Psychologists have spent years studying how we feel about our bodies. Now research is turning to a part of us most people obsess over daily, but rarely examine – our hair.
Articles on Hair
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Negative ions are supposed to produce sleek, shiny hair – but how exactly does this happen?
The answer lies in our sex hormones.
Human beings don’t have a thick coat of fur like many other mammals do. Scientists think it has to do with something else that comes out of skin: sweat.
To get a clean, smooth shave, the technique used to remove hair must not irritate or damage the underlying skin.
Genetics, age, hormones and nutrition can affect the growth of your hair and nails. Here’s how.
Light helps explains the evolution of our skin colour, why some of us have curly hair, and the size of our eyes. And light still shapes us today.
Heat can do amazing things to change your hairstyle, but it comes with casualties. Many people use heat protectants, often in the form of sprays, to minimise the damage. So how do they work?
Legend says Marie Antoinette’s hair turned white the night before she faced the guillotine. This is a myth – but some kinds of damage and stress can make your hair go grey prematurely.
Hair today, gone tomorrow? Not with the latest transplant procedures – but what are the risks?
When did fur evolve? You may be surprised to learn there’s a chance it pre-dates the dinosaurs.
The way Lucy has been depicted in newspapers, textbooks and museums shows how today’s cultural norms influence perceptions of the past.
New research highlights why male baldness should be taken seriously — and not only by those seeking to profit from it
Many diseases can alter the quality and appearance of your hair.
Here’s what you can realistically expect and what you need to know if you’re considering this treatment.
Changes around puberty and pregnancy can affect the function of genes influencing hair shape. And chemotherapy can cause hair to regrow in a different shape for the first few cycles of hair regrowth.
In this episode, Cheryl Thompson, author of ‘Beauty in a Box,’ untangles the roots of hair relaxers for Black women and discusses their potential health dangers and resulting hundreds of lawsuits.
A chemist explains how the structure of your hair follicles, your genetic code and environmental factors like humidity influence how hair behaves on a day-to-day basis.
We’ve known about dandruff for thousands of years. Here’s how to get rid of yours.
Keeping warm in winter and cool in summer is down to more than the length of your hair.
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Professor of Dermatology, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor of Medical Sciences, University of Wollongong
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Conjoint Clinical Associate Professor, Deakin University School of Medicine and Specialist Pain Medicine Physician, Deakin University
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Canada Research Chair, Professor in Performance, Toronto Metropolitan University
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Principal Enterprise Fellow, University of Huddersfield
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PhD Researcher, Anglia Ruskin University
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South African Research Chair in Teacher Education; Director of Centre for International Teacher Education (CITE) & Professor of International Education and Development Policy (University of Sussex, UK), Cape Peninsula University of Technology
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Professor of Tissue Development and Regeneration, University of Southern California
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SARCHI Ocean Cultures and Heritage, Nelson Mandela University
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Assistant Professor in the Experimental Zoology, Wageningen University
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Associate Professor in Biology, Zoology and Animal Science, Western Sydney University
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Associate Professor, Animal Anatomy and Physiology, Charles Sturt University
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Associate Professor, Southern Cross University
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Associate professor in Vertebrate Palaeontology, University of the Witwatersrand
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Postdoctoral researcher in Cell and Developmental Biology, UCL