The stigma of having alopecia causes more depression and anxiety than the disease itself, new research has found.

Patients with higher-severity alopecia areata (AA) have a higher prevalence and incidence of comorbid atopic dermatitis (AD), ...

Alopecia areata can arise in childhood, adolescence or adulthood, Dr. Lamb said. People who have the condition tend to lose hair in clumps, she said, causing round bald spots.

Alopecia areata is the condition affecting Jada Pinkett Smith, who found herself at the center of the Will Smith-Chris Rock conflict at the Oscars ceremony March 27. Dr. Brett King answers FAQs ...

Alopecia areata, which is one type of alopecia, was thrust into the headlines last year when actor Will Smith confronted host Chris Rock at the Oscars following a joke Rock made about Smith's wife ...

New treatment for teens with alopecia. The FDA approved the once-daily pill called Litfulo, created by pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, for people 12 and up to treat severe alopecia areata, or at ...

Yes, so alopecia areata most commonly is characterized by a spot or a few spots of hair loss. And these can be the size of a nickel. These could be the size of a half-dollar.

Alopecia is an autoimmune disease that causes dramatic and devastating hair loss. The FDA just approved a new treatment that, for some patients, seems to completely reverse their hair loss.

Trials of the first drug to treat alopecia areata showed strong results, with 30 to 40% of participants able to regrow nearly all of their hair. By. Julie Mazziotta. Julie Mazziotta.