/oss/taxonomy/term/3887/all en /oss/article/critical-thinking-pseudoscience/so-you-want-grow-hair <p>If you want to make a lot of money, all you have to do is come up with an effective treatment for androgenic alopecia. That’s male pattern baldness. Actually, even a minimally effective product will do.</p> Wed, 29 May 2024 05:22:28 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 9961 at /oss /oss/article/medical-history/battling-baldness <p>It may seem hard to believe, but as late as 1942, male patients in some mental hospitals were castrated to quiet them. This extreme treatment did have some scientific basis, since testosterone, the male sex hormone produced by the testes, has been linked with aggression. One of the positive offshoots of this barbaric treatment was the knowledge gained about the effects of testosterone on the body Winfield State Hospital, a mental hospital in Kansas, became an ideal place for Yale anatomist James Hamilton to conduct a study of castrated men.</p> Wed, 29 Mar 2023 15:41:15 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 9456 at /oss /oss/article/student-contributors-general-science/can-tresemme-take-you-bad-hair-day-no-hair-day <p>In November 2020, a <a href="https://archive.is/y6kp2">class-action lawsuit</a> was filed against Unilever for the sale of TRESemmé shampoos that were said to contain hazardous ingredients. Word spread quickly as a viral <a href="https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/tresemme-shampoo-lawsuit/">Facebook post</a> circulated in which a woman claimed that TRESemmé hair products caused her to lose hair by the “brush full” and suffer from scalp irritation. Many other unhappy customers came forward online to share their nightmares using these products.</p> Thu, 04 Feb 2021 22:23:56 +0000 Cat Wang 8608 at /oss /oss/article/health-general-science/will-wearing-hat-make-me-go-bald <p> </p> <hr /> <p><em>This article was first published in</em><span> </span><a href="https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/will-wearing-a-hat-make-me-go-bald/">The Skeptical Inquirer.</a></p> Mon, 16 Nov 2020 19:22:16 +0000 Ada McVean B.Sc. 8490 at /oss /oss/article/bald-truth-about-hair-loss-treatments <p> </p> <hr /> <p><em>This article was first published in</em><span> </span><a href="https://montrealgazette.com/opinion/columnists/christopher-labos-the-bald-truth-about-hair-loss-treatments">The Montreal Gazette<span>.</span></a></p> <hr /> <p>There’s an old riddle that goes, “What does no one want, but no one wants to lose?” Answer: a bald head.</p> Wed, 15 May 2019 16:21:37 +0000 Christopher Labos MD, MSc 7765 at /oss