Mouse Model Gives Insight To Human Hair Loss
A progressive skin disease causing hair loss in adult humans was identified in laboratory mice, providing a genetic tool to study the disease known as alopecia areata (AA).
View ArticleAsian Men Who Smoke May Have Increased Risk For Hair Loss
Smoking may be associated with age-related hair loss among Asian men, according to a new report. The men's risk for hair loss increased with advancing age, but remained lower than the average risk...
View ArticleDeveloping A Bald Patch? It Could Be A Hidden Tooth Infection
There is a close relationship between infection outbreaks on teeth and the presence of one type of hair loss. It starts with bald patches on the scalp, and sometimes elsewhere on the body. Researchers...
View ArticleGetting To The Roots Of Hair Loss
Scientists have identified a gene that is responsible for a rare hereditary form of hair loss. The newly identified receptor plays a role in hair growth. Researchers now hope that their research...
View ArticleStudy Examines Normal Hair Loss In Men Without Evidence Of Baldness
Performing a standardized 60-second hair count appears to be a reliable method for the assessment of hair shedding, according to a report in Archives of Dermatology.
View ArticleDermatologists Can Help Women Win the Fight Against Common Forms of Hair Loss
For many women, unexplained hair loss can take a significant psychological toll on their overall quality of life. From altering their hairstyle to hide a thinning part to scaling back their hair care...
View ArticleNew gene in hair loss identified
Scientists have identified a new gene involved in hair growth. This discovery may affect future research and treatments for male pattern baldness and other forms of hair loss.
View ArticleDrugs for hair loss and benign prostatic hyperplasia may result in loss of...
Researchers have found that 5a-reductase inhibitors, while improving urinary symptoms in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia and possible hair loss prevention, produces significant adverse...
View ArticleRegrowing hair: Researchers may have accidentally discovered a solution
Scientists were investigating how stress affects gastrointestinal function may have found a chemical compound that induces hair growth by blocking a stress-related hormone associated with hair loss --...
View ArticleInhibitor causing male pattern baldness and target for hair-loss treatments...
Researchers have identified an abnormal amount a protein called Prostaglandin D2 in the bald scalp of men with male pattern baldness, a discovery that may lead directly to new treatments for the most...
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