Fast and Noninvasive Hair Test for Preliminary Diagnosis of Mood Disorders

    August 2022 in “ Molecules ”
    Magdalena Świądro, Kai A. Morawiec, Anna Wójtowicz, Sara Świądro, Rafał Kurczab, Dominika Dudek, Renata Wietecha‐Posłuszny
    TLDR A hair test shows promise for early mood disorder diagnosis.
    The study investigated the use of ATR-FTIR spectroscopy for diagnosing mood disorders through hair analysis, involving 115 samples (40 from patients with mood disorders and 75 from healthy controls). It found lower lipid concentrations in the treatment group, as indicated by specific spectral regions, and partial separation between groups using HCA and PCA. Despite showing potential for a noninvasive diagnostic tool, the study noted the complexity of attributing hair structure changes solely to mood disorders due to various influencing factors, highlighting the need for further research to establish a reliable method.
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