"Hair Grew After Applying Serum"...Will This Solve Hair Loss Worries?

NTU Researchers: "Minimal Side Effects... Human Trials Planned"

Research results have emerged that could offer new hope to millions of people around the world struggling with hair loss. A Taiwanese research team has developed an advanced topical serum for hair loss treatment, which has proven successful in animal experiments. The team plans to begin human trials soon to verify its effectiveness.

According to reports from international media outlets such as The Sun in the UK on the 26th (local time), a research team at National Taiwan University (NTU) has developed a serum that regenerates hair follicles by stimulating skin adipocytes.

Hair with progressing hair loss. (This photo is not directly related to the article.) Pixabay

This serum is characterized by its topical application, rather than being administered by injection or oral medication. Inspired by the phenomenon of hypertrichosis, where hair grows after skin irritation or injury, the research team applied this physiological process to hair regeneration.

The team also succeeded in fully regenerating hair within just 20 days. This effect was not observed on skin where the serum was not applied. The researchers have obtained a patent for this product.

Professor Sheng-Zan Lin, who led the project, explained, "The idea came to me while observing how minor skin irritation can lead to hair regeneration." He added, "I personally applied the experimental serum to my thigh for three weeks and observed actual hair regrowth. There were no serious side effects, and I barely felt any skin irritation."

A new possibility for hair loss treatment has been identified in animal experiments conducted by Taiwanese researchers. Photo by The Sun

The research team assessed that this serum has high potential as a future treatment for hair loss. They plan to conduct clinical trials on humans to scientifically validate its efficacy.

The results of this study were published in 'Cell Metabolism,' one of the most prestigious journals in the fields of life sciences and medicine.

Previously, a Taiwanese biotech company announced the development of a new treatment that showed results in just eight weeks. Researchers at Schweizer Biotech in Taiwan claimed, via the medical preprint site medRxiv, that they developed a hair loss treatment serum by combining an extract from the tropical plant Centella asiatica with two cell growth-promoting proteins, caffeine, and vitamin B5.