Feb. 29, 2024 Keratin microsphere gel, consisting of keratin-based microspheres that swell in water to form a gel, has shown efficacy in promoting hair follicle growth in murine models. Its potential application ...
Jan. 4, 2023 Orangutans, mice, and horses are covered with it, but humans aren't. Why we have significantly less body hair than most other mammals has long remained a mystery. But a first-of-its-kind comparison ...
Oct. 31, 2022 Hair loss is undesirable for many men -- and women -- because one's hairstyle is often closely tied to their self-confidence. And while some people ...
Sep. 26, 2022 Researchers are developing new ways to study why an antibiotic causes hair cell death and permanent hearing loss in ...
July 25, 2022 A single chemical is key to controlling when hair follicle cells divide, and when they die. This discovery could not only treat baldness, but ultimately speed wound healing because follicles are a ...
June 30, 2022 Researchers have discovered that a signaling molecule called SCUBE3 potently stimulates hair growth and may offer a therapeutic treatment for androgenetic alopecia, a common form of hair loss in both ...
June 23, 2022 Scientists have uncovered an unexpected molecular target of a common treatment for alopecia, a condition in which a person's immune system attacks ...
Mar. 9, 2022 Researchers have examined what factors drive hair variation in a wild population of lemurs known as Indriidae. Specifically, the researchers aimed to assess the impacts of climate, body size and ...
Sep. 21, 2021 Researchers have uncovered a molecular mechanism behind why obesity can lead to hair thinning. They found that stem cells within hair follicles in mice given a high-fat diet behaved differently from ...
Aug. 11, 2021 Although some people say that baldness is the 'new sexy,' for those losing their hair, it can be distressing. An array of over-the-counter remedies ...