Alumni Nicole Friedland (Merrill ’89, community studies) and Brett King (Crown ’92, chemistry) both spoke at the National ...

You can try to stop alopecia areata from spreading with some lifestyle changes and medical treatment. However, it may not ...

Matthew Riccardi was just 11 years old when he was diagnosed with the same condition: alopecia areata, an autoimmune disorder ...

Alopecia areata patients also often have other autoimmune disorders. About three in 10 people with alopecia areata have autoimmune thyroid disease, and the same ratio stands with rates of eczema ...

Medically reviewed by Deeptej Singh, MD Alopecia is a condition in which hair falls out from different parts of the body. It can sometimes be tied to genetics. While not all hair loss is genetic ...

Alopecia vs hair loss: Know the difference. Alopecia is a medical term for various types of hair loss, ranging from autoimmune conditions like alopecia areata, where hair falls out in patches due ...

Everyone’s alopecia areata is different. Even though everyone who has it experiences hair loss, it may have many variations, including where, when, and how often you lose your hair. Alopecia ...

That was the first time I heard the words, "Alopecia areata." I was 12, but, back then, ... Ivy Harrington won the crown, and she deserved it—she'd been competing for over six years.

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 ...

A dermatologist diagnosed her with alopecia areata, an autoimmune disease that causes hair loss on the scalp, face and sometimes elsewhere on the body, according to the Alopecia Areata Foundation ...