Many people think of hair loss as a men’s issue; however, hair loss is just as common in women as it is in men, according to the American Academy of Dermatology. In addition to hereditary hair loss, the hairstyles and products that women use on their hair can contribute to hair loss, the AAD said… Continue reading Untangling Hair Loss in Women
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Common Myths and Truths About Hair Loss and Balding Exposed
For the millions of people who experience thinning or balding of their hair, it can be devastating. What can be even more devastating is not getting accurate information when it comes to what they can do about it. There are many myths surrounding hair loss and balding, and they can hold people back. Knowing the… Continue reading Common Myths and Truths About Hair Loss and Balding Exposed
Stem Cells May Help with Hair Growth
Researchers have discovered a new way to make hair grow: by activating stem cells in hair follicles. The study, from UCLA scientists Heather Christofk and William Lowry, may lead to new drugs that could promote hair growth for people with baldness or alopecia (which is hair loss associated with such factors as hormonal imbalance, stress, aging… Continue reading Stem Cells May Help with Hair Growth
Menopause and Hair Loss
After menopause, about 40 percent of women experience hair thinning, which is almost the same rate as men. September is Menopause Awareness Month, so her a re some key facts about how hormonal changes can cause hair loss and thinning and what women can do to treat it. Hair loss around menopause is common due to changes in hormone levels and activity, but it cannot… Continue reading Menopause and Hair Loss
Is It Hair Loss or Something Else?
If you’ve noticed that there are more hairs on your pillow or hairbrush, the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) says that you may just be shedding more hair than normal. And that is not the same as hair loss, the AAD says. There is a difference. Hair shedding often stops on its own, the AAD… Continue reading Is It Hair Loss or Something Else?
Hope for a Baldness Cure
A team led by University of Southern California Stem Cell Principal Investigator Cheng-Ming Chuong has demonstrated that by plucking 200 hairs in a specific pattern and density, they can induce up to 1,200 replacement hairs to grow one a mouse. The results were published in the April 9th 2015 edition of the journal Cell. A… Continue reading Hope for a Baldness Cure