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New Treatments for Baldness? Scientists Find Stem Cells That Tell Hair It's Time to Grow
Researchers have discovered
the source of signals that
trigger hair growth, an
insight that may lead to new
treatments for baldness. ... > full story
Why Hair Turns Gray: Communication Between Hair Follicles and Melanocyte Stem Cells Key to Mystery
A new study has shown that,
for the first time, Wnt
signaling, already known to
control many biological
processes, between hair
... > full story
Regrowing Hair: Researchers May Have Accidentally Discovered a Solution
Scientists were
investigating how stress
affects gastrointestinal
function may have found a
chemical compound that
... > full story
Male Pattern Balding May Be Due to Stem Cell Inactivation
Using cell samples from men
undergoing hair transplants,
researchers compared
follicles from bald scalp
and non-bald scalp, and
found that bald areas had
... > full story
- New Treatments for Baldness? Scientists Find Stem Cells That Tell Hair It's Time to Grow
- Why Hair Turns Gray: Communication Between Hair Follicles and Melanocyte Stem Cells Key to Mystery
- Regrowing Hair: Researchers May Have Accidentally Discovered a Solution
- Male Pattern Balding May Be Due to Stem Cell Inactivation
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Cellular Automaton Model Predicts How Hair Follicle Stem Cells Regenerate
December 7, 2011 — Your hair -- or lack of hair -- is the result of a lifelong tug-of-war between activators that wake up, and inhibitors that calm, stem cells in every hair follicle on your ... > full story -
Genetic Mutation Causing Excessive Hair Growth Discovered
June 3, 2011 — Researchers have discovered a chromosomal mutation responsible for a very rare condition in which people grow excess hair all over their bodies. Investigators hope the finding ultimately will lead to ... > full story -
Potential for Solution to Baldness? Surprising Clues About Communication in Hair Stem Cell Populations
May 9, 2011 — In one of the first studies to look at the population behavior of a large pool of stem cells in thousands of hair follicles -- as opposed to the stem cell of a single hair follicle -- scientists ... > full story -
Hair Styles May Contribute to Scarring Hair Loss in African-American Women
April 11, 2011 — Hair grooming practices, such as braids and weaves, as well as inflammation in the form of bacterial infection, may be contributing to the development of scarring hair loss in African American women, ... > full story -
Hair Dyeing Poised for First Major Transformation in 150 Years
March 2, 2011 — Technological progress may be fast-paced in many fields, but one mundane area has been almost left in the doldrums for the last 150 years: The basic technology for permanently coloring hair. That's ... > full story -
Losing Hair at 20 Is Linked to Increased Risk of Prostate Cancer in Later Life, Study Finds
February 15, 2011 — Men who start to lose hair at the age of 20 are more likely to develop prostate cancer in later life and might benefit from screening for the disease, according to a new ... > full story -
Drugs for Hair Loss and Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia May Result in Loss of Libido, Erectile Dysfunction in Men
January 11, 2011 — Researchers have found that 5a-reductase inhibitors, while improving urinary symptoms in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia and possible hair loss prevention, produces significant adverse ... > full story -
Hair Color of Unknown Offenders Is No Longer a Secret
January 3, 2011 — The hair color of an unknown perpetrator who has committed a crime will soon no longer be a secret for forensic investigators. Scientists have discovered that DNA can be used to predict people's ... > full story -
Genetic Basis of Alopecia Areata -- One of Most Common Causes of Hair Loss
June 30, 2010 — Researchers have uncovered eight genes that underpin alopecia areata, one of the most common causes of hair loss. Since many of the genes are also implicated in other autoimmune diseases, including ... > full story -
Gene That Regulates Hair Growth Identified
April 15, 2010 — Activation of the gene Lhx2 leads to increased hair growth. The findings partly refute earlier research results in the ... > full story
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