Baldness is a local hormonal change in cells. Rrubbing testosterone cream on your belly would tend to make it hairier, rubbing some kind of hormone on your head would encourage lush, thick hairgrowth. It would seem more logical than using stem cells no?
The question is, which hormone could inhibit the excess of hormones that causes balding, and which one could mimic adolescent hair growth?
It's just a chemical pathway that has yet to be found.

Having been bald since I was 19 [now 70+] I don't have any hangups about it, in fact I can't remember ever having them.
That being said, I know there are a lot of men that think hair loss actually means something, although what exactly they can never explain - maybe they are just insecure. Therefore a plus for the research but I do have to ask 'why?'

Ivan, I could care less about my baldness. I have no insecurities. But Attractive Women unfortunately think otherwise.

I guess they'll research repairing spinal cord injuries once this is in the can.

I am not especially bothered by aging driven hair loss or greying but I would like a full head of naturally coloured hair again. However, that mild bit of vanity aside the real big deal is being able to easily, affordably reverse a given condition, and in the case of hair, be able to easily and accurately measure the results. Being able to do this on the surface sets the stage for things like rebuilding heat valves, joint surfaces, or restoring eyesight or myelin insulation throughout the central nervous system. And, maybe, or maybe eventually, be able to do so quickly and cheaply. Maybe not soon enough for Stephen Hawking to be able to stand & talk again but, maybe, soon enough for lots of other people.

Alaskakan, I have found just the opposite -- many of the very beautiful women I've met seem to actually find a bald head rather sexy. Just say'n...

@Russ Jata We have enough researchers and knowledge to pursue breakthroughs in hair loss AND spinal cord injuries. This research doesn't hinder progress in that field or any other field for that matter. Hair loss can really hurt the quality of life for some people. Not to downplay spinal cord injuries at all. But people are affected by this too. And there's plenty of room for progress to be made in both fields - in ALL fields.

I began going bald when I was in my early teens. I am 62 now and have never met a woman who was turned off by my not having a thick top knot. Some have even said a bald headed man was the mark of an "evolved" man. Hmm, when's the last time you saw a bald headed monkey? Ever wonder why your sex drive goes away when you use a hair loss remedy? A surefire method of keeping your hair is to lose your testicles. But, really the fact is DHT is the root cause of hair loss in men and women.

Follicles need to still exist before regeneration. The rule I was given is hair treatment will work if there is still a follicle. General guide is if the scalp is not shiny you have a chance to use various treatments.
Tried the pharma approach and it worked, then I switched to natural and that works too, but not as well.
There are actually established ways to block the bad testosterone.

Replicate process & mass produce & bye Bye Hairclub for Men?? Love this for Outpatient care alone, now how much for this treatment/s?