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NEWS ABOUT: baldness

baldness stories: 6 news summaries

Baldness Gene Can Pass From Father to Son

Think your mom's dad's lush locks mean your 'do is safe? Maybe not.

Oct 13, 08 11:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - The old idea that looking at the maternal grandfather's hairline to predict whether a man will go bald is about half right, genetic researchers have found. The female X chromosome carries one baldness gene, but two studies have identified another gene that can be inherited from Dad. Guys with both... More »

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genetic testing • baldness • hair loss • genetic research

Forget It, Baldy, You're Not Disabled: Judge

Teacher complained of 'discriminatory' teasing by students

Apr 17, 08 3:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Scottish schoolteacher constantly mocked by students because of his baldness has been told having a chrome dome does not count as a disability, the Scotsman reports. The judge at an employment tribunal said that had he found in the man's favor, then anyone with a "big nose or... More »

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Scotland • baldness • disability • judge • tribunal • teacher

Firm Pays Off Disappointed Bald Man

Japanese company couldn't deliver on hair-growth claims, pays $40K

Feb 7, 08 2:25 PM CST
(Newser) - If you were considering doling out 4.9 million yen (approximately $45,990) for an extensive regimen of hair-growth treatment, you might want to think again. Japan’s best-known hair-growth company, Reve 21, has agreed to pay a 4.3 million yen settlement to a man who spent four years... More »

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Japan • baldness • lawsuit

Relax, It's Just a Bald Coyote

Strange find is not chupacabra of urban legend

Nov 2, 07 9:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - Scientists have identified the peculiar animals found in southern Texas this summer—and they’re not the bloodsucking chupacabras of Mexican lore. No, the three bodies discovered near San Antonio were actually just coyotes that had lost their hair, DNA tests show. Researchers say the doglike beasts are a “... More »

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baldness • San Antonio • coyote • chupacabra • bloodsucker • legend

10 Worst Hereditary Conditions

Heart disease? Hair loss? Blame mom and pop

Jul 2, 07 4:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - MSNBC lists the 10 lamest heredity conditions.
  1. Baldness: People usually blame mom on this one, but cue ball syndrome can come from either side of the gene pool.
  2. Lactose intolerance: Humans developed the ability to digest milk only in the past 10,000 years, and only where dairy
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cancer • obesity • heart disease • alcoholism • baldness • parents • list • genes • heredity

(Newser) - In what could lead to a cure for baldness, scientists have discovered a technique for regrowing hair in an adult mammal for the first time. University of Pennsylvania researchers suceded in stimulating the growth of new skin complete with hair follicles in mice, the Sydney Morning Herald reports. More »

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stem cell research • stem cells • baldness • hair loss • hair • gene therapy • research • wnt proteins • hair growth

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