further info from Brotzu in the Q&A session here:
- Q: how aged can the alopecia be for the treatment to be effective?
- A: "until the follicles are still active somehow, there could be an effect. The more recent, the better. We also made experiments with 20-30 yrs old AGAs and some follicles revived." [of course, and much clearer than the 5 yrs statement imho]
- Q: for how long is the treatment effective?
- A: "we don't have enough data yet; I can say that the first AA child treated (5 yrs ago) stopped the treatment 3 yrs ago, and still holds well. I can't say anything more than this so far. We're still going ahead with our own experiments."
- Q: when will this be commercialized?
- A: "I have no full visibility on this, and I can't and don't want to mention the pharma company working on this. However, I expect that it will be marketed during the next year."
- Q: any sides?
- A: "DGLA is in corn oil; carnitine is normally in lipid metabolism. So no, I'm not expecting any sides from these" [note that he does not mention s-equol, since it's not in his experimental compound]