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January 2014 in “British Journal of Medicine and Medical Research” The body and mind should be seen as interconnected for better medical understanding and treatment.
October 2022 in “European heart journal” Higher stress levels were found about two weeks before a heart attack.
646 citations
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October 2015 in “Plant Cell & Environment” Lipids help plants respond to stress by triggering important signals.
January 2026 in “Psychoneuroendocrinology” Self-collected hair samples can measure stress but may need adjustments for accuracy.
February 2026 in “Molecules” A new method can quickly and accurately measure tobacco exposure and stress using a small hair sample.
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April 2025 in “Behavioral Sciences” Rejection sensitivity can lead to more loneliness and problematic internet use, but self-control can help reduce this effect.
Higher cannabis exposure may lead to increased hair loss.
293 citations
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November 2005 in “Trends in Immunology” Stress can worsen skin conditions and stop hair growth by affecting the body's stress response system.
January 2026 in “Psychoneuroendocrinology” Lye relaxers don't significantly change hair cortisol levels.
69 citations
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May 2016 in “General and Comparative Endocrinology” External factors can significantly affect hair cortisol levels, so it's not always a reliable stress marker.
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February 2020 in “Stress” Children with lower inhibitory control experience more stress when starting third grade.
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October 2009 in “The FASEB Journal” Stress does not greatly speed up aging or hair loss in politicians.
November 1971 in “PubMed” May 2024 in “Psychoneuroendocrinology” Family dynamics affect preschoolers' stress levels, especially DHEA.
January 2026 in “Behavioral Sciences” Negative illness perceptions increase emotional distress, worsening OCD symptoms in alopecia areata patients.
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November 2017 in “EMJ Dermatology” Mind-body techniques and a team approach can help manage skin conditions linked to psychological factors.
23 citations
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January 2016 in “Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry” First-episode psychosis patients have higher hair cortisol levels, indicating early stress response issues.
December 2016 in “The European health psychologist” Women with PCOS need more support to cope with isolation, helplessness, and grief, and to build resilience.
29 citations
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November 2018 in “Journal of The European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” Personality traits and anxiety affect hair loss patients' quality of life.
April 2026 in “Psychiatry Neurology and Medical Psychology” Women with mixed alopecia experience more depression, anxiety, and stress than those with metabolic alopecia.
11 citations
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October 1980 in “Archives of Dermatology” Beau's lines and hair loss in a patient were linked to severe stress on the body.
296 citations
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October 2018 in “General and Comparative Endocrinology” Hair cortisol is a reliable way to measure long-term stress in animals.
November 2015 in “Summit (Simon Fraser University)” Surgical stress temporarily changes hair fiber dimensions, returning to normal after four weeks.
May 2024 in “International journal of medicine and psychology.” People act on needs when they mentally accept and are ready, influenced by internal and external factors.
March 2025 in “medRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” Hair proteomics could be a promising non-invasive way to identify stress-related disorders.
April 2011 in “Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature” Hair cortisol is a reliable long-term stress marker during pregnancy.
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March 2021 in “Nature” Stress hormone corticosterone blocks a growth factor to slow down hair stem cell activity and hair growth.
February 2022 in “Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology” Women with pattern hair loss may have more stress in their bodies due to a lack of NRF2, a protein. Eating healthy and losing weight could help reduce this stress and improve hair loss. NRF2 boosters might also help treat this type of hair loss.
29 citations
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January 2016 in “Experimental Dermatology” Mechanical stress may cause lesions in Hidradenitis suppurativa.
March 2021 in “CRC Press eBooks” Hair loss can cause and be caused by psychological issues.