Everybody wants to have thick, lustrous hair, and many are willing to pay high price for brand-name hair products and high-tech medications that promise to fight baldness and help maintain a full head of healthy locks. However, few people are aware of the fact that a right diet and some simple hair procedures can be even more effective in preventing scalp and hair damage than expensive hair-care products and sophisticated pharmaceutical drugs. Hair loss and some scalp diseases, such as dandruff or seborrheic dermatitis, are often a sign that something has got out of balance within the body. In fact, a thinning hairline and persistent hair shedding can be symptoms of malnutrition, stress, hormonal overload, underactive thyroid, chemical poisoning, or a lack of certain vitamins and minerals.

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According to a recent issue of the Harvard Health Letter, which has been published in August 2008, hair transplantation techniques remain the most efficient type of hair loss therapy.

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According to a new study carried out by scientists of the Stanford University, USA, and reported in a recent issue of the Journal of Genes and Development, baldness may soon become a treatable condition. The researchers were able to identify a specific molecule that stimulates hair follicles to produce new hair, at least in mice. Successful animal experiments in hair regeneration make it possible to suggest that, in the near future, scientists will learn how to trigger an increased production of this follicle-stimulating molecule in humans, as well, which will allow for a successful re-growth of scalp hair in bald people.

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