Blog Collection

Ryan Shazier Makes Time for a Fan
January 31, 2017
Those who attended last year’s NAAF patient conference in Washington, DC, will not soon forget Ryan Shazier’s closing session address. Since ... Read more
How a Support Group Just for Kids Works
January 31, 2017
Melody and Ryan Sandell are nothing if not busy. In addition to being Legislative Liaisons, the pair also leads the Minneapolis Support Group for ... Read more
One Family’s History of Support Spans the Generations
November 30, 2016
Debbie Wasserman is a Telephone Support Contact in Highland Park, Illinois.  Here she describes her family’s long history of support for those ... Read more
Emotionally Stirring Article in Elle Magazine
November 29, 2016
A member of NAAF's community discovered this deeply resonant article and sent it to our offices.  We were so moved, we felt we just had to share ... Read more
JAK Inhibitors May Be First Effective Treatment for People with Alopecia Areata
September 28, 2016
Findings from two separate studies on the effectiveness of Janus kinase inhibitors in alopecia areata were recently published in the Journal of ... Read more
One Step Closer Toward Identifying Key Antigen Targets in Alopecia Areata
September 27, 2016
Researchers from the University of British Columbia recently published an article on the identification of autoantigen epitopes in alopecia areata in ... Read more
Texas Firefighter Spreads Awareness to School Nurses
September 26, 2016
Shawn Brightman is not a man who likes to sit still. As well as being a support group leader, a local event coordinator, a NAAF fundraiser, and a ... Read more
NAAF Represents AA with the AADA, CSD and PhRMA in DC
September 26, 2016
Just two months after our triumphant Day on Capitol Hill during the NAAF Conference, we were back in Washington, DC, representing the alopecia areata ... Read more
Flash of Brilliance
September 26, 2016
On Sunday, September 18, Jennifer Konopski organized a flashmob event in New York’s Times Square to draw attention to Alopecia Areata Awareness. ... Read more
New Study Shows Alopecia Areata Has Significant Quality of Life Impact
July 26, 2016
Researchers from the Yale University Department of Dermatology recently conducted a review of all studies that have assessed the health-related ... Read more