@elixirofscience
All public VerifyMate fact-checks of posts by this account.
- Trust signal
- 67/100 average across 2 verifications
- Platforms
- First seen
- 6/10/2026
- Latest
- 9/5/2026
Verdict breakdown
- mostly true: 2
All 2 verifications
- Deoxyribose, a sugar found in DNA, has shown potential in a topical gel form to reactivat… — Mostly true 65/100instagram · Sep 5, 2026 · view post ↗
The Instagram post accurately describes findings from early-stage research indicating that a deoxyribose-based gel shows potential for hair regrowth in animal models, with a mechanism involving improv…
- Deoxyribose sugar in a topical gel form reactivates dormant hair follicles in experimenta… — Mostly true 68/100instagram · Jun 10, 2026 · view post ↗
The scientific discovery described reported by the University of Sheffield and Frontiers in Pharmacology. However, the post is misleading because the '90% regrowth' and 'Minoxidil comparison' statisti…
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