Thinning hair often begins subtly. Strands collect in the drain, parts widen, or styling becomes more difficult.

Alopecia areata equally affects men and women, usually at age 20-40 years. The lifetime risk of alopecia areata expression in the general population has been estimated to be 1.7%. [19] The disease ...

It has happened to tons of people: strands of hair that were once brown, black, or other shades now appear gray. Why does that happen? Hair color is determined by melanocyte stem cells that multiply ...

Human induced pluripotent stem cell (hiPSC)-derived skin organoids (SKOs) generate sweat and sebaceous glands when differentiated using air-liquid interface conditions. a) Representative bright-field ...

Hair loss. For some people, it creeps up slowly, while for others, it happens quickly. One day, your hairline seems perfectly ...

Head hair comes in many colors, shapes and sizes, and hairstyles are often an expression of personal style or cultural identity. Many different genes determine our hair texture, thickness and color.

The secret about why hair goes gray may lie in a certain type of stem cell that gets "stuck" in our hair follicles, according to a new study. "It is the loss of chameleon-like function in melanocyte ...

Folks develop gray hair as they age because color-producing stem cells become "stuck" and disabled in the hair follicle, new animal research contends. Hair color is controlled by melanocyte stem cells ...