The hair follicle is a major repository for ... experiments are a reminder that the same is true in stem cell biology - the environment, or niche, is an essential factor 13. A classic experiment ...

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

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

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 ...

Researchers found it was possible to grow hair follicles and hair from donated follicle cells. Hair follicles are one of the few immunoprivileged parts of the body -- that is, they are protected ...

Here the authors unveil the essential role of MCL-1 for adult hair follicle ... by epithelial stem cell activity in building surrounding tissues, and the roles of stem cell niche mechanics ...

The needles must be long enough to reach a hair follicle niche called the bulge region that contains growth-boosting stem cells. In most people, the hair follicle bulge containing specialized stem ...

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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 ...

Most important for the survival of the hair follicle are the epithelial stem cells within the follicular bulge that communicate with the fibroblasts of the dermal papilla. These structures may be ...