Researchers in China have found a potential new biomarker of Parkinson's disease hiding in human hair. When the team analyzed ...

One person’s ick is another’s inspiration. Like fingernails, human hair is something that’s considered normal and fine when ...

A sweeping new study has uncovered a troubling mix of hazardous chemicals in popular hair extensions, including products made from human hair. Researchers detected dozens of substances linked to ...

The same chemicals found in pipes, pesticides and floor tiles are also present in some synthetic and human hair extensions, a ...

Scientists in Korea are developing a comfortable light therapy hat that they hope will help with hair loss and growth. In lab experiments, the invention's finely tuned system suppressed age-associated ...

A groundbreaking study reveals that many popular hair extensions may carry hidden cancer-linked chemicals — and sparks calls for urgent regulation.

A new study published Feb. 11 in the American Chemical Society journal Environment & Health has found that synthetic and human hair extensions, popular among Black communities, contain more chemicals ...

Tightly curled and long scalp hair of ancient hominins could have evolved to shield the scalp from the sun, reduce heat transmission due to the air pockets between the curls and minimize water loss ...