue

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I've updated my blog recently with two blogs of the Alopecia areata series. Namely, "should a Alopecia areata patient strengthen their immune system" since we have established that Alopecia areata is of autoimmune origin? Followed by "a note about the hair… Continue

Hello everyone,



Since I started my personal blog at http://joshuablogspace.blogspot.com , I have talked about several issues regarding Alopecia areata.



After my first blog overview and introduction. I talked generally about the immune system and alopecia areata



Then, in second of the blog series. I talked about the… Continue

My Blogs:



1. "Speak Up":



"Speak Up" is created based on the principle and inspiration by Proverbs 31:8-9 of the Bible. It will address core issues like poverty, hunger, war, disease of the oppressed and suffering not neglecting in Alopecia support and awareness. This blog will also cover human rights issue, animal welfare, political, social and economic injustice.



For lighter subjects, you may visit my… Continue