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Some social media users have started to fight back after women are shaving their heads to protest President-elect Donald Trump's second administration. What started as a trend on TikTok for women to shave their heads in protest of the election results has become somewhat a more sensitive topic for others with alopecia and those who had to shave their heads for diseases like cancer, conditions where baldness is not always a choice. "To the women shaving their head for the 4B Movement, you say you're saving your head so 'men won't want you' but does that mean that men shouldn't...

A mother living with alopecia went viral on TikTok for speaking out against liberal women who joined the 4B movement following Donald Trump's election win.. A mother of three who is living with alopecia went viral on social media when she challenged the decision of liberal women to shave their heads to appear more "unattractive" to men in protest of the 2024 presidential election results. In the wake of Donald Trump’s win .. a slew of Kamala Harris supporters adopted the ideology of the radical feminist 4B movement ... One after another, Yang scrolled through videos of women imploring one...

Scientists, led by the University of California, Irvine, have identified the mechanism by which senescent pigment cells in the skin stimulate hair growth in skin moles, or nevi. The study revealed the crucial role of osteopontin and CD44 molecules in activating hair growth within hairy skin nevi, despite the presence of a high number of senescent pigment cells. This discovery contradicts the commonly held belief that senescent cells, which are usually associated with the aging process, are detrimental to regeneration. Findings may offer a road map for the next generation of therapies for androgenetic alopecia. Researchers have discovered that senescent...

For patients with recalcitrant alopecia areata totalis or universalis, methotrexate combined with prednisone yields complete hair regrowth in about 31 percent of patients, according to a study. Pascal Joly, M.D., Ph.D. and colleagues examined the efficacy and tolerance of methotrexate alone or combined with low-dose prednisone in 89 patients with chronic and recalcitrant alopecia areata totalis or universalis in a randomized clinical trial. Patients were randomly assigned to methotrexate or placebo for six months; those with more than 25 percent hair regrowth at six months continued their treatment to 12 months, while those with less than 25 percent hair regrowth...

Treatment involves adult patients with severe alopecia areata Eli Lilly has announced that the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has granted marketing authorisation for baricitinib – also known as Olumiant – for the treatment of severe alopecia areata in adult patients. Marketing authorisation was based on BRAVE-AA1 and BRAVE-AA2 studies which both used the Severity of Alopecia Tool (SALT) score and both met the primary endpoint among the proportion of patients. Meanwhile, achievement of full regrowth or regrowth with minimal gaps in eyebrow and eyelash hair was also seen, with baricitinib, for patients who at baseline had significant...

This week alone, we heard three different accounts of people who developed alopecia, an autoimmune condition, after getting a covid shot. A particularly sad story came from a friend whose neighbor vaccinated her teenage son. His hair has been falling out in clumps since being vaccinated. He developed bald spots all over his head, along with thinning patches of hair. His head is 95% bald, and now he’s losing his eyebrows and eyelashes, along with all of the confidence he had since so many people stare at him in shock at his hairless appearance. Can you imagine the guilt his...

In a truly shocking moment, Will Smith just smacked Chris Rock in the face after the comedian made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith at The Oscars. Chris was up on stage Sunday presenting for Best Documentary, but before he started naming the nominees ... he was firing off zingers to the crowd, and eventually landed on Will and Jada Pinkett Smith. Chris made a comment about Jada's shaved head ... saying he couldn't wait to see 'G.I. Jane 2' -- which got some groans from the crowd, to which he just sorta shrugged off. Chris didn't think he'd crossed...

Restoring hair loss is a task undertaken not only by beauty practitioners. Previous studies have identified signals from the skin that help prompt new phases of hair growth. However, how different types of cells that reside in the skin communicate to activate hair growth has continued to puzzle biologists. An exciting study publishing on December 23 in the open access journal PLOS Biology reveals a new way to spur hair growth. A group from the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO) has discovered an unexpected connection—a link between the body's defense system and skin regeneration. It turns out that macrophages...

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (Dec. 30, 2008) — Two Female Marines from the 2nd Marine Logistics Group came together this holiday season to donate more than 26 inches of hair to financially disadvantaged children. Cpl. Kendra Hernandez, a legal clerk with Headquarters and Service Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2nd MLG, and Cpl. Kimberly Pike, an administrative clerk with the 2nd MLG Administrative Section, cut off 14 and 12 inches of their hair respectively to give to Locks for Love. The non-profit organization provides hair pieces to children under the age of 18 who suffer from long-term medical...

My nephew (12) was recently diagnosed with Alopecia. he has lost all his hair on his head. Are there any Freepers familiar with childhood Alopecia who can lend support? I'm wondering if anyone has had any success with anything besides steroids.

REALLY? THE FACTS Many Americans are quick to plop down large sums of money for trendy haircuts or trips to upscale salons, but some hairstyles can carry unforeseeable costs. Tight ponytails, cornrows, buns, chignons, twists and other hairstyles that pull on the scalp for prolonged periods can result in irreversible hair loss, a medical condition known as traction alopecia. There are no figures on how many people in the United States have experienced the problem, but it is probably most common in women and children. It is also prevalent among African-Americans and East Indians, groups that are more likely to...