Human Body Hair

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  Why Don't Humans Have Hair All Over Their Bodies? A Biologist Explains

  Humans aren't the only mammals with sparse hair. Elephants, rhinos and naked mole rats also have very little hair. It's true for some marine mammals, such as whales and dolphins, too.

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  Humans Can Still Grow A Full Coat Of Body Hair, Study Finds

  A new study from scientists at the University of Utah and the University of Pittsburgh has revealed that humans still have genes that could grow a full coat of body hair, but evolution disabled them.

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  Researchers Discover SCUBE3 Molecule Capable of Stimulating Hair Growth in Humans

  Hair growth in the human body can be stimulated with a new molecule, according to a team of researchers at the University of California, Irvine. A signalling molecule that stimulates and acts as an activating agent contributing to hair growth has been discovered. 

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  Here's How Your Skin And Hair Condition Can Indicate Iron Deficiency; Don't Miss These Cues

  For the proper functioning of the body, micro and macronutrients are important. One such nutrient is iron. The deficiency of iron can cause a lot of physiological problems in the human body.

• Mexican 'ape woman' buried after 150 years

  An indigenous Mexican woman put on display in Victorian-era Europe because of a rare genetic condition that covered her face in thick hair was buried in her home state on Tuesday in a ceremony that ends one of the best-known episodes from an era when human bodies were treated as collectible specimens.