The study homes in on specific stem cells in the skin responsible for hair cell regeneration and also identifies the optimal ingredients to generate continual hair follicle growth.

South Korean researchers have shown a stem-cell-based topical solution can regrow hair in both male and female subjects with common pattern baldness.

Researchers from North Carolina State University have identified a particular microRNA molecule that appears to regulate hair regeneration.

By stopping a muscle movement key to the shedding of old follicles, scientists believe they may one day be able intervene to help men hang onto their hair.

The prototype is self-powered, generating electricity from everyday body movements, and is unobtrusive enough to hypothetically fit under a baseball cap.

Scientists have developed an improved technique they claim brings higher rates of follicle growth and could be scaled up to cover larger, vaster expanses more efficiently.

This is the first time human hair follicle cells have been grown completely in lab conditions, opening up a potentially unlimited source of hair follicles for future hair restoration surgical procedures.