December 2025 in “Drug Testing and Analysis” Hair testing is crucial for forensic science and public health.
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August 2023 in “South Asian Research Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences” Fetuin A levels are higher in PCOS patients, while asprosin levels show no difference.
November 2025 in “American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene” Low platelet count and hematocrit may increase the risk of hair loss in dengue fever patients.
June 2023 in “Annals of the College of Medecine” Low iron levels are linked to more hair loss in women with chronic hair shedding.
May 2023 in “International Journal of Advanced Research” Anemia in pregnant women is influenced by age, antenatal care, and diet, with coffee increasing risk.
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January 1975 in “Archives of Dermatological Research” Certain enzymes react strongly with some hormones in rat skin during hair growth, mainly in sebaceous glands and hair sheaths.
April 2023 in “Cancer Research” Plucked hair can effectively monitor drug effects in cancer treatment.
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April 2022 in “Journal of Chromatography B” The new method can measure sleep-related hormones in hair effectively and could help track long-term sleep patterns.
January 2026 in “Revista Eletrônica Acervo Saúde” Long COVID can cause anemia and iron issues, leading to fatigue and slow recovery, especially in men and severe cases.
December 2015 in “Vestnik dermatologii i venerologii” People with hair loss have different hormone levels, and these hormones can affect hair growth.
October 2024 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” Rodent models of PCOS show some similar and some different lipid changes compared to humans.
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March 2012 in “Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B” New methods can detect finasteride's major urinary metabolite in urine for up to 49 hours.
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October 2021 in “Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health” High uric acid levels are more common in PCOS patients, especially those with androgenic PCOS, and are linked with increased cardiovascular risk and other metabolic issues.
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September 2011 in “Acta biomaterialia” Protein composition greatly affects the function of keratin biomaterials.
Copper levels in green hair decreased significantly after treatment.
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December 1996 in “PubMed” The safe daily selenium intake is up to 819 micrograms.
February 2013 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” Most children with skin inflammation taking methotrexate had lab abnormalities, but liver issues often improved without changing the medication dose.
October 2023 in “Asian journal of pharmaceutical and clinical research” Standardized data is essential for diagnosing scalp and hair conditions in males.
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January 1989 Hair and nails can indicate selenium levels in the body.
January 2023 in “RSC Advances” The study developed accurate, precise, and environmentally friendly methods to measure Finasteride and Tadalafil in a new FDA-approved combination.
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May 2009 in “Health physics” The model helps predict uranium levels in human hair from drinking contaminated water, offering an alternative to urine tests.
September 1978 in “Journal of steroid biochemistry/Journal of Steroid Biochemistry”
April 1981 in “Pediatric research” Copper treatments increase copper in all tissues, but brindled female mice accumulate much more copper in their kidneys without clinical effects, unlike brindled male mice where brain copper deficiency is clinically significant.
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October 2009 in “Dermatology” Men with male pattern hair loss have different levels of certain hormones compared to men without hair loss.
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March 2001 in “Baillière's best practice and research in clinical endocrinology and metabolism/Baillière's best practice & research. Clinical endocrinology & metabolism” Key enzymes control androgen levels, affecting hormone activity and potential treatments.
February 2019 in “Trace elements and electrolytes” Women with chronic hair loss had lower levels of zinc, copper, and ferritin than healthy women.
January 2015 in “Indian Journal of Medical Biochemistry” Men with early balding should be checked for metabolic syndrome, as there's a link between the two.
Low vitamin C caused bleeding and corkscrew hair, resolved with vitamin C treatment.
Domestic and imported finasteride tablets work the same in the body.
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December 2023 in “Royal Society of Chemistry eBooks” Hair is a complex organ, and understanding its detailed structure and growth phases is crucial for analyzing substances within it.