US Patent Issued to Washington University on March 24 for "Compositions and methods for hair follicle regeneration" (Missouri Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,582,649, issued on March 24, was assigned to Washington University (St. Louis).

"Compositions and methods for hair follicle regeneration" was invented by Hongzhen Hu (St. Louis).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Among the various aspects of the present disclosure is the provision of compositions and methods for treating hair regeneration disorders or conditions such as hair loss or thinning. An aspect of the present disclosure provides for a method of treating hair loss, promoting hair growth, or treating hair loss, such as alopecia or telogen effluvium, comprising administering a TRPV4 activating agent to a subject."

The patent was filed ...