November 2025 in “Journal of Laboratory Medicine” Chronic stress increased after lockdown, especially in young adults and females.
July 2024 in “Nursing Research” Hair and nail cortisol levels can show long-term stress in young males.
16 citations
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March 2013 in “Clinica Chimica Acta” Cortisol and cortisone release from hair increases in steps over time during incubation.
3 citations
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January 2012 Hair cortisol analysis shows sweat affects cortisol levels, and severe OSA may increase stress, but CPAP treatment doesn't significantly reduce physiological stress.
7 citations
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September 2025 in “Psychoneuroendocrinology” Hair analytes decrease with storage, so analyze within six months.
122 citations
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October 2013 in “PEDIATRICS” Maternal stress during pregnancy affects a child's stress levels.
23 citations
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October 2008 in “Experimental and Clinical Endocrinology & Diabetes” Hair can show increased cortisol levels during late pregnancy.
2 citations
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June 2021 in “Medicine” High levels of cortisol in hair are linked to a greater risk of brain aneurysm rupture.
217 citations
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July 2009 in “Experimental and Clinical Endocrinology & Diabetes” Hair analysis can track past cortisol levels in Cushing's Syndrome patients.
10 citations
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November 2018 in “Developmental Psychobiology” Hair can effectively measure DHEA and testosterone levels in children.
30 citations
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July 2023 in “Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM)” Cortisone in hair is a more reliable indicator of stress hormone exposure than cortisol.
10 citations
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November 2019 in “Neuroendocrinology” Measuring 17-hydroxyprogesterone in hair can help monitor androgen levels in people with congenital adrenal hyperplasia.
9 citations
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April 2016 in “Clinical Endocrinology” Scalp hair 17-OHP and androstenedione levels can help monitor treatment in CAH patients.
May 2026 in “Comprehensive Psychoneuroendocrinology” Hair analysis can effectively assess long-term hormone activity in young children.
28 citations
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May 2014 in “PubMed” Higher stress levels may be linked to hair loss in rhesus macaques.
1 citations
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November 2023 in “Frontiers in veterinary science” Goat hair shows changes in metal levels and stress when goats move from indoors to mountain pastures.
January 2024 in “Institutional Repositories DataBase (IRDB)” The method accurately measures steroid hormones in hair to study hormone dynamics related to hair loss.
7 citations
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May 2021 in “General and comparative endocrinology” Muskoxen's qiviut cortisol levels indicate their stress hormone activity over the hair growth period.
Social hair plucking in rhesus macaques is an abnormal behavior with both social and aggressive traits, affecting health.
4 citations
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September 2003 in “Livestock Production Science” Epidermal growth factor reduces hair growth, but cortisol does not.
9 citations
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April 2025 in “Psychoneuroendocrinology” The occipital region is best for measuring cortisol and cortisone, while the posterior vertex is better for OEA, SEA, and PEA.
September 2012 in “European journal of psychotraumatology” A new method accurately measures long-term hormone levels in hair.
November 2024 in “Psychoneuroendocrinology” Testosterone increases hair testosterone levels, stress raises hair cortisol, and relationship status affects hormone levels.
March 2024 in “American journal of veterinary research” Clippers are the best tool for collecting dog hair for chemical tests, being fast and stress-free for the dog.
6 citations
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February 2022 in “European journal of endocrinology” The method can measure multiple hormones in women's hair and may help identify hormone-related health issues.
January 2018 in “Springer eBooks” Gender affects hair and scalp characteristics, with differences in hormone responses, graying patterns, and trace metals.
134 citations
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March 2015 in “Clinical Endocrinology” A new method accurately measures long-term steroid levels in human hair.
March 2025 in “Institutional Repositories DataBase (IRDB)” Hair cortisol can measure chronic stress but has inconsistent results.
23 citations
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August 1987 in “PubMed” The ferret had hyperadrenocorticism and other health issues like heart, liver, and kidney problems.
34 citations
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March 2003 in “Veterinary Dermatology” Most dogs with alopecia had higher than normal levels of certain hormones, but hair loss might not always be linked to these hormone changes.