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    EVERYBODY CAN HAVE A GOOD HAIR DAY!

    Nov 18, 2020 7 minutes
    By Jonas Grosen Meldal

    KEEPING YOUR HAIR ON

    THE FOLLICULAR CHALLENGE FOR SCIENCE

    One single delicate hair stands up, surrounded by an excited team of scientists. The small hair is not very impressive in itself – it can’t be used to treat disease or feed the world. But it is, nevertheless, a huge breakthrough worth billions of dollars. The scientists are in a lab at Columbia University in the US, and they have just produced artificial skin – and artificial hair – that can be transplanted to people.

    Hair is no longer vital to our survival, but worldwide we spend hundreds of billions of dollars caring for hair, removing hair, or getting extra hair. More than half of all men (and 25% of women) have lost part of their scalp hair by the time they turn 50 – and for many this can cause insecurity, even depression. On the other hand, more than 80% of both men and women actively remove hair from their bodies on a regular basis.

    Hair is so closely related with personal well-being that scientists from all over the world are working hard to solve our hair problems. The breakthrough at Columbia University is just one of many in recent years, adding to an arsenal

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