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

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.

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

A new discovery that skin itch mechanisms differ on hairy versus hairless skin could lead to more effective treatments for peiple who have chronic itch.

Undergraduate engineers have created a prototype glove that senses when someone with trichotillomania reaches to pull out hair.

In a new study, Black women with natural hairstyles were seen as less professional and offered fewer job interviews than women with straightened hair.

Why does COVID-19 affect men more than women? It could be related to the hormones that cause hair loss in men, a new hypothesis suggests.