The skin has two types of adult stem cells: epidermal and hair follicle. Their jobs seem well-defined: maintaining the skin, ...

Cooling caps protect hair during chemo – but only at the right temperature. Antioxidants may help when cooling falls short.

Dull strands, flaky scalp, or sudden shedding? Experts break down how vitamin A affects hair health, how much you really need ...

What if the secret to curing baldness has been hiding in your hair all along? University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have discovered a little-known group of stem cells in hair follicles ...

Hair follicle drug tests can determine whether a person has been using drugs or medications within the past 3 months. Learn more about how they work here.

Cell growth phases and hair Each hair on our body sprouts from a follicle nestled in our skin’s dermis layer. Each follicle grows in a regular cycle, explains Houshmand.

Hair follicle infections are often difficult to treat because bacteria settle in the gap between hair and skin, where it is difficult for active substances to reach them. In order to investigate ...

But why does hair gray, anyway—and will science one day find a way to reverse it? The answer most likely is inside our hair follicles, the place where hair pigmentation begins and, for many, fades.

Alopecia is an autoimmune disorder that causes non-scarring hair loss on the scalp and body that is experienced by almost 2% of the global population at some point in their lifetime.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The latest trend in treating hair loss may sound familiar — essentially, it’s a repurposed drug first popularized in the 1990s.

When it comes to hair loss, there are as many myths about it as there are treatments for it. An expert broke down common misconceptions and the effectiveness of natural remedies.

Nearly the entire human body is covered in hair and hair follicles. Some of this body hair may be thin and transparent, and some, like leg hair, may turn thicker and darker with age.