July 2026 in “JEADV Clinical Practice” This study found that the SAAD-41 is a validated tool for assessing psychosocial outcomes in individuals with alopecia areata, showing strong correlations with established measures of quality of life and coping.
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September 2020 in “Steroids” This study developed a new method using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry to measure multiple steroid hormones in hair, requiring significantly fewer strands than previous methods, with high accuracy and precision.
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September 2024 in “Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” This review identified several changeable psychosocial factors, like acceptance, as potential targets for interventions aimed at reducing self-stigma and improving mental health in affected individuals.
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January 1999 in “Dermatology” This study validated the VQ-Dermato, the first dermatology-specific quality of life instrument in French, and found it to be reliable, acceptable for routine use, and more responsive than the SF36.
October 2023 in “Animal production science” This study investigated how vitamin A deficiency, certain diseases, and pregnancy affect cattle coat hair structure, finding notable keratin fibril interference under vitamin A deficiency and structural modifications in chronic renal failure, while pregnant cows exhibited superior hair tensile strength compared to non-pregnant ones.
