The most oft-quoted average rate of human hair growth is 6 inches (15 centimeters) per year. However, the majority of studies ...

Minoxidil, the active medical ingredient in products like Rogaine, is a well-known treatment for hair loss, but has poor ...

Skin irritation, such as through eczema, promotes hair growth in mice, which prompted scientists to create a treatment that ...

Tightly curled and long scalp hair of ancient hominins could have evolved to shield the scalp from the sun, reduce heat transmission due to the air pockets between the curls and minimize water loss ...

The most luxurious human characteristic—and the one that preoccupies us the most—might be our hair. We curl it, dye it, cut it, braid it and straighten it. We style it to suit our self-image, spending ...

Curly, wavy or straight, long or short, we tend to do a lot with our hair. It grows about half an inch a month. Most of us just cut it off, and throw it away, or should we? Researchers at UC Berkeley ...