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A new study has scientists contemplating a fascinating discovery: Confusion among stem cells may cause hair follicle miniaturization, leading to hair loss as adults age. Studying Stem Cells and Hair Loss Stem cells are building blocks of life within a living organism. These unique structures have the ability to create an indefinite number of additional cells, each of which can be uniquely differentiated. In...

You may have noticed more of your hair around your home—in your shower drain, on your pillow, intertwined within your hairbrush. Perhaps you’re noticing thinning on the top of your head along with this frequent shedding, with parts in your hair appearing wider. Maybe you’ve noticed that your hairband wraps around your ponytail more times than it used to. To combat this strange thinning,...

You probably know how to take care of your skin as it ages, and where to find the products that treat those annoying signs of aging skin. But, do you know how to prevent your hair from aging, or what to do if you are already experiencing signs of aging hair? Signs Your Hair is Aging One of the most common signs of aging...

You know Vin Diesel has, so has Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, and Bruce Willis, but did you know that celebrities like Tina Turner, Neve Campbell, and Christopher Reeve have also suffered from some form of alopecia? What is Alopecia Alopecia is the medical term for baldness or hair loss. You might be surprised to know that there are many different types of alopecia. Knowing...

As the world continues advancing all around us, it seems that some of us are falling behind due to the weight of it all. Stress has been increasingly on the rise around the globe, and there doesn’t seem to be any signs of it decreasing in the near future. While stress isn’t a new response for humans, it is one that we are continuing...

Preventing Hair Loss With Proper Hair Care We mentioned last time that hair loss is not uncommon and that by the age of 40, two-thirds of men and 40 percent of women have some noticeable hair loss. While most types of hair loss have a hereditary component, there are nonetheless lots of things you can do to help prevent hair loss with proper hair...

Normal hair growth in the hair follicle has a cycle, and hairs go through different stages. The hairs go through an anagen or growing phase followed by a catagen or transition phase then a telogen or resting phase, and, last, an exogen or exit phase when the hair falls out. Then the cycle starts again. Humans start life with about 100,000 hair follicles on...

You are what you eat…well, at least your hair might be. Brittle, dull, thinning hair and even female and male hair loss may be the result of a poor diet. As it turns out, what’s good for your overall health and well being is also good for hair regrowth. Treatment may be as easy as making sure you are eating enough nutrients for your...

While it is common for people, especially men, with thinning hair to also experience dandruff –the two concerns (thinning hair and dandruff) aren’t related. Female and male hair loss is about the hair follicles on your head. Dandruff on the other hand, is about the skin on your scalp. That being said, it is important to note that some of the hair loss treatment...