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 ...

A team of researchers from Japan studying the processes of hair follicle growth and hair pigmentation has successfully generated hair follicles in cultures. Their in vitro hair follicle model adds to ...

Hair follicle infections are often difficult to treat because bacteria settle in the gap between hair and skin, where it is difficult for active substances to reach them. In order to investigate this ...

This study is led by Prof. Chao Wang (China Agricultural University), Prof. Guoliang Xia (China Agricultural University) and Prof. Fengchao Wang (National Institute of Biological Sciences). In ...

Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH) plays a pivotal role in directing glutamine synthesis, which is essential for follicle development and the regulation of ovulation. FSH promotes the synthesis of ...

In living organisms, cells are constantly sending and receiving signals. The most common form of communication is through chemical signals, such as hormones. In many body fluids, cells use ...

Hair follicles, however, present a potential pathway to enter the skin’s deeper layers. In a new study, researchers from the University of Tsukuba, Japan, created a gel made of tiny spheres of ...

A new 'atlas' of the human ovary provides insights that could lead to treatments restoring ovarian hormone production and the ability to have biologically related children, according to engineers. A ...

Hair loss has always been emotionally loaded, but the science behind it is becoming unusually exciting. A wave of new drugs, ...