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Bald men are up to 2.5 TIMES more
likely to suffer severe COVID-19 than
males with a full head of hair, study
warns

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Posted By: OhioNick, 5/7/2021 3:36:55 AM

Severe cases of COVID-19 are 2.5 times more likely in men with male-pattern baldness than those retaining a full head of hair, researchers have warned. Male-pattern baldness — or 'androgenetic alopecia' — is a common, genetically-determined form of hair loss that affects around 50 per cent of men aged over 50. [SNIP] Researchers found that male patients with a common biomarker linked to hair loss appeared to be significantly more susceptive to severe coronavirus infections. Specifically, these men were more sensitive to male hormones known as androgens, which is also found in patients with androgenetic alopecia.

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Reply 1 - Posted by: DCGIRL 5/7/2021 5:08:37 AM (No. 777700)
Oh goody, another quack type of study again on COVID. This is beyond stupid.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: ussjimmycarter 5/7/2021 5:11:30 AM (No. 777701)
Enough already! I’m vaccinated and so is my wife. We are 67 years old and are done with masks and everything else! Faucet can stuff it!
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Reply 3 - Posted by: IowaDad 5/7/2021 5:51:28 AM (No. 777726)
Interesting article, connecting the genetics of baldness with COVID severity. If it is correct, it might lead to a therapy to ameliorate severe disease.
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Reply 4 - Posted by: franq 5/7/2021 6:01:29 AM (No. 777730)
Royt. And we were told early on that smoking conferred protection against the bug. I remember the headlines. "Teens Consider Taking Up Smoking To Ward Off COVID". Where is Bat Boy?
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Reply 5 - Posted by: philsner 5/7/2021 7:02:35 AM (No. 777760)
This is, in one word: Nonsense.
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Reply 6 - Posted by: Doc1 5/7/2021 7:44:41 AM (No. 777790)
It's that damn testosterone.
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Reply 7 - Posted by: Bur Oak 5/7/2021 7:48:25 AM (No. 777795)
Old men are 2.5 times more likely to be bald than younger men. I didn't realize that death certificates have a "died while bald" entry.
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Reply 8 - Posted by: edgar 5/7/2021 7:51:34 AM (No. 777797)
A sample of 65 men. The Brits have blinded me with science!
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Reply 9 - Posted by: sanspeur 5/7/2021 8:06:11 AM (No. 777819)
older men tend to go baldish , older folk ( men are folk too :) are most at risk of dying .. seeee , i need your $$ for research . Must travel & dine well whilst writing up my report you’ll see it in a few years , after dunham’s ... #junk is science too
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Reply 10 - Posted by: bigfatslob 5/7/2021 8:46:00 AM (No. 777878)
Sale of wigs (hair pieces) are up. Liken to the covid active after 10PM in the evening maybe if you purchase a 'hair piece' you fake out the covid into believing you have a full head of hair and it will move on to the white guilt, fat, tattooed girl with the green hair.
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Reply 11 - Posted by: padiva 5/7/2021 9:33:39 AM (No. 777945)
Is there a difference between 'natural bald' and 'artificial bald'?
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Reply 12 - Posted by: ireneR 5/7/2021 9:35:41 AM (No. 777946)
Hmmmm....do plugs count, asking for the village idiot in DC?
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Reply 13 - Posted by: Kate318 5/7/2021 9:40:09 AM (No. 777954)
Silly, co-relative study that has nothing do do with cause.
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Reply 14 - Posted by: LC Chihuahua 5/7/2021 10:43:25 AM (No. 778023)
I'm half bald. Does that mean I'm only 1.25 times more likely to get a severe dose of COVID? Does being bald because you pulled your hair out count? Amazing what passes for science these days. Everyone wants to tell you what you see, and what you should think, and what you should believe, and what you should do. And I would think its a bad idea to listen to any of them.
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Reply 15 - Posted by: red1066 5/7/2021 10:43:30 AM (No. 778024)
The reason these stupid studies are done is to get money from government for your educational institution, and for someone to gain their Masters or PHD in some field of study.
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Reply 16 - Posted by: MDConservative 5/7/2021 10:53:34 AM (No. 778038)
Would a toupee help? Asking for a friend...
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Reply 17 - Posted by: DVC 5/7/2021 11:28:45 AM (No. 778086)
DM.....not a reliable source on many topics, Wuhan flu is one of them.
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Reply 18 - Posted by: DVC 5/7/2021 12:42:15 PM (No. 778208)
I would guess it is more "old men".....which happens to correlate with 'bald men'. In my county, 57% of Wuhan deaths were 80+ years of age. 80% were 70+ years of age. Almost exactly 50-50 male-female ratio.
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