The presence of two types of hair cells, the inner and outer hair cells, in the organ of Corti was appreciated nearly a 100 years ago but the function of the two has only become clear in the last 20 ...

Hair cells are the sensory receptor cells of hearing and balance. They are as important for the senses of the inner ear as chemoreceptors are for taste and smell; as photoreceptors are for vision; and ...

Hair follicle outer root sheath has already been tested as a specific source of epidermis and, if the stem cell location is not too restricted, then culturing sheets of cells from almost any ...

Changing shampoo, using hair serum or applying hair oils may be your way of combatting hair loss. There is also a relatively new treatment for hair loss. Stem cell therapy for hair loss is yet to get ...

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, ...

I noticed a single strand of grey hair on my 3½ year old daughter today. I would like to know if it could be external factors or some vitamin deficiency. There is no known history of young children ...

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 ...

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But that does not seem to be the case with melanocyte stem cells (McSC), which give rise to cells that produce hair and skin pigments. In a recent study, researchers from New York University (NYU) ...

For people with hairy cell leukemia (HCL), a healthy diet may help strengthen and support the immune system, which may help keep the condition under control. HCL is a rare leukemia that affects ...