But that does not seem to be the case with melanocyte stem cells (McSC), which give rise to cells that produce hair and skin pigments. In a recent study, researchers from New York University (NYU) ...

Finding a hair-loss fix has required ongoing research and trials. As UCLA scientists target a promising treatment option, ...

University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have discovered a little-known group of stem cells in hair follicles ...

A new study has identified a protein that appears to be essential for hair growth and hair follicle protection. Called MCL‑1, ...

UCLA genetic scientists are reawakening hibernating follicles. A UCLA-discovered molecule, PP405, may finally offer real hope ...

Left insert: enlarged outside view. Right insert: fluorescent microscopy image of hair follicles under the skin; cell nuclei (blue), epithelial cells (green), human dermal papilla cells (red).

The RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research used stem cells and a specific culture mechanism to create hair follicles that can recycle hair just like natural follicles. Any hair-regeneration ...

Skin stem cells are active during skin renewal, which occurs throughout life, and in skin repair after injury. Here the authors unveil the essential role of MCL-1 for adult hair follicle ...

Alopecia is an autoimmune disorder that causes non-scarring hair loss on the scalp and body that is experienced by almost 2% of the global population at some point in their lifetime. A team of ...

The scientists from the Riken research institute and other entities found that hair follicle stem cells are derived from cells different from those previously suggested. Their findings were ...

Lowry and his fellow researchers have discovered that hair follicle stem cells have a “distinct metabolism from other cells in the follicle.” He said, “We found that promoting this ...