Comments on: Some Guy Says He’s Going To Do Some Thing To Cure Hair Loss http://tressless.com/2009/01/20/thomas-whitfield-and-dr-mercola-want-to-cure-hair-loss/ Hair Loss Help and Hair Loss Talk Thu, 15 Jul 2010 07:08:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: pat http://tressless.com/2009/01/20/thomas-whitfield-and-dr-mercola-want-to-cure-hair-loss/comment-page-1/#comment-1634 pat Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:30:46 +0000 http://tressless.com/?p=149#comment-1634 they dont have anything hair cloning wont be out for another 10 years maybe more they dont have anything hair cloning wont be out for another 10 years maybe more

]]> By: mastery http://tressless.com/2009/01/20/thomas-whitfield-and-dr-mercola-want-to-cure-hair-loss/comment-page-1/#comment-757 mastery Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:46:01 +0000 http://tressless.com/?p=149#comment-757 Any update on this anyone know of? When and where are patents published? Any update on this anyone know of?

When and where are patents published?

]]> By: hé! http://tressless.com/2009/01/20/thomas-whitfield-and-dr-mercola-want-to-cure-hair-loss/comment-page-1/#comment-364 hé! Thu, 16 Apr 2009 07:46:29 +0000 http://tressless.com/?p=149#comment-364 this guy know very well the internet system! this guy know very well the internet system!

]]> By: hé! http://tressless.com/2009/01/20/thomas-whitfield-and-dr-mercola-want-to-cure-hair-loss/comment-page-1/#comment-356 hé! Wed, 08 Apr 2009 14:06:59 +0000 http://tressless.com/?p=149#comment-356 Seems very quiet! Seems very quiet!

]]> By: Ghetto http://tressless.com/2009/01/20/thomas-whitfield-and-dr-mercola-want-to-cure-hair-loss/comment-page-1/#comment-347 Ghetto Thu, 26 Feb 2009 23:49:24 +0000 http://tressless.com/?p=149#comment-347 No, not him just making an educated guess. Seeing as he is not bald himself I'm guessing that he was not driven to discover this therefore it was more likely an accidental discovery via his research. I did a google search on him. Turned up this: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/3/bb3/1b4 "• DPhil (PhD) in Biochemistry: Structural and functional analysis of the Hepatitis C Virus p7 ion channel; vaccine development, biophysics, structural biology and drug inhibition studies" One of minoxidils purported methodology of action was on ion channels. However more recently there has been a discovery that a deficiency specifically of SGK3 in knockout mice creates weak hair follicle bulbs that don't mature and migrate down into the scalp, creating weak thin hair. If you do a search of pubmed you can find quite a few references to the SGK family and their effect on potassium ion channels. So yes it may be a bit of a leap but I'm guessing he got an unexpected result in one of his lab mice either by opening up or blocking an ion channel and seeing unexpected growth and is trying to work it up into humans. No, not him just making an educated guess. Seeing as he is not bald himself I’m guessing that he was not driven to discover this therefore it was more likely an accidental discovery via his research. I did a google search on him. Turned up this:

http://www.linkedin.com/pub/3/bb3/1b4

“• DPhil (PhD) in Biochemistry: Structural and functional analysis of the Hepatitis C Virus p7 ion channel; vaccine development, biophysics, structural biology and drug inhibition studies”

One of minoxidils purported methodology of action was on ion channels. However more recently there has been a discovery that a deficiency specifically of SGK3 in knockout mice creates weak hair follicle bulbs that don’t mature and migrate down into the scalp, creating weak thin hair.

If you do a search of pubmed you can find quite a few references to the SGK family and their effect on potassium ion channels. So yes it may be a bit of a leap but I’m guessing he got an unexpected result in one of his lab mice either by opening up or blocking an ion channel and seeing unexpected growth and is trying to work it up into humans.

]]> By: Mastery http://tressless.com/2009/01/20/thomas-whitfield-and-dr-mercola-want-to-cure-hair-loss/comment-page-1/#comment-351 Mastery Mon, 16 Feb 2009 16:32:27 +0000 http://tressless.com/?p=149#comment-351 Ghetto that is an incredible amount of knowledge! Are you TW in disguise or have you looked into this before?! If this is the case - is it likely to be a topical substance that will need applying daily ( a la minoxidil)? Also is it likely to regrow hair out of "dead" hair follicles? Ghetto that is an incredible amount of knowledge! Are you TW in disguise or have you looked into this before?!

If this is the case – is it likely to be a topical substance that will need applying daily ( a la minoxidil)?

Also is it likely to regrow hair out of “dead” hair follicles?

]]> By: hé! http://tressless.com/2009/01/20/thomas-whitfield-and-dr-mercola-want-to-cure-hair-loss/comment-page-1/#comment-349 hé! Thu, 12 Feb 2009 05:52:54 +0000 http://tressless.com/?p=149#comment-349 Hi,where did you get these informations about this guy? Hi,where did you get these informations about this guy?

]]> By: Ghetto http://tressless.com/2009/01/20/thomas-whitfield-and-dr-mercola-want-to-cure-hair-loss/comment-page-1/#comment-348 Ghetto Thu, 12 Feb 2009 04:54:32 +0000 http://tressless.com/?p=149#comment-348 More likely while he was doing his Phd on the Hepatitis C Virus p7 ion channel; vaccine development, biophysics, structural biology and drug inhibition studies, one of his test mice unexpectedly got all hairy, probably something to with ion channels, the same way that minoxidil is thought to work on potassium ion channels but maybe he figured out a better pathway- possibly using the SGK3 pathway which other researchers have noted as essential to hair bulb health. Good luck to him anyway ;) More likely while he was doing his Phd on the Hepatitis C Virus p7 ion channel; vaccine development, biophysics, structural biology and drug inhibition studies, one of his test mice unexpectedly got all hairy, probably something to with ion channels, the same way that minoxidil is thought to work on potassium ion channels but maybe he figured out a better pathway- possibly using the SGK3 pathway which other researchers have noted as essential to hair bulb health. Good luck to him anyway ;)

]]> By: mastery http://tressless.com/2009/01/20/thomas-whitfield-and-dr-mercola-want-to-cure-hair-loss/comment-page-1/#comment-339 mastery Wed, 04 Feb 2009 14:20:44 +0000 http://tressless.com/?p=149#comment-339 This is all very sudden and all very secret. I really hope this isn't some kind of hoax to get publicity for his other website. He has either stumbled upon a "miracle" growth formula and which he spilt on his hands casung major growth or this is just a way of attention seeking. Fear not though my fellow follicularly challenged bretheren HM is going to happen (at some point anyway...). This is all very sudden and all very secret. I really hope this isn’t some kind of hoax to get publicity for his other website.

He has either stumbled upon a “miracle” growth formula and which he spilt on his hands casung major growth or this is just a way of attention seeking.

Fear not though my fellow follicularly challenged bretheren HM is going to happen (at some point anyway…).

]]> By: hé! http://tressless.com/2009/01/20/thomas-whitfield-and-dr-mercola-want-to-cure-hair-loss/comment-page-1/#comment-341 hé! Sun, 01 Feb 2009 08:52:25 +0000 http://tressless.com/?p=149#comment-341 just a futur king in the marketing area! just a futur king in the marketing area!

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