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Researchers at Columbia University have found a way to treat hair loss caused by an autoimmune attack in mice that may lead to an eventual cure for pattern baldness in humans, according to a study published Friday in Science Advances. The current findings are the first to provide “rapid and robust hair growth” in the studied mice, researchers from the Columbia University Medical Center report.

“There aren’t many compounds that can push hair follicles into their growth cycle so quickly,” study author and Columbia researcher Angela M. Christiano said in a statement. “Some topical agents induce tufts of hair here and there after a few weeks, but very few compounds have this potent an effect so quickly.” While previous studies have managed to activate hair growth in mice with damaged or dormant hair follicles over a matter of months, the Columbia’s findings seem to be the first of…

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