Dhaka, July 12 -- A new study from the UK offers fresh hope to cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, with researchers unveiling a technique that could significantly reduce one of the most distressing side effects - hair loss.

Scientists at Sheffield Hallam University have found that combining scalp cooling to an optimal temperature of 18 degrees Celsius with the application of antioxidant-rich lotions can protect hair follicles from chemotherapy-induced damage.

Scalp cooling, already used in some hospitals through "cold caps", works by narrowing blood vessels in the scalp, limiting the amount of chemotherapy drugs that reach the hair follicles. The new research demonstrates that cooling the scalp to precisely 18degC, along with antio...