This paper discusses advancements in forensic hair analysis, emphasizing a novel DART–HRMS method that improves the accuracy and efficiency of detecting drug use timelines.
383 citations
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February 2011 in “Nature Reviews Genetics” This review discusses advances in forensic DNA profiling, highlighting new genetic markers and methods for identifying unknown individuals, but reports no new research findings.
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January 2023 in “International journal of all research education and scientific methods” This review highlights how forensic drug analysis in hair using modern instrumental techniques offers advantages such as easy sample collection and chronological tracking of drug use, emphasizing its value for law enforcement and other applications.
November 2025 in “Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Forensic Science” This article reviews recent advancements in forensic hair testing, emphasizing its growing use for detecting past substance exposure, identifying emerging trends like micro-segmentation and hair scanning, and proposing standardized procedures to improve reliability and application in forensic toxicology.
12 citations
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January 2020 in “Analyst” This study found that untargeted hair metabolomics analysis detected significantly altered endogenous biomolecules, potentially serving as biomarkers for identifying oxidative cosmetic hair treatments like bleaching.
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September 1999 in “Journal of Clinical Forensic Medicine” Caffeine in hair might help identify people, but it's not always reliable.
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January 2013 This review discusses various forensic applications of hair analysis, such as species identification and drug addiction testing, and reports no new study results.
January 2014 in “The Journal of Dermatology” This study reports that Korean adolescents with androgenetic alopecia tend to have milder symptoms than adults and a higher prevalence of family history of alopecia.
This study found that both AB(0) antigens and keratin phenotype can be determined from the same hair fragment using specific protein extraction and analysis methods.
17 citations
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February 2022 in “Microscopy Research and Technique” This study reports that different animal species exhibit distinct hair scale patterns and elemental compositions, which can aid forensic investigations in identifying animal hair.
April 2025 in “INTERANTIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT” This study highlights how examining hair histology under a microscope helps forensic analysts identify animal species by distinguishing specific microscopic features, which supports accurate reference database creation and aids crime scene investigations.
4 citations
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June 1990 in “PubMed” This review discusses the variability of hair protein keratin in forensic hair comparison, focusing on species identification and individual discrimination, but it reports no new results.
December 2025 in “International Journal For Multidisciplinary Research” This review highlights that microscopic analysis of human scalp hair remains crucial in forensic science for crime scene investigations, despite limitations such as subjectivity and potential misidentification, and notes that integrating DNA analysis and digital imaging could enhance accuracy.
October 2025 in “Experimental & Molecular Medicine” This review highlights recent innovations in hair specimen analysis, discussing its applications in medical diagnostics, forensic science, and stress assessment while noting challenges such as hair growth variability and contamination that limit its current impact.
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February 1989 in “PubMed” In this study, human hair-carboxymethylated protein analysis showed that weathering for over 2.5 years can obscure electrophoretic patterns, while cosmetic treatments did not cause significant changes.
September 2001 in “Emergency Medicine News” This review discusses the use of different biological samples, including hair, for drug testing and highlights the complexities and considerations involved in interpreting results; it reports no new findings.
This study developed a sensitive method for assessing hair keratin stretch elasticity modulus, suggesting potential applications in forensic medicine.
February 1989 in “PubMed” This study found a genetic electrophoretic variant in high-sulfur proteins from human hair, which was more prevalent in the Japanese samples compared to Caucasian samples, suggesting an autosomal inheritance pattern.
9 citations
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September 2010 in “Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry” The woman likely died from acute arsenic poisoning, not chronic exposure.
3 citations
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November 2024 in “Electrochimica Acta” A new, quick method accurately detects minoxidil in drugs and cosmetics.
2 citations
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January 2014 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” This study found significant hair regrowth in male pattern baldness using 2% and 3% topical minoxidil solutions compared to placebo over a 4-month period.
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December 2024 in “Methods in molecular biology” This study described a method using sodium dodecanoate and high levels of reductant to process hair shaft proteomes, allowing analysis of genetic, developmental, and forensic information beneficial to various scientific fields.
This study found that integrating machine learning enhances the predictive accuracy of forensic DNA phenotyping from low template DNA, achieving high accuracy for traits like eye color, although challenges remain for admixed populations and complex traits.
96 citations
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September 2017 in “Analytica Chimica Acta” This review discusses the growing use of scalp hair for elemental analysis in various fields and highlights advancements in analysis techniques, including the future potential of laser ablation ICP-MS, but reports no new clinical results.
95 citations
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January 2007 in “Human biology” This study proposes a new, objective method to classify human hair into eight categories based on specific shape measurements, rather than traditional ethnicity-based classifications.
63 citations
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August 1996 in “Forensic Science International” In this study, bleaching and perming were found to significantly reduce opiate concentrations in both spiked and naturally opiate-positive human hair samples.
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June 1996 in “International Journal of Legal Medicine” This article discusses how drug molecules integrate into hair fibers, focusing on biological transport mechanisms and physicochemical factors, but reports no new experimental findings.
32 citations
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February 2018 in “Spectrochimica acta. Part A, Molecular and biomolecular spectroscopy” This study successfully used ATR FT-IR spectroscopy to uniquely identify or differentiate human hairs by detecting specific spectral features associated with individual hair characteristics and cosmetic residues on hair surfaces.
30 citations
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May 2020 in “Forensic Science International Genetics” This study found that optimizing proteomic genotyping conditions from single human hair samples significantly improves the detection of genetically variant peptides, enhancing human identification with high precision across different biogeographic backgrounds.
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January 1987 in “Electrophoresis” This study found that electrophoretic keratin typing of head hair can identify specific polypeptide patterns, suggesting potential applications in genetic and forensic investigations.