Recent Research Finds Potential in Sugar Molecule to Improve Hair Loss Outcomes

A recent study that has come out of a collaboration between Sheffield University and COMSATS University Pakistan has been published in Frontiers in Pharmacology. This study utilizes a sugar naturally found in the body called 2-deoxy-D-ribose (2dDR) in mice injected with testosterone. The researchers found that 2dDR was able to improve hair regrowth at the same level as minoxidil. While the results are interesting, it should be noted that the study has been conducted in mice and, therefore, might not translate well to humans.