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Scientists Tested an Experimental Baldness Pill on 536 Men. Here’s What Happened.

A new treatment for male pattern baldness significantly increased hair growth during clinical trials, potentially bringing another option closer to approval.

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Bald dudes, you may want to cancel those tickets to Turkey, because an oral hair loss drug deep into clinical trials has generated positive results in over 500 balding men. According to a new study released by pharmaceutical company Veradermics, their shiny new daily pill could soon save your increasingly exposed scalp.

The experimental drug called VDPHL01 just went through a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 3 trial involving 536 men with mild-to-moderate male pattern baldness. They........

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