Groundbreaking study could rewrite textbooks about how hair grows

Groundbreaking study could rewrite textbooks about how hair grows and spark new treatments - Advanced microscopy technique ...
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Human hair grows through 'pulling' not pushing, study shows

Scientists have found that human hair growth does not grow by being pushed out of the root; it's actually pulled upward by a force associated with a hidden network of moving cells. The findings ...

Textbooks Were Wrong: Human Hair Doesn’t Grow the Way Scientists Thought

A new imaging study challenges long-standing ideas about how hair grows and could lead to new treatments for hair loss.
The Scientist

Why Do Humans Have Long Hair on Their Heads?

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 ...
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Absci Reports New Human Ex Vivo Data Demonstrating That ABS-201™ Stimulates Hair Growth and Regenerates Stem Cell Niche to Potentially Reverse Follicle Miniaturization

Inhibiting prolactin receptor (PRLR) signaling with the ABS-201 anti-PRLR antibody promotes human hair follicle growth ex vivo Human ex vivo data validate ABS-201’s potential to reverse follicular ...
New York Post

This ‘potent’ herb can promote hair growth if you use it right — it’s not rosemary

Can an ancient herb help grow and repair human hair? Science says yes! While anyone with thinning locks or bald spots who’s been on the hunt for a hair growth recipe has probably come across rosemary ...
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Absci Reports New Human Ex Vivo Data Demonstrating That ABS-201™ Stimulates Hair Growth and Regenerates Stem Cell Niche to Potentially Reverse Follicle Miniaturization

VANCOUVER, Wash. and NEW YORK, Dec. 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Absci Corporation (ABSI), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company advancing breakthrough therapeutics with generative AI, today ...