In a new JAMA Dermatology study, scientists at King's College London found that changes in two parts of the genome work ...

Neurons are cells in the body that are responsible for transmitting electrical signals through the nervous system. Different types of neurons affect the ability to move, which begins as an impulse, or ...

Alopecia areata, a type of chronic hair loss condition, is also hereditary. With alopecia areata, the immune system attacks the cells that contribute to hair growth. The condition more commonly ...

More than 80 million people in the US experience hair thinning or loss, with a clean diet potentially holding the remedy. Key nutrients such as protein, iron, zinc, vitamin B, and folic acid ...

Eating foods high in key nutrients, including iron, folic acid, and vitamin B12, and limiting alcohol may help increase your red blood cell count. Red blood cells are the most common cells in ...

When it comes to enviable hair, you'd be hard-pushed to find someone with more universally appealing locks than Princess Kate. Whether she's posing for portraits, attending exclusive soirees or ...

She continues, “Remember your hair is just one long strand of dead protein, but your whole body also relies on access to protein to repair and make new cells. Your body’s cells will take ...

In 2009 a team of biophysicists led by Anthony A. Hyman of the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics in Dresden, Germany, were studying specklelike structures called P ...

A recent study from Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, India has revealed new details about how our cells clean up and recycle waste. This process, known as autophagy, is like a self ...

Hair fall is something almost everyone experiences at some point, but excessive hair fall can lead to hair thinning. While you may associate it with ageing or genetics, there are actually a number of ...