January 2023 in “Türkiye klinikleri adli tıp ve adli bilimler dergisi” DNA markers can help predict male pattern baldness, useful in criminal and missing person cases.
1 citations
,
October 2025 in “Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine” Anabolic-androgenic steroid abuse can cause heart damage and sudden death.
12 citations
,
January 2020 in “Analyst” Researchers found markers that can tell if hair has been bleached, which could improve hair test accuracy.
September 2001 in “Emergency Medicine News” Hair testing is effective for detecting long-term drug use.
Machine learning improves DNA predictions for eye and hair color, but challenges remain for skin tone and facial features.
6 citations
,
November 2022 in “Forensic Science Medicine and Pathology” Genetic markers can help predict ear shapes for forensic use.
September 2003 in “Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine” The book is a useful reference for forensic medicine with some areas needing expansion for multicultural relevance.
7 citations
,
February 2021 in “Legal Medicine” Hair analysis showed very high metformin levels in two fatal overdose cases, suggesting it's useful in forensics but sweat may affect results.
The research found that people's hair proteins vary, especially by ethnicity and body part, which could help identify individuals in forensic science.
The research found that people's hair proteins vary by individual and body part, with some differences between ethnic groups, which could help in forensics.
19 citations
,
August 2022 in “Forensic Science International Genetics” The model accurately predicts age from saliva and buccal cells for forensic use.
3 citations
,
February 2024 in “Forensic Sciences Research” Mitochondrial DNA from nails and hair can be effectively analyzed for forensic use.
4 citations
,
February 2018 in “EMBO reports” New DNA analysis and machine learning are advancing forensic science, improving accuracy and expanding into non-human applications.
2 citations
,
February 2023 in “International journal of molecular sciences” Body hairs can be used in forensic science and toxicology like scalp hair.
1 citations
,
July 2023 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” Old psychiatric drugs are increasingly being used for new purposes, and technologies like SmartCube® help create new drugs.
10 citations
,
May 2020 in “Journal of proteome research” Explosions don't stop hair proteins from being used to identify people.
1 citations
,
June 1938 in “New England journal of medicine/The New England journal of medicine” Hair analysis can offer clues about a person, but individual differences limit making precise identifications.
Hair fibers degrade and change color in very basic water.
14 citations
,
July 2017 in “Monatshefte für Chemie - Chemical Monthly” Analytical chemistry helps understand the makeup and use of ancient medicines, but it's complex and challenging.
68 citations
,
August 2014 in “PeerJ” Human hair proteins vary by individual, body site, and ethnicity, useful for forensics.
49 citations
,
December 2017 in “Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis” The method effectively detects banned substances in urine for sports antidoping.
37 citations
,
October 2015 in “European Journal of Human Genetics” Genetic data can predict male-pattern baldness with moderate accuracy, especially for early-onset cases in some European men.
14 citations
,
December 2007 in “Journal of The European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” The article concludes that dermatologists should prescribe lifestyle drugs carefully and consider mental health treatments for patients with disorders like BDD.
August 2025 in “Bioscientia Medicina Journal of Biomedicine and Translational Research” Environmental factors like shared combs can spread tinea capitis, and trichoscopy helps diagnose it.
June 2018 in “International journal of trend in scientific research and development” The review explains how hair products work and the science of different hair types to help improve hair care research.
12 citations
,
December 2017 in “Scientific reports” The new test can measure very small amounts of testosterone in hair, and grinding the hair up first gives more accurate results.
December 2022 in “Kristu Jayanti Journal of Core and Applied Biology (KJCAB)” Scalp hair characteristics vary across different regions of India and can help identify a person's origin.
September 2003 in “Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine” The book has valuable information but is hard to read due to poor writing.
September 2003 in “Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine” Doctors should set boundaries and seek outside help for family medical issues.
September 2003 in “Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine” The document concludes that while some advocate for a patient voucher system, it may be unequal and current healthcare reforms should be given a chance, and it also recommends various medical books for their comprehensive coverage and advice on specific health issues.