Orangutans, mice, and horses are covered with it, but humans aren't. Why we have significantly less body hair than most other mammals has long remained a mystery. But a first-of-its-kind comparison of ...

New research from the University of Utah Health and the University of Pittsburgh has compared the genomes of 62 mammals, revealing new insights into how humans lost their body hair. The research was ...

Researchers have discovered a chromosomal mutation responsible for a very rare condition in which people grow excess hair all over their bodies. Investigators hope the finding ultimately will lead to ...

Our study suggests that it may also play a role," explained Sabrina Henne. "The genes CEPT1 and EIF3F are located in genetic regions that have not yet been associated with male-pattern hair loss. They ...

Is there a DNA test that can be done on hair that will lead to the same genetic ancestry-test results as those derived from saliva? I have hair from my deceased mother that I wish to have analyzed for ...

The development of hair was of central importance for the evolution of mammals and thus also of humans. However, the evolutionary origin of the genetic program of hair was previously unknown.

In 109 subjects from 50 families without major inherited disorders, sweat pore count showed the anticipated reduction with age but also unexpected systematic differences between sides and between ...

A one-year-old girl has permanent bedhead thanks to a genetic condition that makes her frizzy white locks impossible to brush. Phoebe Braswell, from Smithfield, North Carolina, is one of an estimated ...