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September 2017 in “Frontiers in Laboratory Medicine” This review discusses recent research on the relationship between gut microflora and depression, highlighting the potential for new insights into the pathogenesis and treatment of major depressive disorder.
May 2026 in “Indian Journal of Medical Biochemistry” This review highlights that hair cortisol levels, linked to pregnancy changes and higher in conditions like PCOS, are promising stress biomarkers in female reproductive health, though further research is needed.
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February 2005 in “Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics/Clinical pharmacology & therapeutics” This study found that depression and chronic stress are highly correlated in pregnant women, suggesting different stress mechanisms modulate hair cortisol levels in depressed versus non-depressed individuals.
November 2025 in “Psychoneuroendocrinology” This study reported that machine learning analysis of protein profiles in hair segments achieved high accuracy in distinguishing women with non-suicidal self-injury disorder from healthy controls, suggesting hair proteomics as a promising non-invasive biomarker for stress-related psychopathology with potential clinical applications.
January 2023 in “Research Square (Research Square)” This study suggests that measuring cortisol levels in hair may serve as a useful biomarker for assessing mood in individuals with bipolar disorder over recent months.