To test the sugar’s potential for treating hereditary-patterned baldness, the researchers created a gel infused with deoxyribose and applied it to mice with testosterone-induced hair loss.Within ...

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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.

In these residues, they found 2-deoxyribose, or the sugar component that makes up the “D” in DNA. They also found derivatives of 2-deoxyribose, ...