The initial 'seed' for the hair follicle begins with epithelial stem cells (which make the hair itself) and dermal papilla ...

Researchers affiliated with RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research and biotech firm OrganTech have produced fully ...

Autoimmune disease hair loss can happen with alopecia areata, lupus, thyroid diseases, rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn’s disease, and scalp psoriasis. Each disease has different effects, ...

Hair regrowth treatment may soon take a major leap forward, as researchers in a recent study have successfully grown complete ...

A team of researchers from Japan studying the processes of hair follicle growth and hair pigmentation has successfully generated hair follicles in cultures, by controlling epithelial-mesenchymal ...

Using transplanted hair follicles, scientists from Imperial College London have demonstrated the possibility of triggering scar tissue to behave like uninjured skin, raising hope for future scar ...

Postpartum hair loss—and, subsequently, postpartum regrowth–can be frustrating for new parents. But flyaways and "frizzies" ...

Scientists studying the way hair follicles take shape in the human body have found new success in the lab, demonstrating a way of growing fully matured forms of them in culture. The breakthrough ...

Stress can trigger several types of hair loss, including telogen effluvium and alopecia areata. Hair loss from stress is ...

Researchers have found that hair follicle transplants can promote scar rejuvenation by altering their architecture and genetic makeup. In a new study involving three volunteers, skin scars began to ...