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

Hair growth on the human body is a fascinating and sometimes perplexing phenomenon. While most people expect hair to grow on their scalp, eyebrows, and eyelashes, the appearance of hair in unexpected ...

As our health span increases, so should that of our hair. And with longevity culture going mainstream, hair rejuvenation ...

Research provides the first-ever high-resolution, cell-resolved map of the human scalp during early aging. In A Nutshell Hair ...

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 ...

Hair growth is a slow process; there’s no magic formula for instant hair growth. This frustration pushes many men to seek ways to accelerate their hair growth. If you’re one of those men, you’re in ...

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 ...