Most men who lose their hair have a hereditary condition called androgenic alopecia, says Neil Sadick, M.D., Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Dermatology at Cornell University ...

This story appears in the July 2016 issue of National Geographic magazine. If you’ve tangled with a headful of ringlets, crimps, or coils, rest assured: It’s not just you. Even physicists and ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Kurt Stenn has studied hair for 30 years and lectured extensively on the biology of the hair follicle. In his recent book "Hair: A Human History," he dives into the ...

Hair serves an important cosmetic function for humans, and the hair follicle produces sweat gland products that help to control body temperature and release pheromones 3. Billions of people ...

THE hair of the rabbit grows from a compound follicle 1 which contains one large outercoat hair, a few smaller outercoat hairs of intermediate morphology and numerous fine undercoat hairs.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The latest trend in treating hair loss may sound familiar — essentially, it’s a repurposed drug first popularized in the 1990s. Back then, TV viewers were inundated with ...