New Delhi, April 9 -- Hair loss was once dismissed as a genetic inevitability or an unavoidable sign of aging. But in 2025, dermatologists are sounding the alarm: stress is reshaping the hair loss epidemic. A Harvard study published in the journal Nature (2021) has revealed that chronic stress disrupts hair follicle stem cells, halting regrowth. Another study in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology links high stress levels to a surge in unexplained hair thinning, particularly among women.

A pioneering cross-sectional study, HAILO, published in the Asian Journal of Research in Dermatological Science in 2023, sheds light on the epidemiology and treatment patterns of hair loss in India. Analyzing electronic medical records fro...