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Scientists have discovered a protein which helps long, strong hairs grow out of moles on our skin..
A first trial of this Botox-like approach is set to get underway this summer...
In a study published in the journal Nature on Wednesday, Plikus and his colleagues revealed osteopontin amolecule "that has not been previously linked to hair growth" is very active in hairy mole skin...
Plikus suspects that by injecting osteopontin around old follicles that have stopped producing hair, dormant stem cells could be reactivated, regrowing bald spots that develop on our heads with age...
The company wouldn't share details with Insider, but the treatment will likely involve a combination of osteopontin and some other, newly-discovered hair-growing proteins Plikus has found...
