The U of A has led publication of a paper that expands our understanding of sensory neurons in the tentacles of sea anemones, ...

Discover the fascinating science behind gray hair, how stress affects pigmentation, and effective strategies to maintain your ...

What if the secret to curing baldness has been hiding in your hair all along? University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have discovered a little-known group of stem cells in hair follicles ...

UVA's Dr. Lu Q. Le and his team have identified a previously overlooked stem cell population in the upper and middle sections of the hair follicle that plays a crucial role in hair growth.When ...

There is also a relatively new treatment for hair loss. Stem cell therapy for hair loss is yet to get a thumbs up from the US Food and Drug Administration. However, there are clinics in different ...

Hearing begins with the stretching of elastic molecular 'springs' that open ion channels in the sensory hair cells of the ear. For decades, researchers have known that these gating springs must exist, ...