Finally some good news for people on the heavier side. According to Dr Martin Surks and colleagues at the Montefiore Medical Center and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York, low thyroid activity may hold the key to a long life. 
People with low thyroid function may lose hair, gain weight and feel sluggish, […]

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Australian scientists from St Vincent’s Hospital in Melbourne and Melbourne University are trying to cure baldness by using stem cells to grow a potentially endless supply of new hair, reports The Sydney Morning Herald. If proved successful, cloning would overcome the limitations of existing hair-loss treatments.
Hair transplant surgery, for example, redistributes hair but does not […]

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Researchers from Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China say they have discovered a genetic cause for a certain type of premature baldness and they suggest their discovery offers hope in future that those who inherit this rare type of baldness will eventually be able to keep their hair.
The scientific team have uncovered a DNA mechanism […]

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A new study at University of Auckland, Australia, says that there’s no sunny side to baldness: when it comes to absorbing vitamin D from the sun, a bald head is of no advantage
In a bid to explain why older men commonly have higher levels of vitamin D than older women, the researchers recruited 296 middle-aged […]

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Scientists have discovered that 1 in 7 men have a genetic risk for baldness. Researchers at Canada’s McGill University and King’s College London along with scientists at drug company GlaxoSmithKline have solved the mystery of male pattern baldness but say treating it will require more research.
The scientists have identified two genetic variants in Caucasians that […]

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Researchers in England and Germany have discovered new genetic links to male pattern baldness.
“It’s the second genetic connection to the kind of hair loss that many men — and women — experience as they grow older”, said Felix F. Brockschmidt, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Bonn and one of the authors of a […]

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In the June issue of Archives of Dermatology, scientists demonstrate that a so-called “60-second hair count” is a simple and reliable away to get a grip on whether you’re balding and, if so, how fast.
The procedure, which can be carried out in the convenience of your own home, may reassure the adult male — or […]

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An international research team headed by scientists at the University of Bonn, Germany, have succeeded in identifying a gene that is responsible for a rare hereditary form of hair loss known as Hypotrichosis simplex.
New gene improves the understanding of hair growth and offers a path to effective therapies that will work with various forms of hair […]

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A U.S. expert said that hair loss can be devastating but, as with most medical conditions, the key to controlling the hair loss cycle is to seek treatment early
Since there are many types and causes of hair loss, it is vital that patients seek a proper evaluation by a dermatologist at the first sign of a […]

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A British study of 5,505 boys and girls, ages 11-12 suggests that when it comes to lowering children’s blood pressure, the total levels of activity is more important than intensity.
The researchers revealed that a higher amount of total physical activity was linked with almost half a millimeter of mercury reduction in both systolic and diastolic […]

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