BusinessWire – Curis Provides Update on Hedgehog Agonist Hair Growth Program This press release shows us the difficulty to bring a “hair loss cure” to market. Much hope had gone into the possibilities that this new treatment for hair loss could bring, but ultimately, it did not meet safety requirements for Procter & Gamble, who […]
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There is no information on the actions of this drug as it is not released at this time. The drug manufacturer would be banned from releasing such information until FDA studies are complete. See previous Curis posts.
Late last year, a reader of this blog alerted me to Curis, the potential development of a topical Hedgehog agonist for hair growth. At that time I was excited and remain so. More has been brought to the public, so please look at this press release for an update. Curis Reaches First Preclinical Milestone in […]
This is a most interesting and exciting technology in its early stages. A great deal of work will be required to take this from the animal study into the human realm and it may not transport easily. What this does show is the many faces of the regrowth phenomenon in hair regeneration. Generally this process, […]
There are many new approaches for the treatment of male genetic balding that fall below the radar. I tell my patients that there are a few hundred steps to growing and cycling hair in the human body. What we know appears to be very little with regard to the identification of each of these steps […]
I’ve written briefly about Curis previously. There are many steps that initiate hair growth in a hair cycle. I have heard that some people believe that there are 200 separate steps. If any one step is impacted by some disease or genetic balding process, the hair may not grow. This suggests that the elements of […]