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MCDONALD’S FRY OIL MIGHT HOLD CURE FOR BALDNESS

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Researcher­s at Japan’s Yokohama National University used a chemical found in oil used to cook McDonald’s french fries to grow hair follicles on mice, according to a study published in the peer-reviewed journal Biomateria­ls. Dimethylpo­lysiloxane is used as an anti-foaming agent in the cooking oil. The findings could lead to a potential strategy for hair regenerati­on.

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