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Cure for male pattern baldness given boost by sugar discovery

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Re: Cure for male pattern baldness given boost by sugar discovery

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Post by apwell23 »

Seanambers wrote: post #111
worstspotgain wrote: post #72

> Findings from the study show that the deoxy ribose sugar is as effective at regrowing hair as Minoxidil - an existing drug used to treat hair loss Minoxidil is barely effective, especially for something that became widely available. It got approved in the 80s as a topical version of a hypertension drug, and IIRC the McStudy that supported it was funded by the original patent holder. I don't think anyone had much of…

As someone who started to loose his hair in the mid 20s and thinning until I buzzed it in my mid 30s. I will say that being bald sucks especially considering meeting people, sexual attraction and possibly your own perception of yourself. Having said that I don't think about it at all normally, but I'm not gonna pretend it doesn't matter. Loads of people take the 'high road' and say it doesn't matter but having hair i…

Yea ppl saying "just accept it" don't know how much of a challenge it is to be bald. I started blading in my teens and considering getting hair transplant in my 40s since balding has mostly stabilized in the last decade. I am tired of being bald.

Re: Cure for male pattern baldness given boost by sugar discovery

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Post by behnamoh »

Seanambers wrote: post #111
worstspotgain wrote: post #72

> Findings from the study show that the deoxy ribose sugar is as effective at regrowing hair as Minoxidil - an existing drug used to treat hair loss Minoxidil is barely effective, especially for something that became widely available. It got approved in the 80s as a topical version of a hypertension drug, and IIRC the McStudy that supported it was funded by the original patent holder. I don't think anyone had much of…

As someone who started to loose his hair in the mid 20s and thinning until I buzzed it in my mid 30s. I will say that being bald sucks especially considering meeting people, sexual attraction and possibly your own perception of yourself. Having said that I don't think about it at all normally, but I'm not gonna pretend it doesn't matter. Loads of people take the 'high road' and say it doesn't matter but having hair i…

I mean, even male lions have hair and it gives them such a masculine vibe. I think the female attraction to male hair is hard-wired in most animals (that have hair), including humans. Exceptions exist of course.

Re: Cure for male pattern baldness given boost by sugar discovery

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Post by abeppu »

> Over the past eight years, scientists from Sheffield and COMSATS University Pakistan have been studying how the sugar can help to heal wounds by promoting the formation of new blood vessels. During the research, the team also noticed that hair around the healing wounds appeared to grow more quickly compared to those that hadn’t been treated.

My reaction here was, "How good was it at helping wounds heal? Why is the article talking about the seemingly less important application?". But it seems like it's a little less effective than already available angiogenic factors -- if cheaper and easier to store.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8583821/

Re: Cure for male pattern baldness given boost by sugar discovery

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Post by chasd00 »

Seanambers wrote: post #111
worstspotgain wrote: post #72

> Findings from the study show that the deoxy ribose sugar is as effective at regrowing hair as Minoxidil - an existing drug used to treat hair loss Minoxidil is barely effective, especially for something that became widely available. It got approved in the 80s as a topical version of a hypertension drug, and IIRC the McStudy that supported it was funded by the original patent holder. I don't think anyone had much of…

As someone who started to loose his hair in the mid 20s and thinning until I buzzed it in my mid 30s. I will say that being bald sucks especially considering meeting people, sexual attraction and possibly your own perception of yourself. Having said that I don't think about it at all normally, but I'm not gonna pretend it doesn't matter. Loads of people take the 'high road' and say it doesn't matter but having hair i…

same thing happened to me. However, there are at least two advantages: #1 it's easier to stay cool with no/barely-any hair. #2 I can get good haircut anywhere in 10 minutes by saying "#1 buzz please" :)

Re: Cure for male pattern baldness given boost by sugar discovery

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Post by scohesc »

I hope there's a cure for hair loss but it's too late for me.

My doctor doesn't want to prescribe me finasteride or deuteroxide because of the negative health side effects, even though I was persistent. I was told by my doctor to "come to terms with it" because he's bald.

Guess what, you're a doctor buddy, you'll be attractive to anybody you talk to.

I'm just a lonely IT guy with no life and no social prospects, so any leg up to keep my sanity would have been appreciated - oh well, hope the next life bears fruit

Re: Cure for male pattern baldness given boost by sugar discovery

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Post by bob1029 »

Minoxidil is the only thing that ever "worked" for me, but I got tired of the routine very quickly and it wasn't nearly as effective as desired. The real cure is to stop worrying about it and to buzz off whatever remaining hair. You will look and feel 10x better than if you try to patchwork your way through it.

Think about the end game - hair loss is probably only going to escalate over time. This is an uphill battle. Focus on other parts of your body. Things you can fundamentally improve without drugs and other fake crap. I am sure everyone on this board can quickly identify certain popular figures who have gone all-in on the "save my hair at all costs" angle and should look to this as a cautionary tale, not an inspirational one.

Re: Cure for male pattern baldness given boost by sugar discovery

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Post by jorvi »

Seanambers wrote: post #111
worstspotgain wrote: post #72

> Findings from the study show that the deoxy ribose sugar is as effective at regrowing hair as Minoxidil - an existing drug used to treat hair loss Minoxidil is barely effective, especially for something that became widely available. It got approved in the 80s as a topical version of a hypertension drug, and IIRC the McStudy that supported it was funded by the original patent holder. I don't think anyone had much of…

As someone who started to loose his hair in the mid 20s and thinning until I buzzed it in my mid 30s. I will say that being bald sucks especially considering meeting people, sexual attraction and possibly your own perception of yourself. Having said that I don't think about it at all normally, but I'm not gonna pretend it doesn't matter. Loads of people take the 'high road' and say it doesn't matter but having hair i…

> I will say that being bald sucks especially considering meeting people, sexual attraction and possibly your own perception of yourself. Having said that I don't think about it at all normally, but I'm not gonna pretend it doesn't matter.

There’s tonnes of research that show that bald men are considered more attractive but less good looking.

Anecdotally, I’d say it doesn’t really affect your dating life. 90% of women have “has good hair” very low on their priority list, 5% won’t ever date a bald guy and 5% consider it extra attractive.

Your example link is of a guy balding. Balding is a terrible look. I always say that balding is an affliction, and going bald is you taking back the initiative from nature. Bald can look great, especially with facial hair. Basically this: https://ibb.co/Jz16LN4

So yeah, any other balding guys reading: don’t let him talk you into a pit. You’re fine.

Re: Cure for male pattern baldness given boost by sugar discovery

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Post by birriel »

Those encouraging folks to "just shave it off" fail to realize that it's so much more than a vanity issue. From an evolutionary standpoint, baldness is perceived in the female brain as a sign of poor sperm quality [0].

[0] https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S102781171...

Re: Cure for male pattern baldness given boost by sugar discovery

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Post by hn_throwaway_99 »

Gud wrote: post #90
canucker2016 wrote: post #83

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I remember a female comedian, (perhaps Amy Schumer), joking that when she saw Jeff Bezos, she knew there was no cure for baldness. If a multi-centi-billionaire is bald, then there's no viable baldness cure at any price.

Or perhaps it’s not so important to him to keep up to date with the latest anti-balding techniques?

Given how Bezos otherwise completely transformed his look, I definitely wouldn't say it was for lack of vanity. He just went on enough anabolics/hgh/etc. that he probably felt the Jason Statham look worked for him.
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