June 2025 in “Journal of Kufa for Chemical Sciences” Higher adrenaline and prolactin levels may indicate stress-related alopecia areata in adults.
April 2025 in “Medical Journal of Babylon” Copeptin and cortisol levels are higher in alopecia areata patients, suggesting they could help diagnose and manage the condition.
June 2026 in “CUNY Academic Works (City University of New York)” A new method can measure stress levels in pregnant women using hair samples.
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September 2013 in “Therapeutic Drug Monitoring” First Nation individuals had higher hair cortisol levels, indicating more chronic stress.
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January 2021 in “PeerJ” Elephant tail-hair can show past stress levels, matching times when stressful events happened.