Researchers confirm the link between balding and skin cancer
Researchers from QIMR Berghofer have uncovered compelling new evidence that establishes why people with hair loss can be more susceptible to deadly skin cancers.
Oct 3, 2023
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Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms: News and Research on Alopecia
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Study identifies rare gene variants that play a role in hereditary male hair loss
Previous research into male pattern hair loss, also termed androgenetic alopecia, has implicated multiple common genetic variants. Human geneticists from the University Hospital of Bonn (UKB) and by the Transdisciplinary ...
Sep 22, 2023
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Patients need doctors who look like them. Can medicine diversify without affirmative action?
Dr. Starling Tolliver knew she wanted to become a doctor. Yet, as a Black girl growing up in Akron, Ohio, it was a dream that felt out of reach.
Sep 11, 2023
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Iceman's genome reveals male pattern baldness, dark skin and more
The Neolithic Tyrolean Iceman "Ötzi" has been studied thoroughly in the past. But the latest installment, in which researchers have generated a high-coverage genome to learn more about his genetic history, still offers some ...
Aug 16, 2023
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Hairy moles may provide antidote for baldness, UCI researchers find
The guy whose naked skull is pale and shiny—save that discolored mole shaped like Cuba near his ear, which inexplicably bristles with hair—may harbor an antidote to baldness.
Jun 29, 2023
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What is male pattern baldness? Can anything be done?
Have you seen more hair in the shower or on the bathroom floor than usual?
Jun 7, 2023
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Sometimes hair loss in women can point to bigger health issues
Hair loss can be devastating for women, but the condition can also signal additional health problems.
Mar 17, 2023
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Pregnancy nose isn't the only weird change your body may go through when you're expecting
There are certain changes people expect to experience when they get pregnant. Whether that's unconventional food cravings, a "glowing" complexion or morning sickness.
Mar 13, 2023
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Hair transplant fad turns deadly in India
All that balding Indian television executive Athar Rasheed wanted was to look handsome and get married. But the 30-year-old's seemingly harmless hair transplant went fatally wrong.
Dec 2, 2022
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Nutritional supplements may have role in hair loss treatment
There may be a potential role for nutritional supplements in the treatment of hair loss, according to a review published online Nov. 30 in JAMA Dermatology.
Dec 1, 2022
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