Certain habits can make alopecia areata worse. Knowing what to avoid when you have alopecia areata may help prevent hair loss.

Dear Reader: Alopecia areata is a chronic autoimmune disorder that results in hair loss, typically in rounded patches about the size of a quarter. The name is a mashup derived from Greek (alopecia ...

Medically reviewed by William Truswell, MD Alopecia areata is an autoimmune condition where the immune system mistakenly attacks hair follicles, leading to inflammation and hair loss. When you ...

Pivoting to study its potential as a hair loss treatment, the researchers smeared a small dose of the sugar, in gel form, ...

Menopause can cause hair loss due to hormonal changes. Learn how factors like genetics and stress contribute, and explore treatment options including medications and lifestyle changes.

Patients share what they wish they had known before getting a diagnosis of alopecia areata, an autoimmune disease that causes hair loss.

Topical minoxidil, oral finasteride, baricitinib and low-level light therapy are the only FDA-approved therapies to treat androgenic alopecia (male pattern/female pattern baldness).