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Approximately 80 million Americans, 50 million men, and 30 million women have some form of androgenetic alopecia (baldness).
Scientists at the Hospital Clínico San Carlos in Madrid have discovered how to regenerate hair more efficiently by combining stem cells extracted from fat tissue and a molecule that naturally improves energy, ATP (adenosine triphosphate).
In the study published in Stem Cell Research and Therapy[1], the following results were demonstrated:
100% of male mice regrew their hair.
50% of males received full regrowth.
90% of the female mice showed robust hair growth.
The lead researcher, Dr. Eduardo Lopez Bran, clarified that the treatment involved waking up hair follicles through the combined healing power of stem cells and ATP, which enforced the regrowth of hair.
Although more research is needed in this field, considering human trials, the early results illuminate the hopes of millions who deal with hair loss every day.
Hair loss is not only a beauty issue but also impacts people emotionally and socially. It embarrasses or makes many individuals lack confidence. Some commit to hair transplants or medication. But these solutions don’t always work well and can have severe side effects.
The surgery, such as a hair transplant, can cost a lot, and most of them would require multiple operations.
Simultaneously, medicines such as finasteride (hair loss) have been criticized because of their side effects, such as low mood and swelling and chest pain in some individuals[2]. It has made specialists, as well as patients, seek safer and more natural solutions.
A Hopeful Future
If the findings in the mice are replicated in humans, it may provide a much safer and more viable alternative form of treating hair loss without resorting to a drastic surgical procedure or harsh drugs.
Dr. Lpez Bran thinks this finding will transform how baldness is treated. He explained to The New York Post that they have hopes to provide people with better alternatives in the future that work and make them better.
Society is becoming increasingly in need of better hair loss treatments-particularly ones that do not threaten the patient with dangerous surgeries or ordeals of having to deal with awful side effects.
What’s Next?
Millions of people in diverse parts of the world have been struggling with their head of hair loss or are bald, and these latest findings can be a solution for them. This research has yet to be applied to human beings. It needs to go through human trials before it is approved for wider use. But now is a good indication that progress is going on.
With millions of people around the world struggling with thinning hair or baldness, this new approach could be the breakthrough they’ve been waiting for.
Reference:
Karimipour, Mohammad, Farahnaz Fatemi, Mohammad‐Reza Yazdchi, and Alireza Jafarpour. “Liposomal ATP‐Augmented Adipose‐Derived Stem Cells Promote Hair Regrowth in Androgenetic Alopecia Mouse Models.” Stem Cell Research & Therapy (2025): Article 139. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40483511/.
NHS. “Side Effects of Finasteride.” NHS Medicines Information, last reviewed about 1.9 years ago. https://www.nhs.uk/medicines/finasteride/side-effects-of-finasteride/
(Rh/Preeti Prangya Panda/MSM)
