January 15, 2008
UMass Researcher Helps Launch Baldness Test
By Matthew L. Brown
A California company that relies on research by a doctor at the UMass Medical Center in Worcester says it can use genetic analysis to tell men their likelihood of going bald.
Dr. Peter Novak, a UMass researcher, is on the Irvine, Calif.-based HairDX LLC scientific board, and researches stem cell therapies for the treatment of hair loss. He said that while hair loss is hereditary, men don't get an accurate look at their future by looking at their fathers' or grandfathers' bald heads.
HairDX LLC, a biotech start-up, said it had released HairDX.com, a test that provides consumers with accurate genetic analysis of a man's likelihood of developing male pattern baldness.
The test costs $149, and is ordered on the Internet. Men swab the inside of their mouths and return the swabs to the HairDX lab for testing.
Dr. Peter Novak, a UMass researcher, is on the Irvine, Calif.-based HairDX LLC scientific board, and researches stem cell therapies for the treatment of hair loss. He said that while hair loss is hereditary, men don't get an accurate look at their future by looking at their fathers' or grandfathers' bald heads.
HairDX LLC, a biotech start-up, said it had released HairDX.com, a test that provides consumers with accurate genetic analysis of a man's likelihood of developing male pattern baldness.
The test costs $149, and is ordered on the Internet. Men swab the inside of their mouths and return the swabs to the HairDX lab for testing.
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