An international team of scientists from the University of Sheffield and COMSATS University has found that the organic compound 2-deoxy-D-ribose (2dDR) can stimulate new hair growth, following eight years of research into how this deoxy sugar could assist wound healing. The accidental discovery came about when they saw how hair around wound patches was showing accelerated growth, compared to non-treated areas. They believed it was having a direct impact on ailing hair follicles.

In a discovery that's sprouting new hope for the hair loss industry, scientists have found that a naturally occurring sugar in the human body could be the key to combating male pattern baldness. You probably won’t have heard of it, but 2-deoxy-D-ribose (2dDR) is a sugar that plays a fundamental role in various biological processes both in animals and humans. Now, scientists have identified 2dDR as a potential game-changer in hair loss treatment. 

Researchers at the University of Sheffield and COMSATS University Pakistan have made a groundbreaking discovery that could revolutionize the treatment of male pattern baldness—a condition affecting more than 50% of men worldwide. The Study: Scientists found that a naturally occurring sugar, 2-deoxy-D-ribose (2dDR), can stimulate hair regrowth in mice. This sugar plays a crucial role in various biological processes in both animals and humans.

Cure for male pattern baldness given boost by sugar discovery
The key to curing male pattern baldness - a condition that affects up to 50 per cent of men worldwide - could lie in a sugar that naturally occurs in the human body, according to scientists at the University of Sheffield.

A cure for baldness? Sugar that naturally occurs in the human body stimulates hair growth, scientists discover in breakthrough that could benefit millions of men