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[-] iopq@lemmy.world 90 points 1 week ago

They cured hair loss in mice at least twenty times now and we still have bald humans

[-] remotelove@lemmy.ca 95 points 1 week ago

They should probably find a way to turn humans into mice. It's a shame to leave billions of dollars on the table like that.

[-] WoodScientist@sh.itjust.works 31 points 1 week ago

Might be a good concept for a sci fi story actually, probably a comedic one. Scientists learn how to cure any disease and reverse aging, but only for mice. Conveniently for plot reasons, they also figure out how to turn people into mice and back. You can get any disease cured or become young again...but you have to spend three months as a mouse.

[-] MegaUltraChicken@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

Someone that knows what they're doing: I will watch this show.

[-] vestigeofgreen@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 week ago

I know of a short story on becoming a mouse, but that one's focus is something euthanasia adjacent.

[-] Zirconium@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

I cannot remember what but I've heard of mention of a story where because there's so many cures of disease for mice that they take over the world or something. It's such a faint mention sorry

[-] WoodScientist@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 week ago

Pinky and the Brain. Obviously.

[-] Dicska@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

Fuck that, just implant those mice on my scalp.

[-] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago

Why do we not simply transplant the hair from the mice, onto the humans?

[-] WoodScientist@sh.itjust.works 16 points 1 week ago

To avoid rejection of the hair follicles, simply glue live mice to the top of your head.

[-] ikidd@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

This sounds like a ChatGPT response from the early days.

[-] gibmiser@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago
[-] kurwa@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago
[-] FauxPseudo@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago

"Mice lie and monkeys exaggerate."

[-] theLetterJ 9 points 1 week ago

That's cause they're not on dutasteride, finasteride, or estrogen therapy. It's all the fault of DHT.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutasteride

[-] Taleya@aussie.zone 2 points 1 week ago

We have hair loss cures for humans too, the main roadblock for use is men like functioning balls.

[-] iopq@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

I take finasteride and my balls are functioning

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