The DHT in turn causes follicles to sprout shorter and finer hairs before eventually dying out. It also causes the growth phases of hair follicles to become shorter, and the rest phases to be longer.

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 ...

University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have discovered a little-known group of stem cells in hair follicles that could bring back lost locks, challenging some long-held beliefs.

In Part I of the review (July/August 2004), the anatomy of hair follicles, the diagnostic approach to diseases leading to hair loss, and nonscarring alopecias were discussed. In this article (Part ...