Baldness Induced By Dopamine Treatments May Be Reversible
Two women with Parkinson's disease who developed alopecia (baldness) while being treated with the dopamine agonists pramipexole or ropinirole found that the hair loss stopped after the drugs were...
View ArticleMelanin Makes Skin Vulnerable To Harmful Ultraviolet Rays
Blondes and redheads not only are more susceptible to skin cancer, but the source of their skin and hair pigmentation, melanin, actually magnifies the damaging effects of ultraviolet (UV) rays,...
View ArticleNew Radiation Technique Helps Brain Cancer Patients Keep Their Hair
Patients whose cancer has spread to the brain can avoid typical hair loss (alopecia) when treated with newer radiation techniques, thereby improving their quality of life while still controlling their...
View ArticleHair-growth Drug Artificially Lowers PSA Levels In Prostate Cancer Screening,...
The popular hair-growth drug finasteride, taken by millions of balding men, artificially lowers the results of the prostate-specific antigen test, the standard screening test for prostate cancer, a...
View ArticleTreatment Found To Reverse Hair Loss
Male pattern hair loss is a condition that affects as many as 50 percent of men by the age of fifty, but according to a new study, baldness may soon be a treatable condition.
View ArticleStudy Examines Normal Hair Loss In Men Without Evidence Of Baldness
Performing a standardized 60-second hair count appears to be a reliable method for the assessment of hair shedding, according to a report in Archives of Dermatology.
View ArticleLosing hair at 20 is linked to increased risk of prostate cancer in later...
Men who start to lose hair at the age of 20 are more likely to develop prostate cancer in later life and might benefit from screening for the disease, according to a new study.
View ArticleHair styles may contribute to scarring hair loss in African-American women
Hair grooming practices, such as braids and weaves, as well as inflammation in the form of bacterial infection, may be contributing to the development of scarring hair loss in African American women,...
View ArticleWhy hair turns gray: Communication between hair follicles and melanocyte stem...
A new study has shown that, for the first time, Wnt signaling, already known to control many biological processes, between hair follicles and melanocyte stem cells can dictate hair pigmentation.
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