Long-term use of chemical hair relaxers by postmenopausal Black women is associated with an increased risk of uterine cancer.

A chemist explains how the structure of your hair follicles, your genetic code and environmental factors like humidity influence how hair behaves on a day-to-day basis.

The discovery of a new molecular mechanism could one day offer new therapies for androgenetic alopecia, a common form of hair loss.

Curly hair may have kept early humans cool while conserving water at the same time, according to new research.

Black and Hispanic hairdressers are exposed to a mixture of chemicals, many of them potentially hazardous and undisclosed on labels.

Researchers have found a molecule that tells neighboring stem cells to start dividing. It could offer a way to treat a common form of hair loss.

The joke that sparked a violent reaction from actor Will Smith at the Oscars centered on his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith’s hair loss. A dermatologist explains the causes and treatment for alopecia.

New research links the use of hair products, like hair dyes, relaxers, and mousses, to levels of hormones during pregnancy.

Researchers had suspected that chemical hair relaxers might be behind racial disparities in breast cancer diagnoses. A new study narrows in on lye as a possible cause for that link.