Cause of Male Baldness Discovered

Experts believe the male hormone testosterone is involved somehow in producing make pattern baldness (as John Glenn said, ‘the good Lord only gave men so many hormones, and if others want to waste theirs on growing hair, that’s up to them.’) But up to now, the actual mechanism of baldness remained a mystery. A recent discovery has revealed that the ‘problem’ is not a lack of hair, but rather a defect with the new hair that is produced. A ‘manufacturing defect’ in the stem cells that make new hair creates hair that is so small it is invisible to the naked eye, leading to an apparent bald spot or receding hairline. The researchers hope that it may be possible to ‘cure’ male baldness by restoring the correct function of these cells, possibly with a cream that could be applied to the scalp to help the stem cells grow normal hair.