Hair serves an important cosmetic function for humans, and the hair follicle produces sweat gland products that help to control body temperature and release pheromones 3. Billions of people ...

UCLA genetic scientists are reawakening hibernating follicles. A UCLA-discovered molecule, PP405, may finally offer real hope ...

The DHT in turn causes follicles to sprout shorter and finer hairs before eventually dying out. It also causes the growth phases of hair follicles to become shorter, and the rest phases to be longer.

THE hair of the rabbit grows from a compound follicle 1 which contains one large outercoat hair, a few smaller outercoat hairs of intermediate morphology and numerous fine undercoat hairs.

A new study has identified a protein that appears to be essential for hair growth and hair follicle protection. Called MCL‑1, ...