follicle

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The researchers suggest that understanding the physical forces inside follicles could help scientists design treatments that target both the mechanical and biochemical environment of the follicle.

From Science Daily • Mar. 14, 2026

The researchers tested how hair follicle stem cells respond to metabolic stress.

From Science Daily • Nov. 7, 2025

In mammals, these stem cells are found in a region of the hair follicle known as the bulge-sub-bulge area.

From Science Daily • Oct. 25, 2025

Judge Hassan al-Shami, one of the officials appointed by Lebanon's government to investigate Sadr's disappearance, says Amal told him the follicle sample had been lost because of a "technical error".

From BBC • Sep. 1, 2025

None of them are up to their usual chatter, so I can hear every strand being yanked from its follicle.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins