A new study of coronavirus victims has unearthed a stunning
finding: bald men could be at greater risk of having serious coronavirus
symptoms.
Professor Carlos Wambier, the lead author of the study, said
he believes baldness is a ‘perfect predictor’ of the severity at which people
will suffer from Covid-19.
The Brown University professor conducted two studies in
Spain which found that a disproportionately high number of men with male
pattern baldness were taken to hospital with coronavirus.
The first study found 71% of the 41 patients examined with
Covid-19 in Spanish hospitals were bald, with the background rate of baldness
for white men of a similar age to the patients between 31 and 53%.
The second study, which was published in the Journal of the
American Academy of Dermatology, found 79% of the 122 male coronavirus patients
in Madrid hospitals were bald.
Scientists have argued androgens – male sex hormones – may
contribute to hair loss and increase the ability of the coronavirus to attack
cells.
That means hormone-suppressing drugs could potentially be
used to slow Covid-19’s progress and allow sufferers time to recover.
Professor Wambier told the Telegraph: ‘We think androgens or
male hormones are definitely the gateway for the virus to enter our cells.’
*Reported by UK Metro
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