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March 2023 in “Frontiers in Nutrition” This study found that a modest increase in dietary zinc over six months resulted in a detectable increase in sulfur and zinc counts in individual hairs, suggesting a non-invasive method to monitor zinc intake effects.
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January 2004 in “AIP conference proceedings” This study suggests that hair analysis detecting trace elements like copper and iron may help in screening for diseases such as hepatocellular carcinoma and osteoporosis, due to altered element concentrations in patients.
December 2022 in “Research Square (Research Square)” In this study, the researchers developed a quantum algorithm, QuantAnts machines, which identified complexes of CD9, CD34, and CD74 as potential targets for certain cancers involving the RAS pathway.
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March 1962 in “Nature” This study found that zinc content decreases not only in the blood but also in other tissues like the heart, spleen, liver, and kidney of carcinoma patients.
April 2018 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” In this first-in-human study, BLZ-100, an intraoperative fluorescent imaging agent, was administered to 21 patients before skin cancer surgery and was found to be well tolerated without serious adverse effects, suggesting its potential to help distinguish cancerous from non-cancerous tissue based on fluorescence.