With patchy alopecia areata, you may have patches of hair loss that are the size of a quarter, oval-shaped, and flesh-colored. You may have bare patches on any part of your body.

We all shed some hair every day—around 100 strands, which is totally normal. But let us be real, managing your hair can sometimes feel like a full-time job. From styling to preventing damage, it is ...

You may have a few patches without hair. This is called patchy alopecia areata, and it’s the most common type. If you lose all the hair on your head, it’s called alopecia areata totalis.

Alopecia areata and the patchy hair loss it causes can be distressing. Plus, because this type of hair loss is caused by inflammation that attacks your hair follicles, it’s unpredictable.

Alopecia areata affects millions of Americans regardless of age, race, or gender, manifesting as patchy hair loss across the scalp and sometimes other body areas. This autoimmune condition occurs ...

And now, it turns out that a condition that’s on the rise in the UK ― ringworm ― can also sometimes lead to hair loss. Ringworm, a fungal infection, can occur on a person’s scalp, the NHS says. In ...

Unlike other forms of hair loss, alopecia areata is an autoimmune disease. For reasons that are unclear, T cells mistakenly begin attacking the follicles, causing hair to fall out in patches.

A hair loss researcher says 2022 was "actually a very big year." A whole new class of drugs came to market to treat a common, patchy hair loss condition. Doctors also discovered the active ...