Honeybee hive sealant promotes hair growth in mice

Wednesday, December 10, 2014 - 12:30 in Health & Medicine

Hair loss can be devastating for the millions of men and women who experience it. Now scientists are reporting that a substance from honeybee hives might contain clues for developing a potential new therapy. They found that the material, called propolis, encouraged hair growth in mice. The study appears in ACS' Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.

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