A high neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio may predict poor response to hair loss treatment.
217 citations
,
July 2009 in “Experimental and Clinical Endocrinology & Diabetes” Hair analysis can track past cortisol levels in Cushing's Syndrome patients.
April 2025 in “Journal of the Faculty of Medicine Baghdad” Alopecia areata patients may have higher T3 and cortisol levels, suggesting a hormonal link.
7 citations
,
July 1979 in “Archives of Dermatology” Patients with renal disease should be cautious with vitamin A supplements due to risk of toxicity.
3 citations
,
January 2020 in “Indian Dermatology Online Journal” Skin problems in patients with polycystic ovarian disease are linked to body weight, blood sugar, and hormone levels.
2 citations
,
December 2015 in “International Journal of Dermatology” Washing test helps identify hair loss type, low iron levels significant.
January 2020 in “Turkiye Klinikleri Journal of Dermatology” People with chronic hair shedding had much lower vitamin D levels compared to healthy people.
October 2018 in “Emergency medicine news” A 65-year-old man with sudden abdominal pain and seizures was diagnosed with a rare, non-traumatic splenic rupture and treated without surgery.
115 citations
,
December 1996 in “PubMed” The safe daily selenium intake is up to 819 micrograms.
9 citations
,
January 2014 in “Journal of analytical & bioanalytical techniques” The study did not conclude whether hair can reliably indicate kidney stones, cholelithiasis, hypertension, or diabetes.
August 2019 in “Journal of archaeological science: Reports/Journal of archaeological science: reports” Ancient hair can preserve hormones, revealing health and fertility insights.
October 2023 in “Acta dermato-venereologica (Print)” People with severe hair loss have lower zinc levels in their blood.
High-stress mothers had lower hair cortisol than low-stress mothers, and daughters' cortisol was linked to their stress response.
2 citations
,
October 2017 in “PubMed” Mild changes in bone markers relate to TCM syndromes in CKD-MBD patients.
5 citations
,
September 2021 in “Journal of Medical Biochemistry” wAMD patients have higher oxidative stress, suggesting antioxidant treatment may help.
January 2026 in “International Journal of Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance” Alopecia Areata patients have low zinc and high copper levels.
August 2025 in “Intisari Sains Medis” The buffy coat method yields higher TGF-β1 levels in PRP, especially in males.
2 citations
,
June 2016 in “Russian Journal of Skin and Venereal Diseases” People with alopecia areata have lower blood zinc and iron, and higher hair iron, copper, chromium, and nickel.
Low-dose glucocorticoid treatment improves pregnancy and birth rates in women with nonclassical 21-hydroxylase deficiency.
8 citations
,
April 1991 in “European journal of endocrinology” 3α-AdiolG is a good marker for androgen activity in women with excessive hair growth and decreases with anti-androgen treatment.
11 citations
,
February 2005 in “Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics/Clinical pharmacology & therapeutics” Hair cortisol could be a marker for chronic stress in pregnancy, but depression affects cortisol levels differently.
1 citations
,
October 2020 in “Nepal journal of dermatology, venereology & leprology” Patients on hemodialysis commonly have skin color changes, nail problems, dry skin, and itching.
5 citations
,
September 2021 in “Journal of cosmetic dermatology” People with alopecia areata often have abnormal thyroid hormones, thyroid antibodies, antinuclear antibodies, low vitamin D, and high C-reactive protein levels.
July 2024 in “Occupational Medicine” Higher cortisol levels are linked to poor coping, while higher DHEA levels are linked to job confidence.
September 2024 in “Health of Man” High uric acid can cause health issues, so managing it with lifestyle changes is important.
December 2023 in “Benha Journal of Applied Sciences” Men with male pattern baldness have higher blood sugar, bad cholesterol, and ZAG protein levels than healthy men.
1 citations
,
July 2023 in “Al-Azhar Medical Journal” Higher antigliadin antibodies are linked to more severe alopecia areata, suggesting screening for celiac disease in these patients.
Higher PSA levels can indicate prostate cancer, but there's overlap with non-cancerous conditions.
25 citations
,
September 2015 in “Clinical Endocrinology” Using 17-hydroxyprogesterone levels to diagnose nonclassic congenital adrenal hyperplasia can result in many incorrect diagnoses.
52 citations
,
March 1987 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” High DHEA-S levels may cause hair loss in young men.