A true cure would be a change in the way male baldness is perceived by society.
It's baked into our nature, not something artificially created by society.
Cure for male pattern baldness given boost by sugar discovery
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#132> 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…
> Minoxidil is barely effective
Nonsense. It's extremely effective taken orally (to increase scalp, body and beard hair count and thickness) as proven by many studies and countless anecdotes.
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#133Earlier quoted context omitted.
Image is really a lot more important than conventional wisdom would say it is (and people would hope, since judging people subconsciously on appearance isn't very fair), and a lot of people get a long way based mostly on image. People who are perceived as more attractive really are treated better for no real reason apart from that, and there are negative stereotypes associated with baldness. In fiction there are tons…
Everyone that looks good bald has otherwise ridiculously strong features. Ignore the movie characters for a moment
There is a lot of truth to this comic: https://imgur.com/J3FHs7J
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#134Re: Cure for male pattern baldness given boost by sugar discovery
#135Earlier quoted context omitted.
Image is really a lot more important than conventional wisdom would say it is (and people would hope, since judging people subconsciously on appearance isn't very fair), and a lot of people get a long way based mostly on image. People who are perceived as more attractive really are treated better for no real reason apart from that, and there are negative stereotypes associated with baldness. In fiction there are tons…
> but not that many bald heroes - you've got The Rock, Jason Statham, who else? Can't forget Aang!
He's basically a monk. That's basically another category of people where it's acceptable to be bald.
Re: Cure for male pattern baldness given boost by sugar discovery
#136A true cure would be a change in the way male baldness is perceived by society.
As unlikely as men suddenly becoming uninterested in shapely boobs or butts. Both men and women are wired to find a good head of hair attractive.
Maybe, but I’m not 100% sold on this, given that fashion in hairstyle changes almost as fast as clothing fashion. Shaving various parts (or all) of the head is done in both men and women.
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#137Already by calling it a "cure" you're making it out to be a disease. It's just the natural progression of male aging.
Re: Cure for male pattern baldness given boost by sugar discovery
#138Here's the actual paper, not linked from the PR. https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/pharmacology/articles/1...
Unbelievable how even a pr piece posted by their own university doesn’t bother to link the actual damn paper. What a joke the whole academic industry has become, since those corporate aspects have been grafted onto it. Anyway, thanks.
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#139A cure for androgenic alopecia. (+20 Trust)
A bargain for 20,000 operations.
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