THIS BLOG CAN ALSO BE LISTENED TO AS AN AUDIO CAST For many men, losing their hair is not just something that happens with age, it’s traumatic. A survey of men from the UK, France, Germany, Italy and Spain found that more than 70% of men who reported losing their hair said it was an … Continue reading A hair raising tale
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Researchers grow hairy skin from human stem cells
Dr. Jiyoon Lee (left) and Dr. Karl Koehler (right), Indiana University School of Medicine For years the idea of being able to regrow hair has been the domain of cheesy, middle-of-the-night TV infomercials. Now two researchers may have found a way to actually make it happen, and their work could have implications far more important … Continue reading Researchers grow hairy skin from human stem cells
Targeting hair follicle stem cells could be the key to fighting hair loss
Chia Pets make growing hair look easy. You might not be familiar with these chia plant terracotta figurines if you were born after the 80s, but I remember watching commercials growing up and desperately wanting a “Chia Pet, the pottery that grows!” My parents eventually caved and got me a Chia teddy bear, and I … Continue reading Targeting hair follicle stem cells could be the key to fighting hair loss
Pleasant surprise reveals molecular insights about graying and balding hair
A lesson that every lab researcher learns early in their career is that experiments often don’t give you the results you expect. But that’s not always a bad thing. Sometimes surprising results can lead to new insights or can even steer your research in completely new, exciting directions. That’s what happened to scientists at the … Continue reading Pleasant surprise reveals molecular insights about graying and balding hair
The Stem Cellar 