Unlike hair, whiskers connect to highly sensitive nerve endings and specialized muscle tissues. Finding intact whiskers allows researchers to analyze their length, thickness, distribution pattern, and ...

In 2019, Taylor Swift opened up about a hair phenomenon every curly girl fears: Her natural curls disappeared. In an essay for Elle, she confirmed her curly hair was losing its curl.“From birth ...

Deletion of MCL-1 removes active hair follicle stem cells and stops hair regrowth. Credit: Nature Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-58150-5 ...

Hair follicle structure. Image: Getty Images designer29. Ross Radusky, a dermatologist, principal investigator, and medical director at the Dermatology Treatment & Research Center in Dallas, ...

The big caveat: At-home laser hair removal devices are not optimal for people with sensitive skin or skin of color, says Dr. Hartman. “Many at-home devices cannot distinguish between dark skin ...

Abstract. Background: The hair follicle is a unique structure, one of the most dynamic structures in mammalians, which can reproduce in every new cycle all the mechanism involved in its fetal ...

UVA’s Dr. Lu Q. Le and his team have identified a previously overlooked stem cell population in the upper and middle sections of the hair follicle that plays a crucial role in hair growth. When these ...

Laser hair removal are both very popular methods of body hair removal, but only one is truly permanent. We spoke to experts about the key differences to help you decide which one is right for you.

President Bongbong Marcos is rejecting former executive secretary Victor Rodriguez's challenge for him to undergo a hair follicle drug test, saying it's irrelevant. More for You.

Just like cat whiskers, dog whiskers are technically called vibrissae, Latin for "to vibrate." Almost all mammals have vibrissae — even humans have vestigial muscles of vibrissae in our upper lip.

On the other hand, the vestibules of the nares [nostrils], the vibrissae lining them, and all crusts formed there are generally swarming with bacteria," two doctors wrote in The Lancet in 1896.

Intermittent fasting has proven benefits for metabolic health, but a new study shows that it could slow hair growth in mice by inhibiting hair follicle regeneration. A research team headed by ...