Q: At about 26 years old, my father became sick and lost all of his hair. Not only did he lose hair on his head, he had no ...

Alopecia areata is a skin disease that makes you lose patches or large sections of hair on your scalp and body. It's not life-threatening, but it can be life-altering. Hair is a part of your identity.

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 areata is ...

At the time of alopecia areata diagnosis, 30.9% of patients had psychiatric comorbidities compared with 26.8% of unmatched controls without alopecia areata (P<0.001), while 16.1% versus 8.9%, ...

The incidence of alopecia areata significantly increased after COVID-19, a nationwide study involving more than half a million South Koreans found. In a propensity score-matched analysis, incidence of ...

While the JAK inhibitor market for alopecia areata (AA) has grown increasingly crowded in recent years, Rinvoq’s clinical performance in the hair follicle-attacking autoimmune disease could earn ...

However, an analysis suggested that androgenetic alopecia is not caused by hypothyroidism. Hypothyroidism appears to play a causal role in the development of alopecia areata (AA), according to a new ...

Yassky, MD, PhD, discusses promising hair regrowth results for alopecia areata treatments, emphasizing safety and rapid ...

Come together to increase awareness, provide help for today and hope for tomorrow for millions living with alopecia areata.