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857 858 <div class="content listContent"> 859 860 861 <section class="listedItem listedPost the-slow-kind PostCategory_personal-experiences PostCategory_main-blog module-blog" onclick="window.location='/blog/the-slow-kind'"> 862 863 <a class="listed-post-image-link" href="/blog/the-slow-kind" title="Read: The Slow Kind" tabindex="-1"> 864 <img class="banner listingBanner" src="/handlers/getimage.ashx?idmf=4198bc2d-9d7a-406b-bd83-189f087e0904&w=600&h=338&f=1" alt="The Slow Kind" loading="lazy"/> 865 </a> 866 867 868 869 870 871 872 <div class="listedPostText"> 873 <h2> 874 <a href="/blog/the-slow-kind"> 875 The Slow Kind 876 </a> 877 </h2> 878 <p class="postSummary"> 879 Neveen shares her experience with androgenetic alopecia and gives some words of advice and comfort to her younger self. 880 <span class="readMore" tabindex="0" role="button">Read more</span> 881 </p> 882 </div> 883 884 885<footer class="postFooterWrapper"> 886 <div class="content postFooter"> 887 888 889 890 891 892 893 894 <aside class="blogDetails" aria-label="Blog details"> 895 896 <h2>Posted to: <a href="/blogs/blogs" id="aBlogTitle" class="blogTitle">Blogs</a></h2> 897 898 <p><h4>Here you will find a variety of blogs, including content from the AUK staff team and personal experiences from the alopecia community.</h4> 899<h4>You can use the filters below to select the content you wish to see, or simply have a browse of our latest blogs...you never know what might inspire you...</h4> 900<h4 class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">If you would like to contribute, guidelines for writing and submitting a blog can be read <a class="downloadTrack downloadLink" href="/Handlers/Download.ashx?IDMF=31f1f551-8d47-4f97-9ca7-1d659eff74af">here.</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></h4></p> 901 902 </aside> 903 904 905 <div class="publishDetailsWrapper"> 906 <p class="publishDatesWrapper"> 907 <strong>Published:</strong> 908 <time id="time" datetime="2026-09-18">18<sup>th</sup> September, 2026</time> 909 </p> 910 911 <p id="publishAuthorWrapper" class="publishAuthorWrapper"> 912 <strong>Author:</strong> 913 <span> 914 Neveen Wood 915 </span> 916 </p> 917 </div> 918 919 920 921 922 923 924 </div> 925</footer> 926 </section> 927 928 <section class="listedItem listedPost still-living-with-frontal-fibrosing-alopecia PostCategory_personal-experiences PostCategory_main-blog module-blog" onclick="window.location='/blog/still-living-with-frontal-fibrosing-alopecia'"> 929 930 <a class="listed-post-image-link" href="/blog/still-living-with-frontal-fibrosing-alopecia" title="Read: Still Living with Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia" tabindex="-1"> 931 <img class="banner listingBanner" src="/handlers/getimage.ashx?idmf=68dcc711-755e-446f-98aa-941273e4fa0f&w=600&h=338&f=1" alt="Still Living with Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia" loading="lazy"/> 932 </a> 933 934 935 936 937 938 939 <div class="listedPostText"> 940 <h2> 941 <a href="/blog/still-living-with-frontal-fibrosing-alopecia"> 942 Still Living with Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia 943 </a> 944 </h2> 945 <p class="postSummary"> 946 Rosemary reflects on coping with frontal fibrosing alopecia after 10 years. Honest thoughts on self-acceptance, loss, and finding community. 947 <span class="readMore" tabindex="0" role="button">Read more</span> 948 </p> 949 </div> 950 951 952<footer class="postFooterWrapper"> 953 <div class="content postFooter"> 954 955 956 957 958 959 960 961 <aside class="blogDetails" aria-label="Blog details"> 962 963 <h2>Posted to: <a href="/blogs/blogs" id="aBlogTitle" class="blogTitle">Blogs</a></h2> 964 965 <p><h4>Here you will find a variety of blogs, including content from the AUK staff team and personal experiences from the alopecia community.</h4> 966<h4>You can use the filters below to select the content you wish to
966see, or simply have a browse of our latest blogs...you never know what might inspire you...</h4> 967<h4 class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">If you would like to contribute, guidelines for writing and submitting a blog can be read <a class="downloadTrack downloadLink" href="/Handlers/Download.ashx?IDMF=31f1f551-8d47-4f97-9ca7-1d659eff74af">here.</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></h4></p> 968 969 </aside> 970 971 972 <div class="publishDetailsWrapper"> 973 <p class="publishDatesWrapper"> 974 <strong>Published:</strong> 975 <time id="time" datetime="2026-08-24">24<sup>th</sup> August, 2026</time> 976 </p> 977 <p id="updatedDateWrapper" class="updatedDateWrapper"> 978 <strong>Updated:</strong> 979 <time id="UpdateTime"><span>3<sup>rd</sup> September, 2026</span></time> 980 </p> 981 <p id="publishAuthorWrapper" class="publishAuthorWrapper"> 982 <strong>Author:</strong> 983 <span> 984 Rosemary R 985 </span> 986 </p> 987 </div> 988 989 990 991 992 <p class="commentCount"> 993 <a href="/still-living-with-frontal-fibrosing-alopecia#comments" id="aComments"> 994 <strong>Comments:</strong> 995 <span> 996 1 997 </span> 998 </a> 999 </p> 1000 1001 1002 1003 </div> 1004</footer> 1005 </section> 1006 1007 <section class="listedItem listedPost losing-the-battle-but-winning-the-war PostCategory_personal-experiences PostCategory_main-blog module-blog" onclick="window.location='/blog/losing-the-battle-but-winning-the-war'"> 1008 1009 <a class="listed-post-image-link" href="/blog/losing-the-battle-but-winning-the-war" title="Read: Losing the Battle but Winning the War" tabindex="-1"> 1010 <img class="banner listingBanner" src="/handlers/getimage.ashx?idmf=e56ca24b-6b33-4961-a405-5793c8ae74c2&w=600&h=338&f=1" alt="Losing the Battle but Winning the War" loading="lazy"/> 1011 </a> 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 <div class="listedPostText"> 1019 <h2> 1020 <a href="/blog/losing-the-battle-but-winning-the-war"> 1021 Losing the Battle but Winning the War 1022 </a> 1023 </h2> 1024 <p class="postSummary"> 1025 Rebecca's story of overcoming alopecia inspires people to embrace baldness, raise awareness, and win the war against stigma this International Alopecia Day. 1026 <span class="readMore" tabindex="0" role="button">Read more</span> 1027 </p> 1028 </div> 1029 1030 1031<footer class="postFooterWrapper"> 1032 <div class="content postFooter"> 1033 1034 1035 1036 1037 1038 1039 1040 <aside class="blogDetails" aria-label="Blog details"> 1041 1042 <h2>Posted to: <a href="/blogs/blogs" id="aBlogTitle" class="blogTitle">Blogs</a></h2> 1043 1044 <p><h4>Here you will find a variety of blogs, including content from the AUK staff team and personal experiences from the alopecia community.</h4> 1045<h4>You can use the filters below to select the content you wish to see, or simply have a browse of our latest blogs...you never know what might inspire you...</h4> 1046<h4 class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">If you would like to contribute, guidelines for writing and submitting a blog can be read <a class="downloadTrack downloadLink" href="/Handlers/Download.ashx?IDMF=31f1f551-8d47-4f97-9ca7-1d659eff74af">here.</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></h4></p> 1047 1048 </aside> 1049 1050 1051 <div class="publishDetailsWrapper"> 1052 <p class="publishDatesWrapper"> 1053 <strong>Published:</strong> 1054 <time id="time" datetime="2026-07-23">23<sup>rd</sup> July, 2026</time> 1055 </p> 1056 <p id="updatedDateWrapper" class="updatedDateWrapper"> 1057 <strong>Updated:</strong> 1058 <time id="UpdateTime"><span>24<sup>th</sup> July, 2026</span></time> 1059 </p> 1060 <p id="publishAuthorWrapper" class="publishAuthorWrapper"> 1061 <strong>Author:</strong>
1062 <span> 1063 Rebecca Tennyson 1064 </span> 1065 </p> 1066 </div> 1067 1068 1069 1070 1071 1072 1073 </div> 1074</footer> 1075 </section> 1076 1077 <section class="listedItem listedPost you-are-not-alone-a-qa-about-growing-up-with-alopecia PostCategory_main-blog PostCategory_children-young-people module-blog" onclick="window.location='/blog/you-are-not-alone-a-qa-about-growing-up-with-alopecia'"> 1078 1079 <a class="listed-post-image-link" href="/blog/you-are-not-alone-a-qa-about-growing-up-with-alopecia" title="Read: You Are Not Alone: a Q&A about Growing Up with Alopecia" tabindex="-1"> 1080 <img class="banner listingBanner" src="/handlers/getimage.ashx?idmf=68c72b50-da24-48cd-bd5a-c8215dd401c9&w=600&h=338&f=1" alt="You Are Not Alone: a Q&A about Growing Up with Alopecia" loading="lazy"/> 1081 </a> 1082 1083 1084 1085 1086 1087 1088 <div class="listedPostText"> 1089 <h2> 1090 <a href="/blog/you-are-not-alone-a-qa-about-growing-up-with-alopecia"> 1091 You Are Not Alone: a Q&A about Growing Up with Alopecia 1092 </a> 1093 </h2> 1094 <p class="postSummary"> 1095 19-year-old Eden answers some questions about growing up with alopecia in this inspiring Q&A blog 1096 <span class="readMore" tabindex="0" role="button">Read more</span> 1097 </p> 1098 </div> 1099 1100 1101<footer class="postFooterWrapper"> 1102 <div class="content postFooter"> 1103 1104 1105 1106 1107 1108 1109 1110 <aside class="blogDetails" aria-label="Blog details"> 1111 1112 <h2>Posted to: <a href="/blogs/blogs" id="aBlogTitle" class="blogTitle">Blogs</a></h2> 1113 1114 <p><h4>Here you will find a variety of blogs, including content from the AUK staff team and personal experiences from the alopecia community.</h4> 1115<h4>You can use the filters below to select the content you wish to see, or simply have a browse of our latest blogs...you never know what might inspire you...</h4> 1116<h4 class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">If you would like to contribute, guidelines for writing and submitting a blog can be read <a class="downloadTrack downloadLink" href="/Handlers/Download.ashx?IDMF=31f1f551-8d47-4f97-9ca7-1d659eff74af">here.</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></h4></p> 1117 1118 </aside> 1119 1120 1121 <div class="publishDetailsWrapper"> 1122 <p class="publishDatesWrapper"> 1123 <strong>Published:</strong> 1124 <time id="time" datetime="2026-07-20">20<sup>th</sup> July, 2026</time> 1125 </p> 1126 <p id="updatedDateWrapper" class="updatedDateWrapper"> 1127 <strong>Updated:</strong> 1128 <time id="UpdateTime"><span>21<sup>st</sup> July, 2026</span></time> 1129 </p> 1130 1131 </div> 1132 1133 1134 1135 1136 1137 1138 </div> 1139</footer> 1140 </section> 1141 1142 <section class="listedItem listedPost summer-research-update-2026 PostCategory_blogs PostCategory_research-blog PostCategory_main-blog module-blog" onclick="window.location='/blog/summer-research-update-2026'"> 1143 1144 <a class="listed-post-image-link" href="/blog/summer-research-update-2026" title="Read: Summer research update" tabindex="-1"> 1145 <img class="banner listingBanner" src="/handlers/getimage.ashx?idmf=4da8d631-fecf-4fd1-aa17-4ce1469b6f1a&w=600&h=338&f=1" alt="Summer research update" loading="lazy"/> 1146 </a> 1147 1148 1149 1150 1151 1152 1153 <div class="listedPostText"> 1154 <h2> 1155 <a href="/blog/summer-research-update-2026"> 1156 Summer research update 1157 </a> 1158 </h2> 1159 <p class="postSummary"> 1160 A quarterly update of UK and global research activity, including developments in the clinical trial and regulatory space.
1161 <span class="readMore" tabindex="0" role="button">Read more</span> 1162 </p> 1163 </div> 1164 1165 1166<footer class="postFooterWrapper"> 1167 <div class="content postFooter"> 1168 1169 1170 1171 1172 1173 1174 1175 <aside class="blogDetails" aria-label="Blog details"> 1176 1177 <h2>Posted to: <a href="/blogs/blogs" id="aBlogTitle" class="blogTitle">Blogs</a></h2> 1178 1179 <p><h4>Here you will find a variety of blogs, including content from the AUK staff team and personal experiences from the alopecia community.</h4> 1180<h4>You can use the filters below to select the content you wish to see, or simply have a browse of our latest blogs...you never know what might inspire you...</h4> 1181<h4 class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">If you would like to contribute, guidelines for writing and submitting a blog can be read <a class="downloadTrack downloadLink" href="/Handlers/Download.ashx?IDMF=31f1f551-8d47-4f97-9ca7-1d659eff74af">here.</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></h4></p> 1182 1183 </aside> 1184 1185 1186 <div class="publishDetailsWrapper"> 1187 <p class="publishDatesWrapper"> 1188 <strong>Published:</strong> 1189 <time id="time" datetime="2026-07-14">14<sup>th</sup> July, 2026</time> 1190 </p> 1191 <p id="updatedDateWrapper" class="updatedDateWrapper"> 1192 <strong>Updated:</strong> 1193 <time id="UpdateTime"><span>2<sup>nd</sup> September, 2026</span></time> 1194 </p> 1195 <p id="publishAuthorWrapper" class="publishAuthorWrapper"> 1196 <strong>Author:</strong> 1197 <span> 1198 Niels Bootsma 1199 </span> 1200 </p> 1201 </div> 1202 1203 1204 1205 1206 1207 1208 </div> 1209</footer> 1210 </section> 1211 1212 <section class="listedItem listedPost sweet-sixteen PostCategory_main-blog PostCategory_auk-team module-blog" onclick="window.location='/blog/sweet-sixteen'"> 1213 1214 <a class="listed-post-image-link" href="/blog/sweet-sixteen" title="Read: Sweet sixteen" tabindex="-1"> 1215 <img class="banner listingBanner" src="/handlers/getimage.ashx?idmf=2f5d05d5-7518-40f0-aae7-b3e0203d5793&w=600&h=338&f=1" alt="Sweet sixteen" loading="lazy"/> 1216 </a> 1217 1218 1219 1220 1221 1222 1223 <div class="listedPostText"> 1224 <h2> 1225 <a href="/blog/sweet-sixteen"> 1226 Sweet sixteen 1227 </a> 1228 </h2> 1229 <p class="postSummary"> 1230 Alopecia UK's Communications Manager Amy reflects on her sixteenth anniversary of her first head shave 1231 <span class="readMore" tabindex="0" role="button">Read more</span> 1232 </p> 1233 </div> 1234 1235 1236<footer class="postFooterWrapper"> 1237 <div class="content postFooter"> 1238 1239 1240 1241 1242 1243 1244 1245 <aside class="blogDetails" aria-label="Blog details"> 1246 1247 <h2>Posted to: <a href="/blogs/blogs" id="aBlogTitle" class="blogTitle">Blogs</a></h2> 1248 1249 <p><h4>Here you will find a variety of blogs, including content from the AUK staff team and personal experiences from the alopecia community.</h4> 1250<h4>You can use the filters below to select the content you wish to see, or simply have a browse of our latest blogs...you never know what might inspire you...</h4> 1251<h4 class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">If you would like to contribute, guidelines for writing and submitting a blog can be read <a class="downloadTrack downloadLink" href="/Handlers/Download.ashx?IDMF=31f1f551-8d47-4f97-9ca7-1d659eff74af">here.</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></h4></p> 1252 1253 </aside> 1254 1255 1256 <div class="publishDetailsWrapper"> 1257 <p class="publishDatesWrapper"> 1258 <strong>Published:</strong> 1259 <time id="time" datetime="2026-07-09">9<sup>th</sup> July, 2026</time> 1260 </p> 1261 1262 <p id="publishAuthorWrapper" class="publishAuthorWrapper"> 1263 <strong>Author:</strong>
1264 <span> 1265 Amy Johnson 1266 </span> 1267 </p> 1268 </div> 1269 1270 1271 1272 1273 1274 1275 </div> 1276</footer> 1277 </section> 1278 1279 <section class="listedItem listedPost ups-downs-loops-and-turns-my-alopecia-journey PostCategory_personal-experiences PostCategory_main-blog PostCategory_children-young-people module-blog" onclick="window.location='/blog/ups-downs-loops-and-turns-my-alopecia-journey'"> 1280 1281 <a class="listed-post-image-link" href="/blog/ups-downs-loops-and-turns-my-alopecia-journey" title="Read: Ups, Downs, Loops and Turns: My Alopecia Journey" tabindex="-1"> 1282 <img class="banner listingBanner" src="/handlers/getimage.ashx?idmf=357d81e1-6763-4c14-a2a2-21e0f4e01378&w=600&h=338&f=1" alt="Ups, Downs, Loops and Turns: My Alopecia Journey" loading="lazy"/> 1283 </a> 1284 1285 1286 1287 1288 1289 1290 <div class="listedPostText"> 1291 <h2> 1292 <a href="/blog/ups-downs-loops-and-turns-my-alopecia-journey"> 1293 Ups, Downs, Loops and Turns: My Alopecia Journey 1294 </a> 1295 </h2> 1296 <p class="postSummary"> 1297 Isaac shares his story of living with alopecia universalis for 10 years 1298 <span class="readMore" tabindex="0" role="button">Read more</span> 1299 </p> 1300 </div> 1301 1302 1303<footer class="postFooterWrapper"> 1304 <div class="content postFooter"> 1305 1306 1307 1308 1309 1310 1311 1312 <aside class="blogDetails" aria-label="Blog details"> 1313 1314 <h2>Posted to: <a href="/blogs/blogs" id="aBlogTitle" class="blogTitle">Blogs</a></h2> 1315 1316 <p><h4>Here you will find a variety of blogs, including content from the AUK staff team and personal experiences from the alopecia community.</h4> 1317<h4>You can use the filters below to select the content you wish to see, or simply have a browse of our latest blogs...you never know what might inspire you...</h4> 1318<h4 class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">If you would like to contribute, guidelines for writing and submitting a blog can be read <a class="downloadTrack downloadLink" href="/Handlers/Download.ashx?IDMF=31f1f551-8d47-4f97-9ca7-1d659eff74af">here.</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></h4></p> 1319 1320 </aside> 1321 1322 1323 <div class="publishDetailsWrapper"> 1324 <p class="publishDatesWrapper"> 1325 <strong>Published:</strong> 1326 <time id="time" datetime="2026-06-16">16<sup>th</sup> June, 2026</time> 1327 </p> 1328 <p id="updatedDateWrapper" class="updatedDateWrapper"> 1329 <strong>Updated:</strong> 1330 <time id="UpdateTime"><span>22<sup>nd</sup> June, 2026</span></time> 1331 </p> 1332 1333 </div> 1334 1335 1336 1337 1338 1339 1340 </div> 1341</footer> 1342 </section> 1343 1344 <section class="listedItem listedPost were-all-the-same-inside PostCategory_personal-experiences PostCategory_main-blog PostCategory_children-young-people module-blog" onclick="window.location='/blog/were-all-the-same-inside'"> 1345 1346 <a class="listed-post-image-link" href="/blog/were-all-the-same-inside" title="Read: We're all the same inside" tabindex="-1"> 1347 <img class="banner listingBanner" src="/handlers/getimage.ashx?idmf=f37cb4e7-c8a7-48a6-b789-efcd07ff8021&w=600&h=338&f=1" alt="We're all the same inside" loading="lazy"/> 1348 </a> 1349 1350 1351 1352 1353 1354 1355 <div class="listedPostText"> 1356 <h2> 1357 <a href="/blog/were-all-the-same-inside"> 1358 We're all the same inside 1359 </a> 1360 </h2> 1361 <p class="postSummary"> 1362 13-year-old Niam has recently delivered a powerful speech to educate and inspire others in his school 1363 <span class="readMore" tabindex="0" role="button">Read more</span> 1364 </p> 1365 </div> 1366 1367 1368<footer class="postFooterWrapper"> 1369 <div class="content postFooter"> 1370 1371 1372 1373 1374 1375 1376 1377 <aside class="blogDetails" aria-label="Blog details"> 1378 1379 <h2>Posted to: <a href="/blogs/blogs" id="aBlogTitle" class="blogTitle">Blogs</a></h2> 1380 1381 <p><h4>Here you will find a variety of blogs, including content from the AUK staff team and personal experiences from the alopecia community.</h4> 1382<h4>You can use the filters below to select the content you wish to
1382see, or simply have a browse of our latest blogs...you never know what might inspire you...</h4> 1383<h4 class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">If you would like to contribute, guidelines for writing and submitting a blog can be read <a class="downloadTrack downloadLink" href="/Handlers/Download.ashx?IDMF=31f1f551-8d47-4f97-9ca7-1d659eff74af">here.</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></h4></p> 1384 1385 </aside> 1386 1387 1388 <div class="publishDetailsWrapper"> 1389 <p class="publishDatesWrapper"> 1390 <strong>Published:</strong> 1391 <time id="time" datetime="2026-06-11">11<sup>th</sup> June, 2026</time> 1392 </p> 1393 <p id="updatedDateWrapper" class="updatedDateWrapper"> 1394 <strong>Updated:</strong> 1395 <time id="UpdateTime"><span>12<sup>th</sup> June, 2026</span></time> 1396 </p> 1397 1398 </div> 1399 1400 1401 1402 1403 1404 1405 </div> 1406</footer> 1407 </section> 1408 1409 <section class="listedItem listedPost from-a-silent-reader-to-sharing-my-story PostCategory_blogs PostCategory_personal-experiences PostCategory_main-blog module-blog" onclick="window.location='/blog/from-a-silent-reader-to-sharing-my-story'"> 1410 1411 <a class="listed-post-image-link" href="/blog/from-a-silent-reader-to-sharing-my-story" title="Read: From a silent reader to sharing my story..." tabindex="-1"> 1412 <img class="banner listingBanner" src="/handlers/getimage.ashx?idmf=c957d158-99a9-427a-a50b-b9697b699d95&w=600&h=338&f=1" alt="From a silent reader to sharing my story..." loading="lazy"/> 1413 </a> 1414 1415 1416 1417 1418 1419 1420 <div class="listedPostText"> 1421 <h2> 1422 <a href="/blog/from-a-silent-reader-to-sharing-my-story"> 1423 From a silent reader to sharing my story... 1424 </a> 1425 </h2> 1426 <p class="postSummary"> 1427 Melissa shares her experience of being diagnosed with alopecia areata during the pandemic and how she feels about her hair loss today 1428 <span class="readMore" tabindex="0" role="button">Read more</span> 1429 </p> 1430 </div> 1431 1432 1433<footer class="postFooterWrapper"> 1434 <div class="content postFooter"> 1435 1436 1437 1438 1439 1440 1441 1442 <aside class="blogDetails" aria-label="Blog details"> 1443 1444 <h2>Posted to: <a href="/blogs/blogs" id="aBlogTitle" class="blogTitle">Blogs</a></h2> 1445 1446 <p><h4>Here you will find a variety of blogs, including content from the AUK staff team and personal experiences from the alopecia community.</h4> 1447<h4>You can use the filters below to select the content you wish to see, or simply have a browse of our latest blogs...you never know what might inspire you...</h4> 1448<h4 class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">If you would like to contribute, guidelines for writing and submitting a blog can be read <a class="downloadTrack downloadLink" href="/Handlers/Download.ashx?IDMF=31f1f551-8d47-4f97-9ca7-1d659eff74af">here.</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></h4></p> 1449 1450 </aside> 1451 1452 1453 <div class="publishDetailsWrapper"> 1454 <p class="publishDatesWrapper"> 1455 <strong>Published:</strong> 1456 <time id="time" datetime="2026-06-01">1<sup>st</sup> June, 2026</time> 1457 </p> 1458 <p id="updatedDateWrapper" class="updatedDateWrapper"> 1459 <strong>Updated:</strong> 1460 <time id="UpdateTime"><span>17<sup>th</sup> June, 2026</span></time> 1461 </p> 1462 1463 </div> 1464 1465 1466 1467 1468 1469 1470 </div> 1471</footer> 1472 </section> 1473 1474 <section class="listedItem listedPost feeling-hot-hot-hot PostCategory_main-blog PostCategory_auk-team module-blog" onclick="window.location='/blog/feeling-hot-hot-hot'"> 1475 1476 <a class="listed-post-image-link" href="/blog/feeling-hot-hot-hot" title="Read: Feeling Hot Hot Hot!" tabindex="-1"> 1477 <img class="banner listingBanner" src="/handlers/getimage.ashx?idmf=2d09c66f-2ddb-4560-ab6b-b29e33eef07b&w=600&h=338&f=1" alt="Feeling Hot Hot Hot!" loading="lazy"/> 1478 </a> 1479 1480 1481 1482 1483 1484 1485 <div class="listedPostText"> 1486 <h2> 1487 <a href="/blog/feeling-hot-hot-hot"> 1488 Feeling Hot Hot Hot! 1489 </a> 1490 </h2> 1491 <p class="postSummary"> 1492 When temperatures are high, it's hard to stay cool. Having alopecia certainly doesn't help. We share some ideas for staying cool and explain why you might be feeling the heat more than your hairier friends...
1493 <span class="readMore" tabindex="0" role="button">Read more</span> 1494 </p> 1495 </div> 1496 1497 1498<footer class="postFooterWrapper"> 1499 <div class="content postFooter"> 1500 1501 1502 1503 1504 1505 1506 1507 <aside class="blogDetails" aria-label="Blog details"> 1508 1509 <h2>Posted to: <a href="/blogs/blogs" id="aBlogTitle" class="blogTitle">Blogs</a></h2> 1510 1511 <p><h4>Here you will find a variety of blogs, including content from the AUK staff team and personal experiences from the alopecia community.</h4> 1512<h4>You can use the filters below to select the content you wish to see, or simply have a browse of our latest blogs...you never know what might inspire you...</h4> 1513<h4 class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">If you would like to contribute, guidelines for writing and submitting a blog can be read <a class="downloadTrack downloadLink" href="/Handlers/Download.ashx?IDMF=31f1f551-8d47-4f97-9ca7-1d659eff74af">here.</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></h4></p> 1514 1515 </aside> 1516 1517 1518 <div class="publishDetailsWrapper"> 1519 <p class="publishDatesWrapper"> 1520 <strong>Published:</strong> 1521 <time id="time" datetime="2026-05-22">22<sup>nd</sup> May, 2026</time> 1522 </p> 1523 1524 1525 </div> 1526 1527 1528 1529 1530 1531 1532 </div> 1533</footer> 1534 </section> 1535 1536 <section class="listedItem listedPost studying-immune-cell-interactions-in-alopecia-areata PostCategory_blogs PostCategory_research-blog PostCategory_main-blog module-blog" onclick="window.location='/blog/studying-immune-cell-interactions-in-alopecia-areata'"> 1537 1538 <a class="listed-post-image-link" href="/blog/studying-immune-cell-interactions-in-alopecia-areata" title="Read: How do immune cells cause alopecia areata?" tabindex="-1"> 1539 <img class="banner listingBanner" src="/handlers/getimage.ashx?idmf=b41ab5ba-c25a-4e8f-92dd-bfa10d6a0c2e&w=600&h=338&f=1" alt="How do immune cells cause alopecia areata?" loading="lazy"/> 1540 </a> 1541 1542 1543 1544 1545 1546 1547 <div class="listedPostText"> 1548 <h2> 1549 <a href="/blog/studying-immune-cell-interactions-in-alopecia-areata"> 1550 How do immune cells cause alopecia areata? 1551 </a> 1552 </h2> 1553 <p class="postSummary"> 1554 PhD student Rona explains her project studying immune cell interactions in alopecia areata, aiming to improve understanding of what causes this autoimmune form of hair loss. 1555 <span class="readMore" tabindex="0" role="button">Read more</span> 1556 </p> 1557 </div> 1558 1559 1560<footer class="postFooterWrapper"> 1561 <div class="content postFooter"> 1562 1563 1564 1565 1566 1567 1568 1569 <aside class="blogDetails" aria-label="Blog details"> 1570 1571 <h2>Posted to: <a href="/blogs/blogs" id="aBlogTitle" class="blogTitle">Blogs</a></h2> 1572 1573 <p><h4>Here you will find a variety of blogs, including content from the AUK staff team and personal experiences from the alopecia community.</h4> 1574<h4>You can use the filters below to select the content you wish to see, or simply have a browse of our latest blogs...you never know what might inspire you...</h4> 1575<h4 class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">If you would like to contribute, guidelines for writing and submitting a blog can be read <a class="downloadTrack downloadLink" href="/Handlers/Download.ashx?IDMF=31f1f551-8d47-4f97-9ca7-1d659eff74af">here.</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></h4></p> 1576 1577 </aside> 1578 1579 1580 <div class="publishDetailsWrapper"> 1581 <p class="publishDatesWrapper"> 1582 <strong>Published:</strong> 1583 <time id="time" datetime="2026-05-13">13<sup>th</sup> May, 2026</time> 1584 </p> 1585 1586 1587 </div> 1588 1589 1590 1591 1592 1593 1594 </div> 1595</footer> 1596 </section> 1597 1598 <section class="listedItem listedPost everything-but-my-hair-learning-to-feel-complete PostCategory_personal-experiences PostCategory_main-blog module-blog" onclick="window.location='/blog/everything-but-my-hair-learning-to-feel-complete'"> 1599 1600 <a class="listed-post-image-link" href="/blog/everything-but-my-hair-learning-to-feel-complete" title="Read: Everything But My Hair: Learning To Feel Complete" tabindex="-1"> 1601 <img class="banner listingBanner" src="/handlers/getimage.ashx?idmf=ee1709be-881b-4bbd-9991-28cb460a2a1d&w=600&h=338&f=1" alt="Everything But My Hair: Learning To Feel Complete" loading="lazy"/> 1602 </a> 1603 1604 1605 1606 1607 1608 1609 <div class="listedPostText"> 1610 <h2> 1611 <a href="/blog/everything-but-my-hair-learning-to-feel-complete"> 1612 Everything But My Hair: Learning To Feel Complete 1613 </a> 1614 </h2> 1615 <p class="postSummary"> 1616 Liz shares her story of living with alopecia universalis
1617 <span class="readMore" tabindex="0" role="button">Read more</span> 1618 </p> 1619 </div> 1620 1621 1622<footer class="postFooterWrapper"> 1623 <div class="content postFooter"> 1624 1625 1626 1627 1628 1629 1630 1631 <aside class="blogDetails" aria-label="Blog details"> 1632 1633 <h2>Posted to: <a href="/blogs/blogs" id="aBlogTitle" class="blogTitle">Blogs</a></h2> 1634 1635 <p><h4>Here you will find a variety of blogs, including content from the AUK staff team and personal experiences from the alopecia community.</h4> 1636<h4>You can use the filters below to select the content you wish to see, or simply have a browse of our latest blogs...you never know what might inspire you...</h4> 1637<h4 class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">If you would like to contribute, guidelines for writing and submitting a blog can be read <a class="downloadTrack downloadLink" href="/Handlers/Download.ashx?IDMF=31f1f551-8d47-4f97-9ca7-1d659eff74af">here.</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></h4></p> 1638 1639 </aside> 1640 1641 1642 <div class="publishDetailsWrapper"> 1643 <p class="publishDatesWrapper"> 1644 <strong>Published:</strong> 1645 <time id="time" datetime="2026-04-30">30<sup>th</sup> April, 2026</time> 1646 </p> 1647 <p id="updatedDateWrapper" class="updatedDateWrapper"> 1648 <strong>Updated:</strong> 1649 <time id="UpdateTime"><span>6<sup>th</sup> May, 2026</span></time> 1650 </p> 1651 1652 </div> 1653 1654 1655 1656 1657 1658 1659 </div> 1660</footer> 1661 </section> 1662 1663 1664<footer class="listFooter"> 1665 <!--If a user opens a post and then clicks 'Back' they should be returned to the position. If the user refreshes the list page, the position should be maintained--> 1666 1667 <a class="button loadMore" href="?Take=12" onclick="return loadMoreItems('main-blog', 12)" role="button">Load more 1668 </a> 1669 1670 <a class="button backToTop" href="#startcontent" role="button">Back to top</a> 1671</footer> 1672 1673</div> 1674 1675 1676 </section> 1677 1678 1679 1680<aside class="postAside postFeedWrapper" aria-label="Post sidebar"> 1681 <div class="content postFeeds"> 1682 1683 1684 1685<section class="associated associatedLatestPosts"> 1686 <h2>Latest</h2> 1687 1688 <ul class="associatedListing"> 1689 1690 <li class=""> 1691 1692 <a class="associated-image-link" href="/100k-for-auk" title="Read: 100k for AUK - make a difference this October!" tabindex="-1"> 1693 <img class="banner widgetBanner listingWidgetBanner" src="/handlers/getimage.ashx?idmf=4a50755c-5845-442b-b36f-9f715dc03f13&w=300&h=169&f=1" alt="100k for AUK - make a difference this October!" loading="lazy" /> 1694 </a> 1695 1696 1697 <h3><a href="/100k-for-auk">100k for AUK - make a difference this October!</a></h3> 1698 <p>Can you help us this October? Take on 100k for AUK and make a difference this Autumn</p> 1699 </li> 1700 1701 <li class=""> 1702 1703 <a class="associated-image-link" href="/blog/the-slow-kind" title="Read: The Slow Kind" tabindex="-1"> 1704 <img class="banner widgetBanner listingWidgetBanner" src="/handlers/getimage.ashx?idmf=4198bc2d-9d7a-406b-bd83-189f087e0904&w=300&h=169&f=1" alt="The Slow Kind" loading="lazy" /> 1705 </a> 1706 1707 1708 <h3><a href="/blog/the-slow-kind">The Slow Kind</a></h3> 1709 <p>Neveen shares her experience with androgenetic alopecia and gives some words of advice and comfort to her younger self.</p> 1710 </li> 1711 1712 <li class=""> 1713 1714 <a class="associated-image-link" href="/news/sofia-2026-alopecia-award-winner" title="Read: Sofia is our 2026 Hannah Dennis Alopecia Awareness Award Winner!" tabindex="-1"> 1715 <img class="banner widgetBanner listingWidgetBanner" src="/handlers/getimage.ashx?idmf=7abc461a-6a6a-4999-9569-4d4ced03b6d4&w=300&h=169&f=1" alt="Sofia is our 2026 Hannah Dennis Alopecia Awareness Award Winner!" loading="lazy" /> 1716 </a> 1717 1718 1719 <h3><a href="/news/sofia-2026-alopecia-award-winner">Sofia is our 2026 Hannah Dennis Alopecia Awareness Award Winner!</a></h3> 1720 <p>6-year-old Sofia is the winner of our 2026 Hannah Dennis Alopecia Awareness Award</p> 1721 </li> 1722 1723 <li class=""> 1724 1725 <a class="associated-image-link" href="/news/new-lay-research-panel-members-wanted" title="Read: New L
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It occurs in both men and women and becomes more common with increasing age. Around 50% of men over 50 and 50% of women over 65 are affected, though it can also start in younger adults and occasionally in early teen years.</p> 1775 </li> 1776 1777 <li> 1778 1779 1780 <h3><a href="/lichen-planopilaris-scarring-alopecia">Lichen Planopilaris (LPP)</a></h3> 1781 <p>Lichen planopilaris (LPP) is a type of scarring alopecia that primarily affects the scalp, most commonly in middle-aged women, although it also occurs in men, young adults, and, rarely, in children.</p> 1782 </li> 1783 1784 <li> 1785 1786 1787 <h3><a href="/FAQs/can-i-dye-my-hair-when-i-have-alopecia/">Can I dye my hair when I have alopecia?</a></h3> 1788 <p></p> 1789 </li> 1790 1791 <li> 1792 1793 1794 <h3><a href="/telogen-effluvium">Telogen Effluvium</a></h3> 1795 <p>In telogen effluvium (TE), more hairs than usual enter the resting phase, leading to increased shedding. Instead of losing up to 100 hairs daily, some people may lose up to 300 hairs a day, resulting in noticeable thinning of hair volume.</p> 1796 </li> 1797 1798 <li> 1799 1800 1801 <h3><a href="/FAQs/why-does-hair-sometimes-grow-back-white-after-alopecia-areata/">Why does hair sometimes grow back white after alopecia areata?</a></h3> 1802 <p></p> 1803 </li> 1804 1805 <li> 1806 1807 <a class="associated-image-link" href="/wigs" title="Read: A Guide to Wigs" tabindex="-1"> 1808 <img class="banner widgetBanner listingWidgetBanner" src="/handlers/getimage.ashx?idmf=eb713a63-7ecc-499f-b6c2-e754836b2d28&w=300&h=169&f=1" 1809 alt="A Guide to Wigs" loading="lazy" /> 1810 </a> 1811 1812 1813 <h3><a href="/wigs">A Guide to Wigs</a></h3> 1814 <p>Links to our downloaded PDF wig guide, and information on the NHS England wig report.</p> 1815 </li> 1816 1817 <li> 1818 1819 <a class="associated-image-link" href="/Blog/responding-to-the-events-from-the-2022-oscars" title="Read: Responding to the events from the 2022 Oscars" tabindex="-1"> 1820 <img class="banner widgetBanner listingWidgetBanner" src="/handlers/getimage.ashx?idmf=de532bc1-7318-44ad-89e4-5aef404a675e&w=300&h=169&f=1" 1821 alt="Responding to the events from the 2022 Oscars" loading="lazy" /> 1822 </a> 1823 1824 1825 <h3><a href="/Blog/responding-to-the-events-from-the-2022-oscars">Responding to the events from the 2022 Oscars</a></h3> 1826 <p>We respond to the events from the 2022 Academy Awards ceremony and the actions of Will Smith</p> 1827 </li> 1828 1829 </ul> 1830</section> 1831 1832 1833 1834<section class="associated associatedTagCloud"> 1835 <h3>Tag cloud</h3> 1836 1837 <div> 1838 1839 <a href='/Pages/Search.aspx?idTag=7584758e-be7a-4359-9652-07bf53596bef'> 1840 #lichenplanopilaris #hairloss #realisation #supportdiagnosis 1841 </a> 1842 1843 </div> 1844</section> 1845 1846 1847 </div> 1848</aside> 1849 1850 </div> 1851 </section> 1852 </div> 1853 <input type="hidden" name="ctl00$ctl00$m$bodyContent$cphPageMaster$ContentPlaceHolder$listingModuleType" id="listingModuleType" value="blogs" /> 1854 <input type="hidden" name="ctl00$ctl00$m$bodyContent$cphPageMaster$ContentPlaceHolder$hdnModuleType" id="hdnModuleType" value="eac03192-8993-4a16-8db2-d3ab66db344e" /> 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 </form> 1860 1861 <footer id="pageFooterWrapper" class="pageFooterWrapper"> 1862 <div class="pageFooter"> 1863 1864 <section class="footerBox footerBox1 NewsletterSign-up"> 1865 <h1>Sign up for our newsletter</h1> 1866<!-- Begin MailChimp Signup Form --> 1867<div id="mc_embed_signup" class="mceNonEditable"><form action="https://alopecia.us18.list-manage.com/subscribe/post?u=6b067b66460746a4b2f7080c6&id=054b3e2533" method="post" id="mc-embedded-subscribe-form" name="mc-embedded-subscribe-form" class="validate" target="_blank" novalidate=""> 1868<div id="mc_embed_signup_scroll"> 1869<div class="mc-field-group">
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