Hair Loss News

Mar. 18, 2025 — Small amounts of a common antibiotic and anti-inflammatory drug can curb symptoms where a misplaced immune reaction (e.g., autoimmunity) can cause permanent hair loss, a new study shows. This regimen ...

Feb. 4, 2025 — Graying hair is a hallmark of aging, often considered an inevitable part of growing older. However, recent research suggests that luteolin, an antioxidant found in vegetables including celery, ...

Sep. 4, 2024 — From infancy and usually for life, some families suffer from broken hair due to a congenital form of hair loss called monilethrix. Researchers at have now identified causative mutations in another keratin gene, KRT31. They hope that this will ...

June 10, 2024 — Academics are often accused of 'splitting hairs', but a team has now devised a machine to do just that. We all have a bad hair day from time to time, and split ends are a common problem. However, the science behind this kind of hair damage is poorly ...

Feb. 20, 2024 — The drug finasteride, also known as Propecia or Proscar, treats male pattern baldness and enlarged prostate in millions of men worldwide. But a new study suggests the drug may also provide a ...

Oct. 30, 2023 — Cat hair could be the purr-fect way to catch criminals, according to ...

Sep. 22, 2023 — A receding hairline, a total loss of hair from the crown, and ultimately, the classical horseshoe-shaped pattern of baldness: Previous research into male pattern hair loss, also termed androgenetic alopecia, has implicated multiple common genetic ...

Aug. 9, 2023 — The first gene mapping study on human scalp hair whorls not only shows that hair whorl direction has a genetic basis, but also that it is affected by multiple genes. Four associated genetic variants that are likely to influence hair whorl direction ...

June 5, 2023 — Scientists discovered how to soften hair follicle stem cells to enable them to grow hair again. These cells stiffen with age and produce less hair. In a study in mice, the investigators report that they can soften the stem cells by boosting the ...

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 embrace it, others wish they could regrow their ...

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 source of stem ...

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 women and ...