Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Can we finally reverse balding?
By the age of 50, between 30 and 50 per cent of men have begun to experience male pattern baldness.
It is common knowledge that some treatments can slow hair loss. What is less known is that as we are coming to understand the reasons why male pattern baldness causes people to lose their hair, we are finding new strategies to restore it. There may soon be a way to not just slow balding, but reverse it.
In a field where tales of miracle cures are ten a penny, it is important not to overpromise. Still, there is a sense that the science of hair is advancing at breakneck speed. “People are now starting to get excited that we’re reaching a tipping point,” says biologist Maksim Plikus at the University of California, Irvine.
Read our full story: newscientist.com/article/mg25934580-200-can-we-finally-reverse-balding-with-these-new-experimental-treatments
Can we finally reverse balding?
By the age of 50, between 30 and 50 per cent of men have begun to experience male pattern baldness.
It is common knowledge that some treatments can slow hair loss. What is less known is that as we are coming to understand the reasons why male pattern baldness causes people to lose their hair, we are finding new strategies to restore it. There may soon be a way to not just slow balding, but reverse it.
In a field where tales of miracle cures are ten a penny, it is important not to overpromise. Still, there is a sense that the science of hair is advancing at breakneck speed. “People are now starting to get excited that we’re reaching a tipping point,” says biologist Maksim Plikus at the University of California, Irvine.
Read our full story: newscientist.com/article/mg25934580-200-can-we-finally-reverse-balding-with-these-new-experimental-treatments
