their hair volume reduces naturally because the hair follicles microscopically shrink and produce smaller hair. Hormone replacement therapy can exacerbate the problem by acting in a similar way to ...

Hair color is determined by melanocyte stem cells that multiply inside hair follicles, previous research has shown. These stem cells get signals to mature and make proteins that produce hair color.

Hair follicles are small, pocket-like holes in our skin. As the name suggests, they grow hair. The average human has about 100,000 hair follicles on the scalp alone. We’ll explore what hair ...

University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have discovered a little-known group of stem cells in hair follicles that could bring back lost locks, challenging some long-held beliefs. UVA’s ...

When early signs of traction alopecia appear—such as thinning edges, bumps, or scalp tenderness—intervening quickly is key. Dermatologists often recommend taking a break from tension-inducing styles ...

Ever wondered why your hair turns gray as you age? A team of researchers says it has identified the root cause as trapped stem cells — and that means new tips for naturally fending off grays ...

Mature hair follicles have been grown in a laboratory for the first time, in a move that could one day treat hair loss. Artificially producing hair follicles has historically been very difficult ...

Researchers showed that cells in your hair follicles release important chemical messengers in response to gentle touches to your skin. By Veronique Greenwood When someone brushes a hand across ...

UCLA scientists recently alerted a “breakthrough” discovery involving a molecule named PP405 that can “waken long-slumbering but undamaged” hair follicles, according to a press release.

To understand why, we have to dive deep into our skin. 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.

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