alopecia
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In androgenetic alopecia, a hormone called dihydrotestosterone plays a major role.
From Science Daily • Jun. 7, 2026
She says dermatologists are also seeing an increase in young people with frontal fibrosing alopecia, where the front hairline starts to recede.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
After ruling out more serious autoimmune conditions, my new dermatologist did a scalp biopsy and finally diagnosed me with fibrosing alopecia in a pattern distribution, or FAPD, in which inflammation damages hair follicles via scarring.
From Slate • May 23, 2026
The drug targets alopecia areata, an autoimmune disease affecting 6.7 million in the U.S.
From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026
His mother was bald from the age of six, after alopecia areata.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
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