1. New Genetic Links to Baldness Discovered - US News and World Report
By Ed Edelson HealthDay Reporter SUNDAY, Oct. 12 (HealthDay News) -- New genetic links to male pattern baldness have been discovered by researchers in England and Germany. It's the second genetic connection to the kind of hair loss that many men -- ...

2. Mouse Study Finds Molecule That Tells Hair to Grow - US News and World Report
By Amanda Gardner HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, July 31 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists have taken a step forward in understanding the mechanisms behind a problem that has bedeviled many men, and some women, for all of history: hair loss.

3. Male pattern baldness  (Trust Mark: Doctor-Reviewed)
Male pattern baldness is the most common type of hair loss in men. It usually follows a typical pattern of receding hairline and hair thinning on the crown, and is caused by hormones and genetic predisposition. • Reviewer: Michael Lehrer, MD, Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

4. Female pattern baldness  (Trust Mark: Doctor-Reviewed)
Female pattern baldness involves a typical pattern of loss of hair in women, caused by hormones, aging, and genes.• Reviewer: Kevin Berman, MD, PhD, Associate, Atlanta Center for Dermatologic Disease, Atlanta, GA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.