Shiseido claims to have found a cure for baldness, available from 2018

[bilboswaggins]

That's the sad thing though, companies have no incentive to research cures as treatments are much, much more profitable, and drug companies are businesses after all. Subscription>One-Off

why is there always someone that brings up this conspiracy sh!t in every thread....
even if what shiseido claims is the "cure", works, it wont be a one time injection that sprouts a nw1 on a cueball. Most likely it willl be a regular treatment which means much more $$$ than finasteride

 

[resu]

A cure would also get insane publicity all around the world which would be quickly licensed. There's also not a shortage of balding people and with androgenic alopecia it's never going to stop unless gene therapy is done on the patient.

 

[benjt]

Sorry revitalize, he is pretty right about this one.

It's a conspiracy theory because the people touting it simplify and in their simple minds assume "big pharma" is one entity. That's the big mistake which makes the whole conspiracy theory fail. If there was only one entity being big pharma, then no, they wouldn't have any incentive to ruin their business. But that's not the case, there are many parties in pharma.

If one company has a treatment for Androgenetic Alopecia out and that same company were to discover a full-blown cure, then they'd have an interest in keeping it secret, yes. But there is not one "big pharma company", there are many. And all the other companies (except for Merck) have a huge incentive to come up with something. And as procecia's/finasteride's patent protection ran out, actually even Merck has a huge incentive as many other companies now steal slices of Merck's cake.

 

[NorwoodGuardian]

Old news? 2018 for Shiseido has been said for long.

 

[abcdefg]

I dont think losing hair as you age is a for sure thing. There are older men that are like 40+ with absolutely zero hair loss which makes me think its not aging. You dont lose hair to age you lose it to unknown factors not understood, but there are processes controlling it. Something from aging happens to everyone equally you cant escape it.

 

[chemicalbrother]

 

[hellouser]

Yup, just as I've been saying all along. Let's hope 2018 actually happens.

 

[resu]

Get a trip to Japan and get some hair, sounds good to me.

 

[hellouser]

Get a trip to Japan and get some hair, sounds good to me.

Vacation + Hair.

WIN-WIN situation.

 

[chemicalbrother]

If this is actually working (and obviously I mean - working in a cosmetically significant manner) I guess we'll be finally meeting each other in Japan in 2018
until then - lets work our asses off to pay for all this ****.

 

[hellouser]

If this is actually working (and obviously I mean - working in a cosmetically significant manner) I guess we'll be finally meeting each other in Japan in 2018
until then - lets work our asses off to pay for all this ****.

I'm down for celebratory drinks.

 

[NorwoodGuardian]

I'm down for celebratory drinks.

Looking forward to meeting you guys in Japan.

 

[benjt]

What strikes me as curious though is how much RepliCel is behind in their own RCH-01 trial schedule. They were planning to start at the beginning of Q4 2014. Its Q3 2015 now and still no news.

 

[hellouser]

Make no mistake if it's a real treatment I'll be in Japan first thing!

Stopping further loss will be a HUGE deal on its own. Many of us would qualify for a hair transplant without a problem.

 

[bilboswaggins]

I agree with you that there are many big pharma companies competing against each other (Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, Merck etc) but they all have the same business goal, to make as much money as possible. So treatment is the only goal, not a cure from a business point of view.

You have no sense of logic. There already exists treatment in the form of finasteride/dutasteride etc. pharmaceutical companies will stand to make a lot more if they can release a product that is far and away better than anything in the market rather than something that is just marginally better than what has been available for 20 years.

 

[jlee620]

I can't wait 3 years man. The girl of my dreams is getting married next week. I want it now.

 

[Jaym]

I can't wait 3 years man. The girl of my dreams is getting married next week. I want it now.

Dude you have zero chill.

 

[LosingHairIsNotFair]

So is this something I should actually be excited about? Or is it just false hope?

 

[I.D WALKER]

There is no such thing as false hope my friend. There is only the day when we here see profuse stubble protruding from our naked domes once more.

 

[Armando Jose]

Stopping further loss will be a HUGE deal on its own. Many of us would qualify for a hair transplant without a problem.

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