Scientists have found that human hair growth does not grow by being pushed out of the root; it's actually pulled upward by a force associated with a hidden network of moving cells. The findings ...

People with trichotillomania have a compulsion to pull out hair from their scalp, eyebrows or other areas of the body. (Getty Images) Trichotillomania — also known as hair-pulling disorder — is an ...

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 ...

Twirling hair around the fingers may be something a person does out of habit. However, the behavior may also have links with stress and mental health disorders. Repeated hair twirling can cause ...

Not surprisingly, hair twirling often occurs most frequently at night when it's time for children to begin winding down. It's ...

Teenagers (and occasionally younger children) can develop a habit of pulling their hair from their scalp, eyebrows, or eyelashes. This habit is known medically as trichotillomania and sometimes called ...

Trichotillomania is a condition involving frequent urges to pull out one’s hair. Experts now consider it closely related to OCD due to the obsessive-compulsive nature of the disorder. Mental health ...

Trichotillomania is a disorder that affects 1-2% of the population, a majority of them female. The main feature is the recurrent compulsion to pull out one’s hair. Hair is pulled from any area of the ...

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, ...

Millions of people in Germany alone are affected by hair loss, including both men and women. However, men are about twice as ...