(WHDH) — French fries may not be good for your waistline, but a chemical found in some fast-food fries could help your hairline.

Japanese scientists said they’ve found a new treatment for hair loss after re-growing hair in mice by using the same type of silicon used with some fast-food fries.

Preliminary research shows it would also work in humans.

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