PC. Luis Quiroz Ravines

The search for a cure for hair loss may be coming to an end

Hair loss can be related to understanding the energy needed to grow hair. Which would end with a serious emotional and aesthetic problem that mainly affects women

Researcher Thomas Dawson and his team at A * STAR, in collaboration with scientists from the Faculty of Pharmacy at the Medical University of South Carolina, discovered that as we get older the metabolism slows down which could boost 'chronogenic alopecia', that is, hair loss related to age, especially of women.

Dawson uses state-of-the-art laser microscopy in both human and shaved bovine hair to study and better understand the process of hair growth at the metabolic and cellular levels.

Hair loss has been an ancient problem that mostly affected males, and it is known that even in Cleopatra's time formulas were used to cure male hair fail.

Dawson and his team focused their study, examining the role played by mitochondrial metabolism and especially its by-product, reactive oxygen in the bioenergetic process of the hair follicle.

Dawson says that the process of hair growth consumes a high amount of energy, approximately, says 670 kilojoules of energy is needed to create a gram of hair, which is equivalent to intense exercises of legs and arms for 6 minutes.

During the study, they also discovered an unknown region called "ring of fire" that was located in the hair shaft, and that is a powerful source to generate reactive oxygen species.

The scientist believes that the cells that originate the hair synthesize the biomass and multiply so fast that they burn enormous amounts of energy, similar to a motor that works at maximum power, and in the case of hair, generates excess reactive oxygen that affects the hair follicle that loses its ability to continue operating, causes hair loss.

Dawson's study shows that the process of hair growth is more complex than previously believed and to avoid hair loss, reduce the formation of reactive oxygen species and at the same time, maintaining a balanced mitochondrial metabolism could be fundamental to improve the quality of hair and avoid hair loss as we get older.

The study of Dawson and his team reveals that as we get older, mitochondrial energy production slows down, which means diminishing hair quality.

Dawson says, hair fail occurs whenever there are metabolism problems and we make small changes in the metabolism can make a noticeable difference.

Students who take tests or people who undergo extreme diets lose hair

Dawson advises that to avoid hair loss, you should use creams and lotions to alter the metabolism and promote hair growth and allow the hair follicles to produce better hair and survive longer.

NOTE: Luis Quiroz Ravines is a Peruvian journalist specializing in Natural Health, author of an effective treatment to stop hair loss naturally. Learn MORE at StopHairLossNaturalSolution.com

Source

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2018-01-age-old-hair-loss.html

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