Genetic mutation causing exces...

Jun 3, 2011 by

Researchers have discovered a chromosomal mutation responsible for a very rare condition in which people grow excess hair all over...

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Potential for solution to bald...

May 9, 2011 by

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...

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Losing hair at 20 is linked to...

Feb 16, 2011 by

Men who start to lose hair at the age of 20 are more likely to develop prostate cancer in later life and might benefit from screening...

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Male pattern balding may be du...

Jan 4, 2011 by

Using cell samples from men undergoing hair transplants, researchers compared follicles from bald scalp and non-bald scalp, and found...

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Genetic basis of alopecia area...

Jun 30, 2010 by

Researchers have uncovered eight genes that underpin alopecia areata, one of the most common causes of hair loss. Since many of the...

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