Research project takes unexpected turn
Horsley and the team of researchers found that they could trigger hair growth in mice using stem cells from the fatty layer of skin. They identified the stem cells and found that they produce molecular signals that are necessary for hair growth.
Their research is being published today in the journal Cell, and Horsley says the findings could hold promise for therapies for alopecia and baldness.
"If we can get these fat cells in the skin to talk to the dormant stem cells at the base of hair follicles, we might be able to get hair to grow again," she said.
Don't expect to see fat-laden hair-loss cures on store shelves anytime soon; any potential real-world applications are likely years away. Similar hair growth-inducing signals remain to be identified in humans.
But the findings changed the direction of Horsley's lab. Her main research interest is in how tissues maintain themselves. From her perspective, disease is a problem of the tissue; a person becomes sick when their tissues don't work.

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