With many people losing their hair during chemotherapy treatment, researchers at Michigan State University in East Lansing have developed a shampoo-like gel that has been tested in animal models that could protect hair from falling out.
Baldness from chemotherapy-induced alopecia causes personal, social, and professional anxiety for patients and their supporters.
Currently, there are few approved solutions. They include cold caps worn on the patient’s head, which the researchers state are expensive and have their own extensive side effects…