What is hair and scalp oiling, and will it make my locks long like Rapunzel?

While some people are just genetically blessed, many popular hair hacks are simply commonsense, say experts

It’s painful and expensive – but can platelet-rich plasma therapy really cure baldness?

Another day, another miracle for men desperate to hang on to their hair. What makes this one different from all the others?

I thought I was fine with being bald. But the chance of a cure has stirred up all sorts of feelings

It’s almost 30 years since I lost my hair to alopecia. What if Pfizer’s drug Litfulo could bring it back? asks Guardian columnist Emma Beddington

Losing my hair made me miserable. Now I’m as bald as an egg, I couldn’t be happier

I’ve never found it easier to make friends, get ready for a big night or take a good selfie. Thank you, male pattern baldness!

‘We’re not making new hairs, we’re rescuing’: could scientists reverse male pattern baldness?

The onset of hair loss can be devastating for some men. But research into experimental cell therapy is offering hope of keeping baldness at bay

The trichologist who lost her hair: ‘I learned it isn’t about how you look – it’s about how you feel’

She knew how emotional hair loss can be from working with cancer patients, and going through it herself made her realise how fundamental hair is to our identity

Stop tying yourself in knots: what stress does to your body – and how to beat it

From migraines to IBS, back pain and hair loss, millions of us suffer health problems triggered by stress and anxiety. Here’s how to deal with them

South Korea should fund hair loss treatment, says election hopeful in bald bid for power

Proposal for hair regrowth on public healthcare insurance by Lee Jae-myung criticised as populist by opponents

After 26 years of baldness, I still miss my hair. But I have new hopes of a cure

During a period of extreme stress, I went bald, and I am regularly contacted by women going through this wrenching loss. But there may be light on the horizon, writes Emma Beddington

‘I’ve got a drawer full of wigs – brown one day, pink the next’: living with alopecia

Graeme Robertson began losing his hair at 23. Now he’s photographing others with alopecia, capturing them as they appear when they wake up and as they face the world