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Keyword: dimethylpolysiloxane

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  • Chemical found in McDonald's fries could cure baldness, researchers say

    02/05/2018 11:48:27 AM PST · by Gamecock · 62 replies
    Standard ^ | 2/5/18 | ALEXANDRA RICHARDS
    A chemical found in McDonald’s chips could cure baldness, new research suggests. Scientists in Japan found that a chemical used to cook the fast food giant's fries helped to cure hair loss in mice and are hopeful it could do the same in humans. Using a chemical called dimethylpolysiloxane found in silicone which is added to oil to cook fries researchers were able to produce follicles which could sprout human hair. Silcone is usually added to fries to prevent the oil bubbling and spitting. When the cells were cultured in the cooking aid they grew 5000 hair follicle germs simultaneously,...