Gel with keratin microspheres, consisting of keratin-based microspheres that swell in water to form a gel, has demonstrated effectiveness in stimulating the growth of hair follicles in mouse models. It is expected that it may find use as an active ingredient in the treatment of hair growth with minimal side effects. The skin acts as […]

Finasteride, also known as Propecia or Proscar, treats male pattern baldness and prostate enlargement in millions of men worldwide. But a new study from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign shows that finasteride may also have surprising life-saving effects, lowering cholesterol and reducing the overall risk of cardiovascular disease. The study, published in the Journal […]

It has long been known that COVID-19 is more deadly in men than in women, but a new study shows that part of the excess risk is associated with a gene known to cause hair loss in men. The U.S. research team first suspected the link when they noticed that men with the common hormone-sensitive […]

Medications that slow down baldness and stimulate hair growth can also make narrowed vessels more elastic and improve blood flow to vital organs such as the brain, according to an experimental model study published online in the American Journal Of Physiology—Heart and Circulatory Physiology in 3/2. The arteries of young, healthy humans and other mammals […]

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have identified the cells that directly give rise to hair and the mechanism by which hair turns gray. This project was started to understand how certain tumors form, but we ended up finding out why hair turns gray and discovered the identity of the cells that directly give rise […]

Hair loss is a common condition that affects many men and women due to aging and medical conditions. Existing FDA-approved drugs can minimize hair loss but cannot regrow new hair. The Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN) has recently developed a new model of the hair follicle to help discover new drugs for hair regrowth. […]

Drugs that slow baldness and promote hair growth may also make stiff blood vessels more stretchable and improve blood flow to vital organs such as the brain, according to a study in an experimental model published online March 2 in the American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology. Young, healthy arteries in humans and other […]

International clinical trials led by the University of Melbourne have confirmed that two new drugs are safe and effective. This debilitating disease, which causes patchy hair loss and affects 147 million people worldwide, has had no effective treatment. Approximately 15 percent of people with this condition experience total or universal hair loss. A randomized, placebo-controlled […]

The best way to prevent baldness is to prevent hair loss. Now researchers say a new discovery about hair growth may help men keep their hair for life. The new discovery is a structure inside the hair follicle. ‘Our main discovery is a previously unknown smooth muscle called the dermal sheath that surrounds the hair […]

Hairlessness in dogs can be the result of deliberate breeding or a defect in some breeds. A recent study conducted at the University of Helsinki describes a genetic mutation in the SGK3 gene that causes hairlessness in Scottish Deerhounds. Because of this genetic defect, puppies born with this gene have thin coats and lose all […]