New study reveals surprising clues about communication in hair stem cell...
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 Keck School of...
View ArticleResearchers discover genetic mutation causing excessive hair growth
(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers in the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC), together with scientists in Beijing, China, have discovered a chromosomal mutation...
View ArticleNew research provides clues on why hair turns gray
A new study by researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center has shown that, for the first time, Wnt signaling, already known to control many biological processes, between hair follicles and melanocyte...
View ArticleWomen's chin, abdomen are good indicators of excessive hair growth
Examining the chin and upper and lower abdomen is a reliable, minimally invasive way to screen for excessive hair growth in women, a key indicator of too much male hormone, researchers report.
View ArticleResearch identifies inhibitor causing male pattern baldness and target for...
Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have identified an abnormal amount a protein called Prostaglandin D2 in the bald scalp of men with male pattern...
View ArticleDo bald men face higher risk of prostate cancer?
(HealthDay) -- Got hair? If you don't, you might have a higher risk of prostate cancer, a preliminary study suggests.
View ArticleBioluminescence imaging lights up stem cell therapy for hair growth
Finding a way to restore hair growth after substantial hair loss is something of an obsession worldwide. Investigators at the Society of Nuclear Medicine's 2012 Annual Meeting presented how stem cell...
View ArticleThe Medical Minute: Debunking 'old wives' tales' about health
Theyve been repeated for decades, maybe even hundreds of years so long that even some physicians have ceased to question their accuracy. Lurking in magazines, childrens books, and on unsuspecting...
View ArticleA Viagra follow-up? Drug used to treat glaucoma actually grows human hair
If you're balding and want your hair to grow back, then here is some good news. A new research report appearing online in The FASEB Journal shows how the FDA-approved glaucoma drug, bimatoprost, causes...
View ArticleRisk of blood clots two-fold for women with polycystic ovary syndrome on...
Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) who are taking combined oral contraceptives have a 2-fold risk of blood clots compared with women without the disorder who take contraceptives, states a...
View ArticleImproving chemotherapy effectiveness by acting on the immune system
An Inserm team in Dijon directed by François Ghiringhelli is to publish an article this week in the Nature Medicine review. The article suggests that two chemotherapy drugs frequently used to treat...
View ArticleGrowth factor responsible for triggering hair follicle generation during...
Researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have determined the role of a key growth factor, found in skin cells of limited quantities in humans, which helps hair...
View ArticleDrug combination promotes weight loss in polycystic ovary syndrome
Women with polycystic ovary syndrome, or PCOS, lost significantly more weight when they took two drugs that are traditionally used to treat diabetes, rather than either drug alone, a study from...
View ArticleA fresh hope for regaining lost hair
Hair loss is usually genetically determined but can also be the result of aging or chronic illness. It is often a distressing condition that negatively affects the self-confidence and social life of...
View ArticleReview: Low-level laser Tx effective for hair growth
(HealthDay)—Low-level laser therapy (LLLT) seems to be effective and safe for hair growth in men and women, according to a review published online Aug. 23 in Lasers in Surgery and Medicine.
View ArticleHair regeneration method is first to induce new human hair growth
Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) have devised a hair restoration method that can generate new human hair growth, rather than simply redistribute hair from one part of the scalp...
View ArticleHair-like constructs offer drug screening platform
Scientists from A*STAR have successfully engineered cellular structures resembling hair follicles in the laboratory—a tool that can now be used to develop new therapies to promote or decrease hair growth.
View ArticleActivating pathway could restart hair growth in dormant hair follicles
A pathway known for its role in regulating adult stem cells has been shown to be important for hair follicle proliferation, but contrary to previous studies, is not required within hair follicle stem...
View ArticleSkin's own cells offer hope for new ways to repair wounds, reduce impact of...
Scientists at King's College London have, for the first time, identified the unique properties of two different types of cells, known as fibroblasts, in the skin – one required for hair growth and the...
View ArticleThe psychological impact of hirsutism
Women with excess hair growth in the face and on the chest, abdomen and thighs are suffering in silence. They are embarrassed, they blame themselves for their hairiness and would do anything to keep it...
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