Is Genetic Hair Loss Linked to Other Diseases?

March 9th, 2011

Q: There was a retrospective study by Lotufo et al. linking male pattern baldness to heart disease. Do you think there are other links like this for androgenetic alopecia?

A: Family studies revealed both the androgen receptor locus on the X chromosome, as well as a new locus on chromosome 3q26. Association studies performed in two independent groups revealed a locus on chromosome 20 (not near any known genes) as well as the androgen receptor on the X chromosome. Read on for the rest of the answer.




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Posted by Robert M. Bernstein M.D. at 3:00 pm

Hair Loss Myths Dispelled By Dr. Bernstein and CBS News

February 21st, 2011

CBS News - Hey, Baldy: 10 Things You Need to Know about Hair LossCBS News has enlisted the help of Dr. Bernstein in dispelling a series of myths which circulate in the general public about the causes and treatments of hair loss. The feature is titled, “Hey, Baldy: 10 Things You Need to Know about Hair Loss.”




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Hair Loss Articles Feature Dr. Schweiger

January 18th, 2011

Dr. Eric S. Schweiger, associate at Bernstein Medical – Center for Hair Restoration and board-certified dermatologist, is quoted in a few recent articles on the effects of chemotherapy on hair, genetic testing for hair loss, and caring for a bald or balding scalp. The articles were published in Energy Times and HairLoss.com. View the full post to read what Dr. Schweiger has to say on these topics.




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Posted by Ethan at Bernstein Medical at 3:19 pm

Dr. Christiano Interviewed on Alopecia, Hair Loss Genetics by New York Times

January 4th, 2011

Dr. Angela Christiano, a colleague of Dr. Bernstein’s at Columbia University, has been studying the causes of alopecia areata and genetic hair loss for many years. She, in fact, suffers from the disease as well.

The New York Times has published a question and answer interview with Dr. Christiano which covers her own struggle with alopecia, her research into the causes of genetic hair loss, and where she sees the field going in the future.




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Posted by Ethan at Bernstein Medical at 1:55 pm

New Strategies for Tissue Regeneration

August 6th, 2010

Two new avenues of scientific research, discussed in an article in the New York Times, might just help enable human beings to regenerate tissue. If we could tap into this capability, the possibilities for medical treatment are limitless. We could regrow an arm, a leg, a hand, repair a heart after a heart attack, or even regrow hair.

It is not a stretch to assume that if scientists can undo the inability of animals to grow heart muscle or limbs, we might someday be able to genetically reverse the inability of a bald person to grow hair.




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Posted by Robert M. Bernstein M.D. at 2:41 pm






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