Hair Loss Caused by Fatty Diet Reversed

Studies in mice have shown how a compound that blocks production of glycosphingolipids (GSLs) can reverse hair whitening, hair loss, and skin inflammation, conditions which previous studies have linked with high-fat, high-cholesterol diets in humans.The researchers, headed by Subroto Chatterjee, Ph.D., professor of pediatrics and medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, hope that their findings will provide insights into the effects of diet and aging on hair biology, balding,