Thursday, May 17, 2007
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A chance finding in wounded lab mice could point the way to reversing hair loss, scientists say.
While studying the healing of wounds in mice, a team at the University of Pennsylvania noticed that the animals developednew hair follicles after their skin was scraped.
This is very unusual, because "the dogma was that when you're born, you're stuck with the number of hair follicles that youhave," said study co-author Dr. George Cotsarelis, director of the university's Hair and Scalp Clinic. And, if the follicles die-- as occurs during aging -- they can't be revived.
No one knows if new follicle growth occurs in wounded humans or if researchers can find a way to harness the hair-growingeffect without having to actually hurt people.
But scientists are hopeful, especially considering that current treatments for baldness do not create new follicles to replaceones that have died.
"We're amazed that we're getting follicles to form," Cotsarelis said. He believes the findings could even "lead to a betterunderstanding of regeneration that might be important for treating wounds and larger sorts of injuries down the road."
Apparently, something in the mice's healing process reprograms stem cells in the skin to start making new follicles,Cotsarelis said. Essentially, he said, the process is like rebooting a computer and sending out a new commandthrough a gene. "You're getting the clock to go back to where it was at birth," he explained.
The result is new follicles that seem to act just like follicles should -- they sprout hair.
The study is published in the May 17 issue of the journal Nature.
The wounds that appear to cause the hair regrowth in the mice are similar to a common dermatological treatment known asdermabrasion, Cotsarelis said. In dermabrasion, layers of skin are scraped off and healing begins.
So, why not start treating balding people with dermabrasion on their heads? Cotsarelis -- who is forming a company toexplore ways to develop the treatment for human use -- cautioned that it's not quite that easy. Scientists may have to expand uponthe treatment and work with genes to make hair grow properly, he said.
Besides hair growth, the research could have other benefits. "The follicle is a small organ, a mini-organ," Cotsarelis said. "Ifyou can figure out how to regenerate the follicle, you also have a better idea about how to regenerate a finger or a limb."
Dr. Andrzej A. Dlugosz, a professor of dermatology at the University of Michigan who's familiar with the study, said theresearch is "very elegant" and especially unique since it involves mice that have not been genetically altered.
As to the scientific study of hair loss, he said that hair growth problems are hardly trivial. "There are many types of hair loss,and some of these can be emotionally devastating. Developing effective ways to restore hair can do a lot of good forpatients in terms of their general well-being," Dlugosz said.
Indeed, he said, the research might also help produce skin grafts that look and function more like normal skin in burn victims.
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Hey, it's Daniel from TMZ here, back with another edition of the "Lost" Diary. Tonight's episode is a Charlie flashback one, soobviously I am anticipating his (hopefully painful) demise. If you haven't been with me since the beginning, I hate Charlie. Ithink his character is useless on the show and it doesn't help things that the actor who plays him is dating Evangeline Lilly,who plays Kate. You can't be the worst character on one of my favorite shows AND date someone that hot. Just ain'tright. So I apologize in advance if I spend half this episode begging for Charlie to die. For all you "Lost" Diary newbie's,here's how it goes. I gather with a group of friends watching "Lost," writing what happens on the show as it happens,and throwing in my two cents along the way. This week the crew is Ari, Lauren, Marisa, April and Matt. April madecupcakes tonight and Charlie might die -- what more could I want?. Let's roll
10:00 -- "No matter what I do, you're gonna die, Charlie." -- Desmond, from a few weeks back. Please don't be a liar,Desmond. Please, please, please.
10:01 -- Someone goes running through the beach, grabs a boat, and makes off with it into the ocean. Couldn't really see whoit was, but it looked like Karl, Alex's boyfriend.
10:02 -- "I don't know, stuff? Probably secret stuff." -- Hurley. Sawyer's attempts at humor have worn thin on me, but Hurley'shave not.
10:03 -- When was the last time we saw so many characters together? Feels like the old band is back together.
10:04 -- Jack's speech was awesome. Seriously, I am ready to go and fight the Others right now(except for Henry Gale, ofcourse). It was like he channeled his inner "Braveheart." The entire room just broke out in applause. Anyone whocomplained that Jack has turned into a (female cat) can rest rest easy now. Just one question: Why exactly did he blow up the tree?
10:07 -- Before this flashback starts, I am making a pledge: I will only say nice things about Charlie until he dies. This pledgeonly lasts for this episode. What are the odds I can keep it?
10:08 -- As soon as Lauren realized it was a Charlie flashback episode, she yelled out, "It's your night, Dan!" Don't jinxitLauren.10:09 -- Um, Charlie has nice handwriting.
10:10 -- "Look on the bright side you're not really dead, right?" -- Naomi. Right?
10:11 -- The Others have a station, the Looking Glass, that jams all signals off the island, including Danielle's distress signalthat has been playing for 16 years. Maybe if she explored the island a bit, she could have learned some of this stuffsooner.
10:12 -- Let's see ... um, Charlie is ... nice to Aaron ... when he isn't kidnapping him and dragging him into the ocean. Wait,does that count?
10:13 -- So, apparently, Charlie has to die for there to be a rescue. Seems like a fair trade to me, right? But wait ... theyaren't getting rescued in the next two episodes (Hello? Three more seasons!) so there is no way the helicopter comes and Charliecan't die (at least not like that). Oh man, I am getting a bad feeling.
10:17-- Um, Charlie was a cute kid.
10:18 -- So let's review now: the episode is called "Greatest Hits" and it's starting to feel like Charlie's flashback scenes arethe most memorable moments of his life -- one might call them the greatest hits. Is this an homage to Charlie? A swansong? I am starting to get excited again.
10:19 -- It seems Charlie drowns to death. Slow and painful, I like that.
10:20 -- Charlie volunteers to swim to the hatch and flip the switch. He's admirable, I'll give him that.
10:21 -- Oh dear lord, I have never been so happy to see a middle-aged interracial couple in my whole life. I speak for everysingle "Lost" fan when I say this: We missed you, Rose and Bernard.
10:22 -- I am usually turned off to "Lost's" sappier moments, except when Sun and Jin are involved.
10:23 -- The boat from the beginning of the episode swims ashore, and lo and behold, it's Karl, who happens to take a nastyopen-sand tackle from Sayid.
10:24 -- "No, they're coming tonight ... They're coming right now!" -- Karl. Uh oh.
10:27 -- "Here's your gun back." Henry Gale to Alex. How much do I love this man?
10:28 -- Whoa, so Henry Gale is planning on taking any women they can find and killing any men who get in their way. You'remaking it hard for me to love you, Henry.
10:29 -- Alexis the one who warned Karl to warn the Losties. Why exactly do the Others let her hang around when they makeplans?
10:30 -- "Is he my father?" -- Alex. Wow, this is like that scene in "Empire Strikes Back" when Luke finds out Darth Vader isreally his dad - only the exact opposite.
10:31 -- "They know, Karl. But thanks." -- Juliet.
10:32 -- Two things about Jack's second "Braveheart" speech of the night. First of all, I'll say it again: welcome back, Jack.Glad you go your cajones back from Juliet's purse. Second, if Desmond is going to try and do something to help saveCharlie, I will black out with rage. Just saying.
10:33 -- Another Charlie greatest hit and I can see why. Oh, it's because of his brother and the ring. Eh, I guess that wasnice.
10:35 -- Odds Charlie gives Aaron the ring?
10:36 -- Guess not.
10:41 -- Charlie is good at fending off muggers with a guitar. Wasn't Charlie playing the same song in the same place as hewas in Desmond's weird flashback episode from earlier this year? Oh, and by the way, the girl that Charlie saved wasSayid's girlfriend, Nadia. Small world, huh?
10:42 -- If Charlie is making a list of the five greatest moments in his life, what reason does he have to write one down every15 minutes?
10:43 -- "Nothing is going to happen to me, Rose." -- Bernard. Uh oh.
10:44 -- "Then I am staying too." -- Rose. Double uh oh. This can't be good.
10:45 -- "I like you better since you got back, Jack." -- Rose. Man, I missed her. She said what we ALL were thinking.
10:46 -- Jack's "Braveheart" speeches were good. But Sayid matched him with the "you're our leader, so act like one"speech.
10:47 --Charlie's "goodbye" to Hurley was touching. Doesn't change anything between us though, Charlie. Your death is stillmy Christmas morning. Santa better come down that chimney in the next 13 minutes!
10:50 -- The suspense of the Others' raid is killing me!
10:51 -- Ah ha! I knew Charlie left Aaron that ring. Too easy.
10:52 -- Into the ocean go Charlie and Desmond ...
10:53 -- Charlie's number one memory is meeting Claire -- how sweet. Of course, it's so sweet that I am now 100% certainhe's going to die.
10:55 -- Desmond is trying to take Charlie's place. Do not take this moment from me. I don't ask for much, brutha! Let thelittle hobbit die!!!
10:56 -- Desmond, no, please stop. Come on Charlie, be a man!!!!
10:57 -- Yes!!! Charlie, I've never loved you more. But did you really need to hit him in the head with an oar?
10:58 -- Please, I can't take another week of this. Just let him die before this episode ends.
10:59 -- "I'm alive!" -- Charlie. Yeah, I see that.
11:00 -- Hmmm, chicks with guns. Desmond didn't see that coming, did he? That was like the "Mission: Impossible" versionof "Lost." It had the foot to the pedal from the opening scene to the very last moment. I have never been more exhaustedwatching an hour of television in my life. The anticipation involved with everything that was going on nearly gave mea heart attack. I need a shower and a nap. This episode was really just a bridge between last week's episode and nextweek's finale. But what a bridge it was! Jack was back to his old self and Rose and Bernardwere just back. That alone isenough to give this episode an A. Except for the fact that ...... CHARLIE DIDN'T DIE!!! I SAT THROUGH CHARLIEFLASHBACKS FOR NOTHING!!! So I have to give the episode a B. You can't NOT kill Charlie -- when you set himup to die so perfectly -- and expect to get an A from me. Not happening. As for Charlie not dying, well, I'll be alright. Don'tworry about me. I mean, it's just a TV show ... right?
Final thoughts: We shouldn't be surprised that the Looking Glass wasn't what we thought it would be. Juliet said that all sheknew about it was what Henry Gale told her and --surprise, surprise -- he lied. There is more going on in that station thanwe realize --another way off the island, maybe? Or perhaps it is the real way off the island.
Time for this week's question: Why does God hate me? Seriously, WTF?!?! Just kill Charlie already, please! OK, seriously.Here is my real question ... I have asked this one multiple times, but with only one episode left, it's fitting to ask itagain. The producers of "Lost" come up to you and say, "We'll solve one mystery for you in the finale, which one do youwant?" What do you choose?
As for other "Lost" Diary business, I thought the Q&A went well, and I'll definitely do another one. You can send yourquestions to questions@thelostdiary.com and the article will appear Monday at Noon ETon www.thelostdiary.com. Nowthat we've got one under our belts, you can see the kinds of questions I chose, so feel free to have fun with it. See younext week.
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A chance finding in wounded lab mice could point the way to reversing hair loss, scientists say.
While studying the healing of wounds in mice, a team at the University of Pennsylvania noticed that the animals developednew hair follicles after their skin was scraped.
This is very unusual, because "the dogma was that when you're born, you're stuck with the number of hair follicles that youhave," said study co-author Dr. George Cotsarelis, director of the university's Hair and Scalp Clinic. And, if the follicles die-- as occurs during aging -- they can't be revived.
No one knows if new follicle growth occurs in wounded humans or if researchers can find a way to harness the hair-growingeffect without having to actually hurt people.
But scientists are hopeful, especially considering that current treatments for baldness do not create new follicles to replaceones that have died.
"We're amazed that we're getting follicles to form," Cotsarelis said. He believes the findings could even "lead to a betterunderstanding of regeneration that might be important for treating wounds and larger sorts of injuries down the road."
Apparently, something in the mice's healing process reprograms stem cells in the skin to start making new follicles,Cotsarelis said. Essentially, he said, the process is like rebooting a computer and sending out a new commandthrough a gene. "You're getting the clock to go back to where it was at birth," he explained.
The result is new follicles that seem to act just like follicles should -- they sprout hair.
The study is published in the May 17 issue of the journal Nature.
The wounds that appear to cause the hair regrowth in the mice are similar to a common dermatological treatment known asdermabrasion, Cotsarelis said. In dermabrasion, layers of skin are scraped off and healing begins.
So, why not start treating balding people with dermabrasion on their heads? Cotsarelis -- who is forming a company toexplore ways to develop the treatment for human use -- cautioned that it's not quite that easy. Scientists may have to expand uponthe treatment and work with genes to make hair grow properly, he said.
Besides hair growth, the research could have other benefits. "The follicle is a small organ, a mini-organ," Cotsarelis said. "Ifyou can figure out how to regenerate the follicle, you also have a better idea about how to regenerate a finger or a limb."
Dr. Andrzej A. Dlugosz, a professor of dermatology at the University of Michigan who's familiar with the study, said theresearch is "very elegant" and especially unique since it involves mice that have not been genetically altered.
As to the scientific study of hair loss, he said that hair growth problems are hardly trivial. "There are many types of hair loss,and some of these can be emotionally devastating. Developing effective ways to restore hair can do a lot of good forpatients in terms of their general well-being," Dlugosz said.
Indeed, he said, the research might also help produce skin grafts that look and function more like normal skin in burn victims.
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Hey, it's Daniel from TMZ here, back with another edition of the "Lost" Diary. Tonight's episode is a Charlie flashback one, soobviously I am anticipating his (hopefully painful) demise. If you haven't been with me since the beginning, I hate Charlie. Ithink his character is useless on the show and it doesn't help things that the actor who plays him is dating Evangeline Lilly,who plays Kate. You can't be the worst character on one of my favorite shows AND date someone that hot. Just ain'tright. So I apologize in advance if I spend half this episode begging for Charlie to die. For all you "Lost" Diary newbie's,here's how it goes. I gather with a group of friends watching "Lost," writing what happens on the show as it happens,and throwing in my two cents along the way. This week the crew is Ari, Lauren, Marisa, April and Matt. April madecupcakes tonight and Charlie might die -- what more could I want?. Let's roll
10:00 -- "No matter what I do, you're gonna die, Charlie." -- Desmond, from a few weeks back. Please don't be a liar,Desmond. Please, please, please.
10:01 -- Someone goes running through the beach, grabs a boat, and makes off with it into the ocean. Couldn't really see whoit was, but it looked like Karl, Alex's boyfriend.
10:02 -- "I don't know, stuff? Probably secret stuff." -- Hurley. Sawyer's attempts at humor have worn thin on me, but Hurley'shave not.
10:03 -- When was the last time we saw so many characters together? Feels like the old band is back together.
10:04 -- Jack's speech was awesome. Seriously, I am ready to go and fight the Others right now(except for Henry Gale, ofcourse). It was like he channeled his inner "Braveheart." The entire room just broke out in applause. Anyone whocomplained that Jack has turned into a (female cat) can rest rest easy now. Just one question: Why exactly did he blow up the tree?
10:07 -- Before this flashback starts, I am making a pledge: I will only say nice things about Charlie until he dies. This pledgeonly lasts for this episode. What are the odds I can keep it?
10:08 -- As soon as Lauren realized it was a Charlie flashback episode, she yelled out, "It's your night, Dan!" Don't jinxitLauren.10:09 -- Um, Charlie has nice handwriting.
10:10 -- "Look on the bright side you're not really dead, right?" -- Naomi. Right?
10:11 -- The Others have a station, the Looking Glass, that jams all signals off the island, including Danielle's distress signalthat has been playing for 16 years. Maybe if she explored the island a bit, she could have learned some of this stuffsooner.
10:12 -- Let's see ... um, Charlie is ... nice to Aaron ... when he isn't kidnapping him and dragging him into the ocean. Wait,does that count?
10:13 -- So, apparently, Charlie has to die for there to be a rescue. Seems like a fair trade to me, right? But wait ... theyaren't getting rescued in the next two episodes (Hello? Three more seasons!) so there is no way the helicopter comes and Charliecan't die (at least not like that). Oh man, I am getting a bad feeling.
10:17-- Um, Charlie was a cute kid.
10:18 -- So let's review now: the episode is called "Greatest Hits" and it's starting to feel like Charlie's flashback scenes arethe most memorable moments of his life -- one might call them the greatest hits. Is this an homage to Charlie? A swansong? I am starting to get excited again.
10:19 -- It seems Charlie drowns to death. Slow and painful, I like that.
10:20 -- Charlie volunteers to swim to the hatch and flip the switch. He's admirable, I'll give him that.
10:21 -- Oh dear lord, I have never been so happy to see a middle-aged interracial couple in my whole life. I speak for everysingle "Lost" fan when I say this: We missed you, Rose and Bernard.
10:22 -- I am usually turned off to "Lost's" sappier moments, except when Sun and Jin are involved.
10:23 -- The boat from the beginning of the episode swims ashore, and lo and behold, it's Karl, who happens to take a nastyopen-sand tackle from Sayid.
10:24 -- "No, they're coming tonight ... They're coming right now!" -- Karl. Uh oh.
10:27 -- "Here's your gun back." Henry Gale to Alex. How much do I love this man?
10:28 -- Whoa, so Henry Gale is planning on taking any women they can find and killing any men who get in their way. You'remaking it hard for me to love you, Henry.
10:29 -- Alexis the one who warned Karl to warn the Losties. Why exactly do the Others let her hang around when they makeplans?
10:30 -- "Is he my father?" -- Alex. Wow, this is like that scene in "Empire Strikes Back" when Luke finds out Darth Vader isreally his dad - only the exact opposite.
10:31 -- "They know, Karl. But thanks." -- Juliet.
10:32 -- Two things about Jack's second "Braveheart" speech of the night. First of all, I'll say it again: welcome back, Jack.Glad you go your cajones back from Juliet's purse. Second, if Desmond is going to try and do something to help saveCharlie, I will black out with rage. Just saying.
10:33 -- Another Charlie greatest hit and I can see why. Oh, it's because of his brother and the ring. Eh, I guess that wasnice.
10:35 -- Odds Charlie gives Aaron the ring?
10:36 -- Guess not.
10:41 -- Charlie is good at fending off muggers with a guitar. Wasn't Charlie playing the same song in the same place as hewas in Desmond's weird flashback episode from earlier this year? Oh, and by the way, the girl that Charlie saved wasSayid's girlfriend, Nadia. Small world, huh?
10:42 -- If Charlie is making a list of the five greatest moments in his life, what reason does he have to write one down every15 minutes?
10:43 -- "Nothing is going to happen to me, Rose." -- Bernard. Uh oh.
10:44 -- "Then I am staying too." -- Rose. Double uh oh. This can't be good.
10:45 -- "I like you better since you got back, Jack." -- Rose. Man, I missed her. She said what we ALL were thinking.
10:46 -- Jack's "Braveheart" speeches were good. But Sayid matched him with the "you're our leader, so act like one"speech.
10:47 --Charlie's "goodbye" to Hurley was touching. Doesn't change anything between us though, Charlie. Your death is stillmy Christmas morning. Santa better come down that chimney in the next 13 minutes!
10:50 -- The suspense of the Others' raid is killing me!
10:51 -- Ah ha! I knew Charlie left Aaron that ring. Too easy.
10:52 -- Into the ocean go Charlie and Desmond ...
10:53 -- Charlie's number one memory is meeting Claire -- how sweet. Of course, it's so sweet that I am now 100% certainhe's going to die.
10:55 -- Desmond is trying to take Charlie's place. Do not take this moment from me. I don't ask for much, brutha! Let thelittle hobbit die!!!
10:56 -- Desmond, no, please stop. Come on Charlie, be a man!!!!
10:57 -- Yes!!! Charlie, I've never loved you more. But did you really need to hit him in the head with an oar?
10:58 -- Please, I can't take another week of this. Just let him die before this episode ends.
10:59 -- "I'm alive!" -- Charlie. Yeah, I see that.
11:00 -- Hmmm, chicks with guns. Desmond didn't see that coming, did he? That was like the "Mission: Impossible" versionof "Lost." It had the foot to the pedal from the opening scene to the very last moment. I have never been more exhaustedwatching an hour of television in my life. The anticipation involved with everything that was going on nearly gave mea heart attack. I need a shower and a nap. This episode was really just a bridge between last week's episode and nextweek's finale. But what a bridge it was! Jack was back to his old self and Rose and Bernardwere just back. That alone isenough to give this episode an A. Except for the fact that ...... CHARLIE DIDN'T DIE!!! I SAT THROUGH CHARLIEFLASHBACKS FOR NOTHING!!! So I have to give the episode a B. You can't NOT kill Charlie -- when you set himup to die so perfectly -- and expect to get an A from me. Not happening. As for Charlie not dying, well, I'll be alright. Don'tworry about me. I mean, it's just a TV show ... right?
Final thoughts: We shouldn't be surprised that the Looking Glass wasn't what we thought it would be. Juliet said that all sheknew about it was what Henry Gale told her and --surprise, surprise -- he lied. There is more going on in that station thanwe realize --another way off the island, maybe? Or perhaps it is the real way off the island.
Time for this week's question: Why does God hate me? Seriously, WTF?!?! Just kill Charlie already, please! OK, seriously.Here is my real question ... I have asked this one multiple times, but with only one episode left, it's fitting to ask itagain. The producers of "Lost" come up to you and say, "We'll solve one mystery for you in the finale, which one do youwant?" What do you choose?
As for other "Lost" Diary business, I thought the Q&A went well, and I'll definitely do another one. You can send yourquestions to questions@thelostdiary.com and the article will appear Monday at Noon ETon www.thelostdiary.com. Nowthat we've got one under our belts, you can see the kinds of questions I chose, so feel free to have fun with it. See younext week.
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