An endocrinologist and a dermatologist share why hair texture changes, and what—if anything—you can do about it.

Your hair might be showing signs of iron deficiency long before your bloodwork does Learn how to spot the early warning signs ...

How a hair shaft curves is influenced by the interplay among gravity, texture, and the follicle from which the hair grows. Asymmetrical follicles yield hair that curls, symmetrical follicles yield ...

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 biology, evolution, and ...

A team of engineers at Georgia Institute of Technology's Wearable Intelligent Systems and Healthcare Center, working with ...

To understand why, we have to dive deep into our skin. Each hair on our body sprouts from a follicle nestled in our skin’s dermis layer. Each follicle grows in a regular cycle, explains Houshmand.