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Potential New Cure Found For Baldness (bbc.com)
A potential new cure for baldness has been discovered using a drug originally intended to treat osteoporosis. BBC reports: Researchers found the drug had a dramatic effect on hair follicles in the lab, stimulating them to grow. It contains a compound which targets a protein that acts as a brake on hair growth and plays a role in baldness. Project leader Dr Nathan Hawkshaw told the BBC a clinical trial would be needed to see if the treatment was effective and safe in people. Only two drugs are currently available to treat balding (androgenetic alopecia): minoxidil, for men and women, and finasteride, for men only. Neither is available on the NHS, the national healthcare system for England, and both have side-effects and are not always very effective, so patients often resort to hair transplantation surgery instead.
I wonder how much one will have toupee for this.
"That's the way to do it" - Punch
Side effects may include:
Job promotions, new interest from women, increased social activity, uncontrollable smiling at parties, wind blown hair in the face, hair blowing in the wind, fingers getting caught in hair, sudden urges to flip your head like a stallion and wave thick locks of hair around in slow motion.
Among others...