A new imaging study challenges long-standing ideas about how hair grows and could lead to new treatments for hair loss. Scientists have discovered that human hair does not emerge because it is pushed ...
Wearing ponytails, braids, or other tight hairstyles often may sometimes lead to traction alopecia, a type of hair loss ...
Ahleah Paul has been dealing with trichotillomania since she was in middle school. (Courtesy of Ahleah Paul) Earlier this year, comedian Amy Schumer revealed a "big secret" she has been struggling ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. People with trichotillomania have a compulsion to pull out hair from their scalp, eyebrows or other areas of the body. (Getty ...
Some children may use hair pulling as a coping mechanism during stressful times. When this action becomes compulsive, it may be trichotillomania. While many children play with their hair, consistent ...
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CHICAGO — Big news for fighting sisters: Scientists have found the sensors that signal the painful zing of a hair pull. And this pain message can rip along a nerve fiber at about 100 miles an hour, ...