The hair follicle is a major repository for ... experiments are a reminder that the same is true in stem cell biology - the environment, or niche, is an essential factor 13. A classic experiment ...

Elaine Fuchs and Craig Venter touted the promise of stem cell research at the American Society for Cell Biology annual meeting. In the long-fought battle against baldness, researchers are finally ...

Stem cells deep within hair follicles coordinate these activities by sending and receiving signaling molecules that communicate with other cells in the hair follicle niche. 3 Plikus and his team used ...

To initiate the process, hair follicle stem cells (HFSCs), located in the "bulge ... base and works its way upwards towards the HFSC niche. The result is a mass of dying and dead cells that ...