research Hair loss.
Up to 50% of scalp hair can be lost before it appears thin, and treatment is only needed for hair loss caused by diseases or deficiencies.
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research Male androgenetic alopecia
Male pattern baldness involves hormone-related hair thinning, shorter hair, and inflammation.
research Hair Loss Physiology and Transplantation Principles
Hair loss is caused by hormonal changes that shorten hair growth phases and shrink hair follicles.
research Rapunzel Alopecia: A Peculiar Form of Non-Marginal Traction Alopecia Secondary to Excessively Long Hair
Long hair can cause hair loss due to constant pulling.
research Masculinity, Modernity and Male Baldness, c.1880‐1939
Baldness challenged men's self-image and masculinity in Britain from the late 19th to early 20th centuries, leading to a market for hair loss treatments.
research Telogen effluvium: a clinically useful concept, with traction alopecia as an example.
The study concludes that traction alopecia, caused by hair styling, can help understand telogen effluvium, a condition of excessive hair loss.
research SnapshotDx Quiz: August 2016
Balding scalps show different gene expressions affecting hair growth compared to non-balding scalps.
research Bad Hair Day: Testosterone and Wnts
Testosterone can both promote hair growth and cause baldness by affecting hair growth signals.
research Review of: "“Toupee or not Toupee?” Sic (et Non). Social perceptions of Male Pattern Baldness (Androgenetic Alopecia)"
Toupees improved perceived attractiveness, especially by older people, but had little effect on perceived self-assurance and health.
research Increased Androgen Binding Capacity in Sebaceous Glands in Scalp of Male-pattern Baldness
Men with male-pattern baldness have more androgen receptors in their scalp's oil glands, which may contribute to hair loss.
research Stress-induced sympathetic hyperactivation drives hair follicle necrosis to trigger autoimmunity
Stress can cause hair loss and trigger autoimmunity by damaging hair follicle cells.
research Act Fast With Traction Alopecia to Avoid Permanent Hair Loss
Act quickly to treat traction alopecia to prevent permanent hair loss.
research TENSILE STRENGTH OF SCALP HAIR IN WOMEN WITH HAIR LOSS
Women with hair loss have weaker hair that breaks more easily.
research The comparative histopathology of male-pattern baldness and senescent baldness
The understanding of male-pattern baldness remains unclear.
research Biology of Scalp Hair Growth
Male pattern baldness is common and can be managed with early intervention.
research Increased DHT levels in androgenic alopecia have been selected for to protect men from prostate cancer
Higher DHT in male baldness may protect against prostate cancer.
research Baldness and coronary artery disease: the dermatologic point of view of a controversial issue.
Men who go bald before 30 may have a higher risk of heart disease.
research Male‐pattern baldness, common latent viruses, and microcompetition
Common latent viruses might contribute to male-pattern baldness by disrupting cell processes that normally suppress hair loss-related proteins.
research Chronic stress as a trigger for telogen effluvium: a psychophysiological aspect in the practice of a trichologist
Chronic stress can cause hair loss, but relaxation and gentle care can help manage it.
research Chronic stress as a trigger for telogen effluvium: a psychophysiological aspect in the practice of a trichologist
Chronic stress can cause hair loss, but relaxation and gentle care can help manage it.
research Rethinking the mechanics of hair growth: evidence for a pulling model
research Men’s baldness stigma: A mixed methods international survey
Baldness is often stigmatized, causing distress for many men, but some accept it with minimal distress.
research Fade haircut or something else?
The hair loss is likely due to a fade haircut.
research LB821 Human hair follicle dermal papilla as an in vitro model to study stress-induced hair growth arrest
Stress causes hair loss by making the body produce cortisol, which stops hair cells from growing.
research The meaning of baldness and implications for treatment
Baldness treatments focus on improving appearance and have psychological impacts.
research Mapping of cis-acting expression quantitative trait loci in human scalp hair follicles
Researchers identified genes in scalp hair follicles that may affect hair traits and hair loss.
research Burden of Hair Loss: Stress and the Underestimated Psychosocial Impact of Telogen Effluvium and Androgenetic Alopecia
Hair loss causes stress and affects mental health; treatment and support needed.
research Balding hair follicle dermal papilla cells contain higher levels of androgen receptors than those from non-balding scalp
Cells from balding scalps have more androgen receptors than cells from non-balding scalps.
research The metabolism of testosterone by dermal papilla cells cultured from scalp follicles of men with androgenetic alopecia
Testosterone metabolism in balding scalp cells may not be the main cause of hair loss.
research 1407 Mechanical force activation of TGF-β signaling controls hair follicle regression
Muscle around hair follicles controls hair loss by releasing a signal that causes cell death.