Androgenetic alopecia, or more commonly known as female-pattern or male-pattern baldness, affects approximately 80 million people in the United States: 50 million men and 30 million women. Though more frequent in men, it also affects women.

While it seems to be a common problem, it isn’t something that someone wants to have. If you suffer from hair loss, you are probably wondering why you are losing your hair and how you can get it back. Is it possible?

Hair loss can be caused by genetics, like in androgenetic alopecia, or it can be caused by other factors such as stress or illness. [Read more…]

In a USA Today article, Rem Rieder discusses how Twitter acts as a “conveyor belt” for first-rate journalism, bringing to your attention news that you might otherwise miss. He points out that Twitter is a news pipeline for more than 200 million active users, often breaking news before it’s actually news.

Today, more and more people are looking to social media for their news. Because of Twitter’s short word count, it is a fast, effective, and to-the-point method of consuming stem cell news. Especially for stem cell news, Twitter is an indispensable resource. [Read more…]