UVA’s Dr. Lu Q. Le and his team have identified a previously overlooked stem cell population in the upper and middle sections ...

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 ...

What if the secret to curing baldness has been hiding in your hair all along? University of Virginia School of Medicine ...

To initiate the process, hair follicle stem cells (HFSCs), located in the "bulge ... base and works its way upwards towards the HFSC niche. The result is a mass of dying and dead cells that ...

In the long-fought battle against baldness, researchers are finally identifying molecular pathways that can be manipulated to generate new hair follicles. While tracing the tricky and sometimes ...

Iris Kulbatski, a neuroscientist by training and word surgeon by trade, is a science editor with The Scientist's Creative Services Team. She holds a PhD in Medical Science and a Certificate in ...

A protein chain 400 amino acids long can be assembled in 20 seconds! The keratin made by the hair follicle cells makes long fibers. The cells, growing just under the scalp, eventually die ...