Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Human hair growth is not indefinite; it's precisely ...

Hair follicle infections are often difficult to treat because bacteria settle in the gap between hair and skin, where it is difficult for active substances to reach them. In order to investigate this ...

A new study suggests human hair grows in a way scientists never expected. Researchers found that hair is pulled upward by coordinated cell movements inside the follicle rather than simply being pushed ...

We're another step closer to finding a real cure for baldness. For the first time, scientists have created functional hair follicles in the lab that naturally cycle through periods of growth. To make ...