New hair growth molecule identified.

Have you ever noticed and wondered why hair that grows out of moles grow quickly?

Now, researchers from the University of California have identified a molecule called osteopontin that is linked to faster hair growth. This molecule is found in higher levels in hairy moles. This molecule was isolated, extracted and when injected to stem hair cells in the lab was found to stimulate these cells for new hair growth. Researchers thought that molecules that are increased in moles in the human skin may hold an answer to hair stem cell stimulation.

This finding could in the future lead to a treatment for hair growth as additional clinical trial studies are required to further evaluate these findings in humans.