Hair

Study reveals how humans lost their body hair

Here today, gone tomorrow: how humans lost their body hair?

Scientists discovered a chemical that controls life and death in hair follicles

Discovery could help end baldness, and speed healing.

Scientists discovered a signaling molecule that potently stimulates hair growth

The study may offer therapeutic treatment for androgenetic alopecia.

A mathematical understanding of detangling

Tear-free brushing? All you need is math.

The study explains how the cat got their stripes

Scientists discovered the mechanism of cat fur color pattern establishment.

Skin itch mechanisms differ on hairless versus hairy skin

Research breakthrough could inform different treatments for chronic skin itch sufferers.

Scientists discovered a magical cure for baldness

Next stop: clinical hair regeneration.

A new way to create a spectrum of natural-looking hair colors

A solution for the hair color enthusiasts searching for natural alternatives to dyes and cosmetics.

How hair shaving deforms the sharpest of razors?

Human hair is 50 times softer than steel, yet it can chip away a razor’s edge, a new study shows.

Scientists discovered the real reason behind goosebumps

Getting to the bottom of goosebumps.

Newly developed hair dye is much milder than traditional hair dyes

Researchers at Northwestern University have developed a new hair dye that uses synthetic melanin to imitate natural human hair pigmentation. Experimenting with melanin for several...

Diamond can be bent and deformed, study

The discovery opens up a range of possibilities for the design and engineering of new nanoscale devices in sensing, defense, and energy storage but also shows the challenges that lie ahead for future nanotechnologies.

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