A US-focused cohort study published in 2023 showed similar trends, with a higher AA incidence observed among women (range, 108.53-118.56) vs men (range, 63.68-72.09) and adults (range, 95.45-102.63) ...

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 eyebrows, eyelashes or beard and even lost the hair on his arms and legs. Do ...

Additional research has linked some cases of alopecia areata to drugs known as monoclonal antibodies. These are lab-grown proteins that mimic the body’s own antibodies. Currently, there is no cure for ...

Treatment with a JAK inhibitor should be standard of care for any patient with alopecia areata who desires it, even if their hair loss is less than 50%, according to a speaker at South Beach Symposium ...

5 Things to Avoid When You Have Alopecia Areata Alopecia areata is an autoimmune disease in which the body attacks the hair follicles. If you’re one of the 6.8 million people in the U.S. with this ...

PARIS — Two investigational oral Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors are safe and effective for patients with moderate to severe hair loss, according to 24-week interim findings from a randomized, ...

A woman who had never experienced alopecia has documented her shocking experience of developing the condition and losing all her hair in just two months. Having never had any major hair loss in the ...

For the second time in the last three weeks, AbbVie has revealed successful results from a phase 3 study of Rinvoq as a treatment for the hair-loss disease alopecia areata (AA). The second replicate ...

When Keira was diagnosed with alopecia areata at just 2 years old, her mother, Leslie, felt lost and unsure where to turn for support. "It was so isolating and lonely," said Leslie. "I felt desperate ...

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 ...

If you’re reading this because you’re losing your hair, you’re not alone — hair loss is a common issue affecting more than half of men by the time they’re in their forties. The most common type of ...

Dear Doctors: 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 eyebrows, eyelashes or beard and even lost the hair on his arms ...