67 citations
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May 2013 in “Therapeutic drug monitoring” Wait 4-5 weeks after drug use before hair testing and cut hair into three segments to confirm single drug exposure.
13 citations
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August 2018 in “Clinical Chemistry” Total testosterone levels can help diagnose androgen-producing tumors and hyperandrogenism in women.
2 citations
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June 2024 in “Heliyon” The rare cliff plant Oresitrophe rupifraga has diverse metabolites, with leaves rich in phenolic acids and rhizomes and bulblets high in terpenoids, aiding its growth and potential use.
101 citations
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January 2014 in “Journal of Visualized Experiments” The method effectively measures long-term stress levels using hair samples.
1 citations
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September 1993 in “Addiction” Hair analysis can effectively monitor long-term drug use.
5 citations
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January 2014 in “Asian Journal of Chemistry” Researchers developed a quick and reliable method to test for betamethasone dipropionate and calcipotriol in ointments and drugs.
4 citations
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September 1999 in “Journal of Clinical Forensic Medicine” Caffeine in hair might help identify people, but it's not always reliable.
3 citations
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January 2023 in “Dermatology Practical & Conceptual” IMA and IMA/albumin levels don't predict alopecia areata severity.
2 citations
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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.
27 citations
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April 2017 in “European journal of endocrinology” The research found that MRI and certain hormone levels can help tell apart ovarian tumors from hyperthecosis in postmenopausal women, but tissue analysis is still needed for a definite diagnosis.
2 citations
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September 2024 in “Diagnostics” A new method accurately measures cell changes in breast cancer.
1 citations
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November 2021 in “Drug Testing and Analysis” The 39th Manfred Donike Workshop discussed methods for detecting misuse of steroids, gene doping, and the complexity of identifying drug residues in urine, highlighting the ongoing efforts to improve global anti-doping work.
January 2024 in “Bioanalysis” 9 citations
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January 2007 in “mediaTUM – the media and publications repository of the Technical University Munich (Technical University Munich)” Microbeam radiation therapy's dose distribution changes with depth.
22 citations
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February 2002 in “European Neuropsychopharmacology” Hair analysis for drugs in psychosis patients is unreliable due to varying hair growth rates.
7 citations
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January 1966 in “Archives of Dermatology” The method accurately measures hair growth with minimal risk and is better than other methods.
January 2020 in “Lʹvìvsʹkij medičnij časopis” Analyzing hair for its elemental makeup can be useful for diagnosis, but there are still challenges and room for improvement.
June 1995 in “International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics” The new method showed that endometriotic tissue has lower estrogen receptor levels but similar progesterone levels compared to normal endometrium, with both following a similar cycle.
1 citations
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October 2020 Hair can reliably measure average estradiol levels over months in humans and monkeys.
November 2025 in “Open Access CRIS of the University of Bern” Androgen levels are more linked to body size in boys than girls.
Isotretinoin delays bone development in young rats.
7 citations
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January 2012 California Ground Squirrel hair can indicate environmental health by showing element accumulation.
1 citations
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April 2015 in “Drug research” New method measures finasteride in plasma, finds two formulations bioequivalent.
40 citations
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April 2006 in “Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” The Trichoscan system was found to be inaccurate for measuring hair growth, needing better software to be useful.
November 2022 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” Researchers made a detailed map of gene activity for different parts of human hair follicles to help create targeted hair disorder treatments.
5 citations
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January 2006 in “Journal of veterinary medical science” RNA can be extracted from horsehair roots for analysis.
January 2024 in “LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas)” Carbon Quantum Dots can effectively detect cobalt ions and methylcobalamin in water.
74 citations
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March 2006 in “Journal of Chromatography B” Hair analysis is promising for detecting drug misuse in livestock.
1 citations
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January 2021 Non-invasive methods can effectively monitor skin inflammation and cancer biomarkers.
12 citations
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January 2020 in “Analyst” Researchers found markers that can tell if hair has been bleached, which could improve hair test accuracy.