🚨 DID SCIENTISTS JUST CURE BALDNESS? Forget rubbing donkey hooves on your head. UCLA scientists found a molecule — PP405 — that wakes up sleeping hair follicles and tells them, “Do your job.” In early trials, people rubbed it on their scalps before bed. One week later? Boom — actual hair, not sad fuzz. Thick, terminal strands. The kind you don’t have to squint to see. It blocks a protein that keeps follicles asleep. Turns out, your scalp isn’t dead — just lazy. The team’s backed by Google Ventures and already raised $16 million, which is more than most hair-loss companies make before they vanish in a cloud of regret and beard oil. It’s not FDA-approved yet. But it’s looking way more legit than everything in the late-night infomercial aisle. Sources: SciTechDaily (2025), UCLA, Pelage Pharmaceuticals