Air pollution like the haze, as seen in this filepic, might not just affect your respiratory system, but also your skin and hair growth.
For the first time, research shows that exposure to common air pollutants known as particulate matter (PM), is linked to hair loss in humans.
The study was conducted by exposing cells at the base of hair follicles from the human scalp, known as human follicle dermal papilla cells (HFDPCs), to various concentrations of PM10-like dust and diesel particulate.
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