The Multifaceted Role of Hair as a Biospecimen: Recent Advances in Precision Medicine and Forensic Science
October 2025
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Experimental & Molecular Medicine
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11 / 11 resultsresearch Recent Omics Advances In Hair Aging Biology And Hair Biomarkers Analysis
More research is needed to understand hair aging and develop effective treatments.
research Profiling of Hair Proteome Revealed Individual Demographics
Hair protein analysis might help identify a person's ethnicity, sex, and age in forensics.
research Hair Cortisol Concentrations in Mental Disorders: A Systematic Review
People with depression often have higher hair cortisol levels, while those with PTSD tend to have lower levels, but more research is needed to understand this fully.
research Bacteria Display Differential Growth and Adhesion Characteristics on Human Hair Shafts
Human hair shafts inhibit Gram-positive bacteria growth but not Gram-negative bacteria.
research Studies on the Proteome of Human Hair: Identification of Histones and Deamidated Keratins
Human hair contains diverse proteins, including keratins and histones, which could help assess hair health and aging.
research Hair Dyeing, Hair Washing, and Hair Cortisol Concentrations Among Women From the Healthy Start Study
Hair dyeing and washing frequency do not affect hair cortisol levels.
research Identification of Breast Cancer-Associated Lipids in Scalp Hair
Breast cancer may be detectable through changes in scalp hair lipids.
research The Molecular Architecture for the Intermediate Filaments of Hard Alpha-Keratin Based on the Superlattice Data Obtained from a Study of Mammals Using Synchrotron Fibre Diffraction
Hard α-keratin has a universal molecular structure with a specific superlattice arrangement.
research Diagnosis of Breast Cancer by X-Ray Diffraction of Hair
X-ray diffraction of hair might help detect breast cancer non-invasively.
research Fourier Transform Infrared Attenuated Total Reflection Analysis of Human Hair: Comparison of Hair from Breast Cancer Patients with Hair from Healthy Subjects
Hair from breast cancer patients shows changes in structure and composition, and a test using these changes detected cancer but also falsely identified some healthy samples as cancerous.
research Transcription Regulation and Protein Subcellular Localization of the Truncated Basic Hair Keratin hHb1-ΔN in Human Breast Cancer Cells
A truncated protein linked to breast cancer may change cell adhesion.