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February 2011 in “American Journal of Biological Anthropology” This study observed that eliminating positional error in hair segment analysis can improve understanding of changes in isotopic composition, aiding the identification of pathological conditions and dietary patterns.
August 2014 in “PLOS ONE” Hair loss is linked to eating less soy, having lower blood vanadium, and a specific genetic variation in Taiwanese communities.
In this study, researchers observed that graded calorie restriction in mice led to changes in stable isotope ratios and elemental content in bone collagen and hair keratin, potentially indicating intensified mobilization of endogenous proteins and altered bone collagen structure with increased dietary stress.
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October 1996 in “Dermatologic clinics” This review discusses genomic and postgenomic alterations in chronic degenerative diseases and potential modulation by dietary and pharmacological agents, reporting no new clinical results.
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November 2015 in “American Journal of Primatology” This review discusses the use of stable isotope analysis in primate hair to study feeding behavior and reports no new results; the authors call for methodological refinement in field and lab procedures.