Article 3PW0X They can keep their ‘cure’ for baldness. I love my hairless head | Tom Usher

They can keep their ‘cure’ for baldness. I love my hairless head | Tom Usher

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Tom Usher
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When I started losing my long, obsidian, Linkin Park hair, I shaved it all off. It's one of the best decisions I've ever made

In news that will be mostly of no use to anyone but ennui-ridden middle-aged men now contemplating their lost youth in the wake of their own fading good looks, it looks like a potential cure for baldness has been found. Scientists from the University of Manchester used a drug originally intended to treat osteoporosis on samples containing scalp hair follicles from more than 40 male hair-transplant patients, and found that the drug had a impressive effect on hair follicles, reviving their ability to grow.

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