Can Baldness be Blamed on Air Pollution?
By NunoXEI • May 18th, 2008 • Category: Blog
A study suggests men living in polluted areas are more likely to go bald than those who enjoy a cleaner atmosphere.
Academics at the University of London linked the onset of male pattern baldness to environmental factors, such as air pollution and smoking.
They believe toxins and carcinogens found in polluted air can stop hair growing by blocking mechanisms that produce the protein from which hair is made.
Baldness is known to be hereditary but the research suggests environmental factors could exacerbate hair loss.
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