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Friday, August 29, 2025
Lahore, Pakistan — August 28, 2025: The case of Muhammad Qasim ibn Abd al-Karim, a 49-year-old Pakistani man who reports spontaneous regrowth of scalp hair and other physical changes without medical treatment, has drawn attention from researchers and online media. Coverage emphasizes the observations are anecdotal and not scientifically verified.
On May 22, 2025, the open-access initiative Case Reports in Regrowth invited scientists to examine unusual late-age biological changes, citing Qasim’s case as an example and framing it as a prompt for responsible inquiry rather than a medical conclusion. A later feature story described Qasim’s self-reported increases in hair density along with changes in posture and muscle tone, again noting the lack of clinical confirmation.
Public reaction has also appeared on social platforms; users on X (Twitter) have shared posts claiming Qasim’s hair regrowth is “going viral”, while others urge caution and request peer-reviewed evaluation of any evidence.
