As many as one in three women over the age of 25 suffer from hair loss as a result of stress, according to research.

In late October journalists were invited to L’Oreal’s research centre in Clichy where the firm’s research communications director Patricia Pineau told them that women would be able to reverse their greying hair within ten years.

It is common knowledge that many men suffer from baldness as they age, however, women can also suffer from hair loss as they grow older.

US-based drug firm Allergan may have found a new treatment for hair loss while looking for cosmetic uses for its existing treatments.

A hair loss gene has been identified which could help researchers develop treatments for baldness and may be able to help identify, at a young age, those who could be affected later in life.

Thanks to a new treatment, people struggling with missing or patchy eyelashes can grow new, long and full lashes that will be the envy of their friends.

Researchers at University College London have found that people may suffer from a disorder that stops them from being able to recognise hairstyles on people.

A Biochemistry PhD student, studying at Oxford University, has devised a new “product and service” to prevent baldness, which is to be available within 12 months.

Gambex, a lice treatment shampoo commonly used in South Africa, has come under fire for potentially causing the hair loss condition alopecia.

Two Midlands women have set up a support group for people who suffer from the hair loss condition alopecia. The group meets regularly in Sutton Coldfield, Kingstanding and Birmingham city centre.