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Scientists Tested an Experimental Baldness Pill on 536 Men. Here’s What Happened.

English - vice·Luis Prada·14 days ago
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Bald dudes , you may want to cancel those tickets to Turkey, because an oral hair loss drug deep into clinical trials has generated positive results in over 500 balding men. According to a new study released by pharmaceutical company Veradermics, their shiny new daily pill could soon save your increasingly exposed scalp.

The experimental drug called VDPHL01 just went through a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 3 trial involving 536 men with mild-to-moderate male pattern baldness. They spent six months taking an 8.5 milligram pill once or twice a day, or taking a placebo. The guys taking the daily pill sprouted nearly 29 more hairs per square centimeter, while the twice-a-day overachievers birthed over 36 extra hairs.…

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