A study published in JAMA Dermatology looks at association between ultra-processed food (UPF) intake and Psoriasis.    Prof Wendy Hall, Department of … read more

A group of researchers have examined the levels of cortisol in hair and saliva in women undergoing fertility treatment and publish their work in the journal Psychoneuroendocrinology. They report that hair, but not saliva, cortisol concentrations predicted pregnancy. read more

A study published in the journal Cell reported that rats released endorphins when chronically exposed to ultraviolet (UV) radiation, leading to physical dependence, tolerance, and addiction-like behaviour. read more

Researchers publishing in PNAS have triggered the development of human hair follicles from dermal papilla cells in 3D culture conditions in the laboratory. read more

Research published in BioEssays claimed the synthesis of the pigment pheomelanin, which gives red hair its color, is carcinogenic. This stands apart from the widely held hypothesis that it is poor protection from UV light which puts people with pale skin and red hair at greater risk of cancer. read more

The study found a link between chemicals found in hairspray and genital birth defects in boys, through a retrospective study of women based on a number of factors including occupation. read more

Researchers in the US found that the application of moisturiser to mice following sun exposure led to a higher incidence of skin cancer tumour formation. A number of ingredients in the moisturisers were identified as possible causes of the higher rate of tumour formation, but the authors indicated that similar findings have not been established in humans. read more

The breakthrough, published in the journal Nature, was the discovery that new hair follicles can form from stem cells in adult mammals. read more