Research Library
Evidence, organized so it can be used
Peer-reviewed summaries written in plain language, clinical updates, our grant programs, and the reports we publish for the field.
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Peer-Reviewed Summaries
Central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia: what the evidence says today
Plain-language summary • 8 min read
A readable synthesis of what is established about CCCA — inflammation, scarring, genetics and the styling questions research has and has not answered.
Peer-Reviewed Summaries
Traction alopecia: reversibility and the point of no return
Plain-language summary • 6 min read
Why early traction loss often regrows and late traction loss does not, and what the published follow-up studies actually measured.
Clinical Updates
Hair shedding associated with rapid weight loss and GLP-1 therapy
Clinical update • Reviewed 2026
What is currently understood about telogen effluvium following metabolic change, expected timelines, and what to discuss with a prescriber.
Clinical Updates
JAK inhibitors in alopecia areata: where treatment stands
Clinical update • Reviewed 2026
An overview of approved options, who they are studied in, known monitoring requirements, and open questions about long-term use.
Research Grants
NAFPOC Community Research Grants
Program • Applications opening
Seed funding for investigator-led studies on hair loss in underrepresented populations, with priority for diverse enrollment and community partnership.
Research Grants
Registry Pilot Awards
Program • In design review
Support for clinical sites contributing consented diagnosis-timeline data to the national hair loss registry.
Downloadable Reports
Annual Hair Health Report
Report • Inaugural edition
NAFPOC's yearly review of prevalence, disparities, funding and progress — the reference document for journalists, funders and policymakers.
Downloadable Reports
Hair Loss Data & Statistics reference sheet
Reference • Updated as evidence changes
Citable figures on prevalence, mental health impact, economic burden, diagnostic disparities and research funding gaps.
Flagship publication
The Annual Hair Health Report
Once a year NAFPOC publishes a single document that gathers prevalence, disparities, funding, program outcomes and the year's most consequential research — written to be cited.
For researchers
Publishing on hair loss in underrepresented populations?
We summarize, share and help fund work that closes the evidence gap. Send us your study and we will consider it for the library.