46 citations
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August 1977 in “Journal of Morphology” The big-clawed shrew's sinus hair follicles are highly specialized for sensing vibrations.
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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.
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December 2024 in “Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy” Wood's lamp is effective for early detection of tinea capitis in children.
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January 2024 in “IEEE Access” AlopeciaDet accurately detects Alopecia Areata early using advanced image analysis.
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August 2024 in “Journal of Morphology” Mammary glands evolved from hair organs in Monodelphis domestica.
A machine-learning test using hair can help detect autism early in infants.
June 2025 in “British Journal of Dermatology” Traction alopecia is common and preventable, especially among Indian women.
June 2025 in “Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry” The new method improves protein extraction and analysis in hair, aiding biomedical and forensic work.
January 2025 in “Dermatology and Therapy” UVFT helps diagnose hair and scalp diseases by showing different fluorescence patterns.
July 2019 in “Journal of the Formosan Medical Association” Melatonin may help with nerve pain, a hepatitis C drug is effective but has side effects, a treatment for mouth sores works but can cause blood issues, ear reconstruction with an implant is safe, HIV transmission from mother to child in Taiwan is now 0% with treatment, certain blood problems are more common in people with a tongue condition, a gene and being overweight are linked to hair loss in some women, a new technique could reduce radiation for lung nodule patients, a hepatitis treatment may lower cancer recurrence after a procedure, and adding extra screening improves tuberculosis detection in patients with lung infections.
January 2014 in “China Surfactant Detergent & Cosmetics” A reliable method was developed to measure finasteride in hair products.
January 2011 in “Journal of Jiangnan University” A reliable method was developed to measure minoxidil in hair products.
February 2009 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” AGA patients have higher rates of metabolic syndrome and carotid atheromatosis, suggesting early screening and prevention is important.
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August 1985 in “Proceedings annual meeting Electron Microscopy Society of America” SEM/EDX can analyze hair elements but struggles with trace elements, limiting its forensic use.
October 2017 in “Iranian Journal of Dermatology” Clinical exams are good for diagnosing some women's hair loss, but lab tests aren't always needed.
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November 2014 in “Journal of Comparative Physiology A” Spider joint hair sensilla are adapted to sense movement during walking.
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March 2022 in “Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy” A new, quick method detects minoxidil using silver nanoparticles.
February 2026 in “Molecules” A new method can quickly and accurately measure tobacco exposure and stress using a small hair sample.
July 2018 in “Current Analytical Chemistry” The method effectively detects minoxidil in hair-growth products.
September 2012 in “European journal of psychotraumatology” A new method accurately measures long-term hormone levels in hair.
56 citations
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January 1999 in “The Analyst” The method accurately measures certain steroids in human hair, showing different levels in males and females.
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March 2010 in “Therapeutic Drug Monitoring” A new method quickly detects alcohol use from hair in under an hour.
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March 2025 in “PNAS Nexus” Raman spectroscopy can detect radiation exposure in mouse hair with high accuracy for up to 7 days.
January 2025 in “Analytical Methods” A new fluorescent material can detect dextran sulfate sodium, turning green when present, useful for forensic and environmental monitoring.
The new method accurately measures active ingredients in hair nourishment products.
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April 2024 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” Aging skin shows thinner layers, fewer hair follicles, and new biomarkers like increased space between cells and smaller sebaceous glands.
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June 2025 in “Drug Testing and Analysis” The method effectively detects MeT and TP in dried blood spots after cream application.
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October 2019 in “Dermatology Practical & Conceptual” Dermoscopy now helps diagnose various skin, hair, and nail issues, improving patient care and treatment understanding.
March 2024 in “Clinical Case Reports” Early detection of tinea capitis is possible by spotting specific hair patterns like comma or corkscrew hairs.
A new CNN model can detect Alopecia Areata with 98% accuracy.