Hair loss

Hair loss

The thinning of hair on the scalp and associated prevention and treatment.

Contributors in Hair loss

Hair loss

A feeling of apprehension and fear characterized by physical symptoms such as palpitations, sweating, and feelings of stress. Anxiety disorders are serious medical illnesses that affect approximately ...

autoimmune

Health care; Hair loss

Pertaining to autoimmunity, a misdirected immune response that occurs when the immune system goes awry and attacks the body itself.

antidepressant

Health care; Hair loss

Anything, and especially a drug, used to prevent or treat depression.

anemia

Health care; Hair loss

The condition of having less than the normal number of red blood cells or less than the normal quantity of hemoglobin in the blood. The oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood is, therefore, decreased.

aging

Health care; Hair loss

The process of becoming older, a process that is genetically determined and environmentally modulated.

alopecia

Health care; Hair loss

Baldness. There are many types of alopecia, each with a different cause. Alopecia may be localized to the front and top of the head as in common male pattern baldness. It may be patchy as in a ...