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

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

What Is Alopecia Universalis? Alopecia universalis (AU) is a rare, severe form of alopecia areata that leads to complete loss of hair on your face, scalp, and body.

What Is Alopecia Universalis? Alopecia universalis (AU) is a rare, severe form of alopecia areata that leads to complete loss of hair on your face, scalp, and body. It can be challenging to treat ...

A bibliometric analysis reveals a significant increase in research on alopecia areata treatment over the past 2 decades, with a focus on identifying effective therapies and understanding ...

It occurs when a faulty immune system attacks healthy hair follicles. Alopecia universalis is a severe form of alopecia ...

What you need to know about alopecia areataAfter "the slap" at this year’s Academy Awards, the topic of alopecia suddenly was thrust into the national spotlight. As many as 6.8 million people in ...

The loss of hair on the body is called Alopecia universalis. Alopecia areata can affect anybody including all ages, races and sexes. Nobody knows the exact cause of why people develop AA.

And according to the National Institute of Health, 7 to 25 percent of alopecia areata patients will go on to develop alopecia totalis or universalis, too.

Alopecia areata is an HLA-restricted, T-cell-mediated autoimmune reaction targeting the anagen (growing) hair follicle, which can proceed to total body hair loss (alopecia 1 universalis, AU).