Alopecia areata occurs equally in males and females, at all ages, although young persons are affected most often. Although the most common presentation of alopecia areata is patchy hair loss in ...

Why are we all so scared of it? I’m led to believe that Black women and femmes with alopecia aren’t the only ones affected by the disability. Maybe all Black women, especially those of us who ...

Alopecia areata. This is an autoimmune disease that ... It’s a common cause of hair thinning in women. Telogen effluvium forces your hair into the telogen phase, the final phase of your hair ...

Why are we all so scared of it? I’m led to believe that Black women and femmes with alopecia aren't the only ones affected by the disability. Maybe all Black women, especially those of us who ...

Jada Pinkett-Smith has a condition called Alopecia areata, which is the medical term ... and baldness in women. "Because it is a thing, you know, and there's lots of us". Yasmin's hair started ...

Alopecia areata is more prevalent in Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander, and Black children than in non-Hispanic White children ...

Facing hair loss and alopecia can be stressful and isolating to experience, but thousands of women are finding solidarity and camaraderie in online support groups and forums. So when it started ...

Alopecia areata was more likely to develop in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) who were taking anti–tumor necrosis factor (TNF) therapy at the onset of the condition.

Hair loss is a common issue as the body ages, but it rarely results in the loss of tufts of hair unless there is an underlying issue. There are times when hair-care habits can lead to scarring of the ...

Alopecia areata (AA) is an autoimmune disease characterized by hair loss, which occurs when T cells of the immune system mistakenly attack hair follicles. Researchers at MIT, Brigham and Women's ...

The therapy needs to be done consistently, and isn't widely available, according to the National Alopecia Areata Foundation. Many women find wearing a wig — which can come with its own expense ...