麥當勞的薯條還能治禿頭

A new study has found that a chemical in McDonald’s french fries may regrow hair in humans.

一項新研究發現，麥當勞炸薯條中的一種化學物質可能會使人類的毛髮再生。

A research team from Yokohama National University took some dimethylpolysiloxane , which is the silicone that McDonald’s uses to stop cooking oil from frothing, and added it to their efforts to successfully mass produce “hair follicle germs” (HFG) in mice.

橫濱國立大學的一個研究團隊用二甲聚硅氧烷成功地在小鼠身上增殖出大量的“毛囊細胞”。二甲聚硅氧烷是一種硅樹脂，麥當勞（在炸薯條的時候）就用它來防止食用油起泡。

HFG are the cells that drive hair follicle development and, the “holy grail in hair-loss research.” Enough HFG were embedded in the mice that they sprouted new hair on their backs. (Hopefully, the scientists then waxed the tiny mouse backs so they still looked good.)

毛囊細胞是使毛囊發育的細胞，是“脫髮研究的目標”。在小鼠體內植入足夠的毛囊細胞，它們的背部就會長出新的毛髮。（希望科學家之後會爲小鼠脫毛，使它們看上去依然不錯。）

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According to the study, released in the Biomaterials journal last Thursday, preliminary tests indicate that the groundbreaking method could be as successful in humans.

這份研究報告於上週四被髮表在生物材料學雜誌上。該研究指出，初步試驗顯示，這種創新性的方法可能同樣適用於人類。

No word on whether rubbing McDonald’s french fries on your head will work, so you may as well give it a try.

用麥當勞的薯條擦擦頭部是否有助於增發還不得而知，你不妨一試。