Scientists at two leading laboratories have conducted studies in an attempt to trigger new hair growth in the scalp.
One of the teams has worked out how to use a hormone called IGF-1 to regrow hair.
IGF-1 promotes hair growth by proliferating the hair matrix cells. Hairs grow via the division of hair matrix cells.
By increasing IGF-1 in the scalp, we can increase hair matrix cells and thus increase hair growth.
But there’s more…