BALDNESS BREAKTHROUGH: KERASTEM HARNESSES THE POWER OF STEM CELLS
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Injections of stem cell-enriched fat may help reverse hair loss.
At least that is what an active US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) study of the Kerastem Hair Therapy hopes to show. The treatment is already CE mark approved for people with hair loss outside the United States.
Hair transplants and other treatments that promote hair regrowth or stop hair loss do exist, but each available method has its share of risks and downsides. Stem cell-based treatments like Kerastem Hair Therapy, if validated, may be game changers for the close 80 million people in the US with hereditary thinning or baldness.
The term ‘stem cell’ and ‘stem cell cure’ are bandied about, and there has
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This week’s Gorgeous Giveaway is all about transferring the wonderful health benefits of apples to your skin. We have 3 sets of the éclos Anti-Aging Skincare Starter Kit and Anti-Aging Instant Radiance Facial Scrub (a total value of $33) to give to our lucky winners. All éclos products contain Uttwiler Spätlauber apple stem cells, and have been clinically proven to reduce the appearance of fine lines & wrinkles and improve skin texture within 2 weeks with twice-daily use.
The power of this anti-aging skincare line comes from the Uttwiler Spätlauber apple, a rather remarkable fruit. Hailing from Switzerland and dating back to the 1800s, it was cultivated for its great storage abi
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In 2007, Dr. Gail Naughton founded Histogen, Inc., a regenerative medicine company based on the philosophy of naturally produced products from newborn fibroblasts—an alternative to the use of embryonic stem cells or animal components. A respected scientist with extensive experience in the field, Dr. Naughton has spent more than 25 years researching the tissue engineering process and holds nearly 100 US and foreign patents. With her discovery that the proteins and growth factors produced by newborn fibroblasts held therapeutic and biomedical applications, she developed Histogen’s core technology in order to create products—with both potential biomedical and cosmetic benefits—based o
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