{
  "id": 3254982,
  "title": "New clues to the genetic roots of hair-pulling and skin-picking",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/new-clues-to-the-genetic-roots-of-hair-pulling-and-skin-picking",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-25T11:40:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-clues-genetic-roots-hair-skin.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Two disorders with big names—trichotillomania (repeated hair-pulling) and excoriation disorder (repeated skin-picking)—were the focus of a recent Yale study looking at potential genetic causes. The two disorders are part of a group called body-focused repetitive behaviors, or BFRBs.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}