Bald men rejoice! Scientists have uncovered a ‘simple’ way to cure hair loss

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From Stanley Tucci to Terry Crews, some men have made baldness their signature style.
But if you’re not so keen to say goodbye to those luscious locks, science may now have the answer.

Researchers say the secret to why humans grow such long scalp hair is a hidden ‘molecular switch’.That means treating hair loss could be as ‘simple’ as finding a way to flick that switch back on.Although long scalp hair is rare in the animal kingdom, the researchers don’t think that the capacity to grow it is unique.

Mammals such as orangutans, highland cattle, and male lions all have the ability to grow out their hair.This suggests that the trigger for hair growth might remain hidden inside us and other mammals until the right environmental factor activates it.

Co-author Professor Sung-Jan Lin, of the University of Singapore, says: ‘What these examples tell us is that the molecular blueprint for growing very long hair has always existed, albeit often in a “silenced” state.’While it might seem normal to us, a human’s full head of hair is extremely uncommon for the animal kingdom.Co-author Professor Nina Jablonski, of Penn State University, says: ‘Humans grow extremely long scalp hair.

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