Association Between Sleep Patterns, Circadian Rhythms, And Hair Loss In Young Adults

    August 2025 in “ Chronobiology International ”
    Qian Wu, Menghuan Li, Yuyun Xiong … Li‐Ping Liu
    Studysummary In this study, college students with an evening chronotype were found to be at greater risk for androgenetic alopecia, potentially due to altered circadian rhythms as indicated by shifts in heart rate patterns and clock gene expression in hair follicles.
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