We have two types of hair, says dermatologist Elizabeth Houshmand. Vellus hairs, or “peach fuzz,” cover virtually our entire ...

Hair follicles are one of the few immunoprivileged parts of the body -- that is, they are protected from the immune system so the body doesn't treat them as foreign and attack them. Researchers ...

part as a clear pattern of hair loss develops. Over time, as hair follicle damage intensifies, a widening part line can ...

Hair loss affects millions of Americans, often causing significant emotional distress and impacting self-confidence. While ...

In Part I of the review (July/August 2004), the anatomy of hair follicles, the diagnostic approach to diseases leading to hair loss, and nonscarring alopecias were discussed. In this article (Part ...

Rogaine was approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 1988, the first drug to win the agency’s endorsement for male ...

Certain diabetes symptoms may contribute to hair loss, but more research is needed to explain why. Learn more about how it happens and the ways to treat it.

The hair loss may happen over night. The patch shows neither irritation nor any striking pathological findings. The follicle openings appear intact (Figure 3). The patches spread centrifugally and ...