Researchers were investigating the wound-healing properties of deoxyribose, a sugar critical in the structure of DNA. While applying the sugar to skin injuries on laboratory mice, scientists ...

Applying deoxyribose sugar to wounds led to rapid fur regrowth, prompting further investigation. Tests on mice with testosterone-driven hair loss showed the sugar gel was as effective as minoxidil ...

The basic units (monomers) of DNA are nucleotides. These nucleotides consist of a deoxyribose sugar, phosphate and base. The nucleotides are identical except for the base, which can be an adenine ...