Breakthrough in baldness treatment as sugar found to stimulate hair growth
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Scientists found that applying a small dose of the naturally occurring sugar, called 2-deoxy-D-ribose (2dDR), stimulates hair to regrow It's hoped the "promising" new discovery could lead to a cure for male pattern baldness