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February 2007 in “Current Opinion in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Obesity” Low birthweight and rapid weight gain after birth may increase the risk of developing polycystic ovary syndrome.
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September 2014 in “SpringerPlus” Human hair loss may have evolved to help increase brain size.
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August 2013 in “Journal of Clinical Epidemiology” The "exposure–crossover design" helps assess individual changes in risk after events like car crashes.
Hair cortisol levels can effectively indicate long-term hormone activity.
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March 2007 in “Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications” Thioredoxin reductase 1 does not affect glucocorticoid receptor activity in hair follicle cells.
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