December 2024 in “Problems of Biological Medical and Pharmaceutical Chemistry” Students from the Middle East and Moscow have different hair element levels due to their environments.
5 citations
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January 2007 in “Lincoln (University of Nebraska)” Geochemical methods help manage wildlife by revealing toxic elements and diet details in Yellowstone.
January 2026 in “Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM)” The procedure accurately measures 5-alpha-dihydrotestosterone in blood, useful for standard tests.
8 citations
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July 1997 in “Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics” August 2018 in “Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)” New techniques can record electromagnetic fields in hair follicles for potential medical use.
54 citations
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July 1967 in “Science” Decomposed tritiated thymidine is less accurate for DNA tracing, and hair changes can indicate malnutrition.
8 citations
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January 2009 in “Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology” Finasteride can cause rare breast growth side effect, with varying recovery after stopping.
68 citations
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August 2014 in “PeerJ” Human hair proteins vary by individual, body site, and ethnicity, useful for forensics.
7 citations
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June 2017 in “Omics” The study developed a method to analyze ancient hair proteins using very small samples.
10 citations
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January 1989 in “Archives of Dermatological Research” The method effectively analyzes human hair proteins, especially nonfilamentous ones.
26 citations
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June 2010 in “Electrophoresis” New techniques helped identify rare wool proteins by reducing dominant ones.
4 citations
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December 1995 in “Anthropologischer Anzeiger” Family members have similar hair protein patterns, which could be useful for genetic studies.
10 citations
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December 2017 in “Physiological Reports” Hair follicle analysis can track body changes from high-intensity interval training.
February 2023 in “American Journal of Biomedical and Life Sciences” Hair analysis can effectively assess nutritional status.
December 2023 in “Forensic science international. Genetics” The RapidHIT ID system can effectively get DNA profiles from hair roots with enough cells.
2 citations
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April 2007 in “Journal of Labelled Compounds and Radiopharmaceuticals” The conclusion is that tritium-labeled testosterone metabolites can be made and are better converted into dihydrotestosterone in skin cells than in prostate tissue.
10 citations
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October 2016 in “Journal of Biomolecular NMR” Solid-state NMR can effectively study keratin structure and treatment effects in fur.
2 citations
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January 1972 Hair can measure exposure to radioisotopes.
323 citations
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November 2017 in “Bioanalysis” Matrix effects in LC-MS can be managed but not completely avoided.
November 2025 in “Open Access CRIS of the University of Bern” Androgen levels are more linked to body size in boys than girls.
4 citations
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July 2023 in “Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry”
The research found that people's hair proteins vary, especially by ethnicity and body part, which could help identify individuals in forensic science.
109 citations
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January 1980 in “Science of the total environment” Analyzing trace elements in human hair is complex and needs a standardized method.
6 citations
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April 1989 in “Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms” Sulphur in hair follicles increases from the bulb and then levels off, while other elements vary in distribution.
15 citations
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January 1987 in “Electrophoresis” Human head hair proteins can be typed into eight distinct patterns, useful for genetic and forensic investigations.
5 citations
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January 1997 in “Journal of Occupational Health” The method effectively maps lead and zinc in hair, aiding understanding of heavy metal exposure risks.
1 citations
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July 2023 in “Forensic science international. Genetics” Hair protein analysis might help identify a person's ethnicity, sex, and age in forensics.
128 citations
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January 1996 in “Journal of analytical toxicology.” Hair analysis can detect cocaine use but doesn't accurately show the amount or timing of use.
January 1997 in “Purdue e-Pubs (Purdue University)” Whole hair strands can reliably measure gamma ray exposure using ESR techniques, but samples should be analyzed quickly or stored in liquid nitrogen.