This study found that while parabens in haircare products were within legal limits, all samples contained dibutyl phthalate, raising concerns about chronic exposure to endocrine disruptors.
June 2018 in “Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies” This study reports that an electrochemical biosensor using a gold and palladium-modified electrode effectively detects levodopa and uric acid in various samples, offering improved performance over previous electrodes.
December 2010 in “Médecine des Maladies Métaboliques” The Accu-Chek FlexLink Plus and Accu-Chek LinkAssist Plus make insulin pump use safer, simpler, and more comfortable.
December 2009 in “Eclética Química” This study developed a new permanganometric method for determining minoxidil in pharmaceutical formulations, offering a simple and rapid alternative to chromatographic procedures with recovery rates between 94.5% and 95.2%.
January 2007 in “The Journal of Pharmaceutical Practice” This study concluded that a synthesis process for finasteride from pregnenolone acetic ester is inexpensive, simple, and achieves a good yield of 36.5%.
491 citations
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July 2000 in “The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism” This study found that the prevalence of polycystic ovary syndrome was 6.5% in a minimally biased sample of Caucasian women from Spain.
323 citations
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April 2006 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” This study found that 40 nm nanoparticles can effectively penetrate into hair follicles and epidermal Langerhans cells in human skin samples, potentially enabling efficient transcutaneous vaccine delivery.
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April 1997 in “International journal of legal medicine” This study found that cosmetic hair treatments like bleaching and dyeing significantly reduced drug concentrations in hair samples, with decreases ranging from 30% to over 60% depending on the treatment and hair damage level.
74 citations
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October 2015 in “Experimental Dermatology” This study found that mTOR gene expression was significantly increased and S6K1 activation was observed in skin samples from acne patients compared to healthy controls, suggesting mTORC1's involvement in acne pathogenesis.
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September 2014 in “PLoS ONE” This study identified distinct human and bacterial protein profiles in sebaceous follicular casts, with acne samples showing proteins linked to inflammation and normal samples showing proteins involved in stress protection.
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April 2009 in “Dermatologic Surgery” This study presents guidelines for designing female hairlines, noting that most women in the sample had a widow's peak and specific average measurements for hairline features.
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January 2016 in “MethodsX” This study found that while the reproducibility of hair cortisol measurements in captive chimpanzees was high, the fineness of homogenized hair, sample weight, and extraction time influenced absolute cortisol concentrations.
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February 2017 in “Anais Brasileiros De Dermatologia” In this study, researchers found that the prevalence of androgenetic alopecia was higher in their sample compared to other studies in Asian and Caucasian populations, and it was linked with age-related severity.
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December 2012 in “Bioanalysis” The researchers reported that glucuronides stored as dried blood spots under ambient conditions exhibited stability equivalent to liquid samples stored at -80°C.
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May 2019 in “Heliyon” This study found that excessive heat caused the most significant structural changes in hair from Caucasian and Afro samples, especially when combined with other treatments like bleaching and straightening.
11 citations
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August 2014 in “Journal of Animal Science” This study found that nasal swab DNA collection was more convenient and yielded higher quality and quantity DNA samples than blood collection in both Angus cattle and yaks.
9 citations
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June 2009 in “Cell Proliferation” This study found that Cream 1 effectively prevented UV radiation-induced nerve ending damage in human skin samples, unlike placebo and SPF15 creams.
8 citations
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October 2014 in “Journal of analytical toxicology.” This study found that a single application of 'Lye' or 'No-Lye' chemical straighteners significantly reduced drug concentrations in hair samples from both drug-fortified standards and authentic drug users.
7 citations
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June 2015 in “EMBO Reports” This article discusses how DNA-based phenotyping is used by police to create visual profiles of suspects from crime scene samples, but reports no new research findings.
3 citations
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March 2021 in “Metabolites” This study identified distinct differences in metabolic pathways related to pattern baldness, with findings highlighting the androgen metabolic pathway in males and the estrogen plus arachidonic acid pathways in females using hair samples.
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July 2024 in “Journal of Immunoassay and Immunochemistry” This study observed that alopecia areata patients had significantly lower levels of hair follicle stem cell markers SOX9 and CD34 in affected skin samples, correlating with disease severity and recurrence, suggesting potential impairment in hair regeneration.
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February 2024 This study observed that men with anogenital warts had higher prevalence of HPV6/11 in their regional hair samples compared to healthy controls, and patients with HPV6/11-positive hairs were more likely to have visible warts at subsequent visits.
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July 2023 in “Forensic science international. Genetics” In this study, researchers used proteomics to analyze hair samples from diverse ethnic populations, finding that hair protein profiles could potentially distinguish individuals based on ethnicity, sex, and age, offering a new method for human identification in forensic science.
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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.
1 citations
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January 2022 in “Electronic Imaging” This study introduces a novel method for digitizing hair color that accurately captures and renders the color appearance of physical hair samples in synthetic images.
June 2026 in “BMC Microbiology” In this study, researchers demonstrated that using cyanoacrylate glue effectively reduces microbial contamination in biopsy samples from the skin surface of wild roe deer, offering valuable insights for human hair follicle microbiome research despite the nonhuman model.
January 2026 in “Phaidra - Repository of the University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna” In this study, researchers assessed cortisol levels in wolves by comparing hair and fecal samples and found a significant correlation, indicating that hair cortisol accurately reflects systemic levels, but season and body region affect results.
December 2025 in “International Journal of Advanced Biochemistry Research” In this study, researchers analyzed hair from different regions of Malvi cattle and found significant variations in color, shape, and band pattern, although the medullary index remained consistent between 0.50 and 0.60 across the samples.
November 2025 in “Molecular and Cellular Biomedical Sciences” This study found no significant association between the MMP-1 gene polymorphisms rs1799750 and androgenetic alopecia in the sample population.
September 2025 in “Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences” In this study, researchers identified nine cases of hair follicular tumors among 100 dog biopsy samples in Kerala, India, detailing subtypes like trichoblastoma and pilomatricoma, and analyzed their clinical, gross, and microscopic pathology.