Category: Hair Loss

FDA-approved drug restores hair in patients with alopecia areata

Mar 08 2016- POSTED BY Subhadip

Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) have identified the immune cells responsible for destroying hair follicles in people with […]

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Human ‘hairless’ gene identified: One form of baldness explained

Mar 04 2016- POSTED BY Subhadip

It’s not a hair-brained idea: A new research report appearing in the April 2014 issue of The FASEB Journal explains […]

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Caught by a hair: Quick, new identification of hair may help crime fighters

Mar 04 2016- POSTED BY Subhadip

Crime fighters could have a new tool at their disposal following promising research by Queen’s professor Diane Beauchemin. Dr. Beauchemin […]

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Stem cell progeny tell their parents when to turn on

Mar 04 2016- POSTED BY Subhadip

Super-sonic signal: A signal from Transit-Amplifying Cells (TACs) activates stem cells in the hair follicle, researchers have found. Both types […]

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Study of inner ear development hints at way to restore hearing and balance

Mar 01 2016- POSTED BY Subhadip

One of the two proteins, Sox4 (magenta), appears at the outer edge of the developing utricle, and occasionally within the […]

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