July 2021 in “Advances in laboratory medicine” Diagnosing sex development disorders requires combining medical history, physical exams, imaging, lab tests, and genetic data.
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September 2018 in “Journal of Separation Science” PSI-MS quickly and accurately measures finasteride in tablets, helping with quality control.
January 2019 in “Trace Elements in Medicine (Moscow)” Hair analysis may help monitor health in children with Down syndrome and obesity.
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January 2011 The method measures finasteride accurately and cheaply using UV light.
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November 2022 in “Biosensors” A new, efficient method has been developed to detect darolutamide and thalidomide, drugs used for certain hair loss and prostate cancer treatments, in pharmaceuticals and body fluids.
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March 2010 in “International Journal of Cosmetic Science” The Aqualon SLT device measures hair stiffness and slipperiness to evaluate hair treatments.
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January 2005 in “Dermatology” Trichoscan is a reliable method for measuring hair growth and monitoring treatment effectiveness in hair loss.
Higher DHEA-S levels are linked to smaller ovarian volume in women with PCOS.
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May 1998 in “Hair transplant forum international” The debate over density remains unresolved.
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August 2015 in “Journal of steroid biochemistry and molecular biology/The Journal of steroid biochemistry and molecular biology” The study found that urine metabolites M1b or M4 are the best indicators of ATD use in horses, with detection possible up to 77 hours in urine and 28 hours in blood.
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March 2015 in “Tissue Engineering Part C Methods” 3D images of skin show collagen is evenly spread, but elastic fibers are fewer near hair follicles.
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May 2001 in “PubMed” Different thicknesses of hair strands can indicate the severity of hair thinning.
January 2016 in “International journal of advanced research in chemical sciences” A new method using NBD-CL can accurately and precisely measure finasteride in medicine, and could be used regularly for quality control in the industry.
January 2025 in “Diagnostics” 3D high-frequency ultrasound can help diagnose skin and hair conditions without invasive biopsies.
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December 2012 in “Bioanalysis” Dried blood spots can be as stable as frozen liquid samples for storing certain metabolites.
January 2011 in “Rutgers University Community Repository (Rutgers University)” A new method organizes drug information to improve data use and create a comprehensive drug database.
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January 2009 in “Eclética Química” Scientists developed a cheaper, but slower, method to measure minoxidil in hair loss treatments with high accuracy.
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October 2018 in “Thérapie” Enriching the French health care database with external data greatly improved its usefulness.
October 2025 in “Clinical and Experimental Dermatology” Low-dose oral minoxidil significantly improves hair density in non-scarring alopecia.
September 2005 in “Eclética Química” A quick method to measure minoxidil using a light-based titration technique was developed.
January 2026 in “International Journal of Applied Pharmaceutics” The method accurately measures Minoxidil in drugs and is reliable for routine use.
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October 2007 in “International journal of cancer” X-ray diffraction of hair might help detect breast cancer non-invasively.
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January 1990 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” Lower doses of dexamethasone can safely reduce high DHEAS levels in women with androgenic disorders.
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January 2012 in “PubMed” A new method accurately measures finasteride levels in human plasma.
August 2025 in “ChemPhotoChem” A new method using solid-state circular dichroism anisotropy can distinguish similar chiral compounds better than traditional techniques.
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January 2018 in “Skin Research and Technology” TrichoScan needs optimization as it underestimated hair density by 38.9% compared to manual counting.
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February 1990 in “PubMed” DDR-II hair follicle cells don't respond to 1, 25-dihydroxyvitamin D3, aiding diagnosis.
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February 1982 in “American Journal of Clinical Nutrition” Hair pluckability can help assess protein nutrition status.
March 2023 in “Journal of Personalized Medicine” Functional nutrition evaluations can improve personalized wellness programs and help prevent chronic diseases.
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November 2023 in “Endocrine Connections” DHEA is the main sex steroid in cerebrospinal fluid, and testosterone in the fluid comes from the blood.