Existing Treatments: If deoxyribose gel proves effective in human trials, it could provide a much-needed alternative. Researchers speculate its applications might extend to stimulating regrowth ...

Researchers aren't sure why the deoxyribose gel stimulates longer and thicker hair growth in mice, but around the treated site, the team did notice an increase in blood vessels and skin cells.

ITZHAKI, S. Labelling of Deoxyribose with Carbon-14 in Relation to Incorporation of Phosphorus-32 into the Nucleotides of Deoxyribonucleic Acid of Rat Thymus Cells. Nature 185 , 614–615 (1960 ...