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Many diseases can alter the quality and appearance of your hair.
What changing artistic depictions of women’s alopecia tells us about hair loss today.
Until Black women can wear their hair how they want without risk of ridicule, reprimand or termination, a joke targeting Black hair is no laughing matter.
In this special edition of ‘Don’t Call Me Resilient,’ we chat about how “the slap heard around the world” is part of a layered story of racism, sexism, power and performance.
The joke that sparked a violent reaction from actor Will Smith at the Oscars centered on his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith’s hair loss. A dermatologist explains the causes and treatment for alopecia.
Hair loss from alopecia areata can be embarrassing and distressing for people of all ages. But new treatments are being trialled.
Balding in men is so common it doesn’t raise an eyebrow. But when a woman starts to lose hair, it can be extremely distressing. Will she end up bald, too?
Plucking hairs from the scalp causes surrounding hairs to regenerate, and could be a novel treatment for alopecia sufferers.
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Canada Research Chair, Professor in Performance, Toronto Metropolitan University
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Professor of Dermatology, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Sociology, University of Surrey
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Clinical Associate Professor of Dermatology, Wayne State University
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Lecturer in Sociology and Criminology, Centre for Research on Ageing and Generations, Department of Sociology., University of Surrey
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Senior Lecturer, School of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of Bristol
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Assistant Professor in the School of Social Sciences, University College Dublin
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Professor of Tissue Development and Regeneration, University of Southern California