July 2024 in “Medical Science Monitor” This study found that women with androgenetic alopecia and PCOS who have type D personality reported higher stress levels and used dysfunctional coping strategies more frequently.
October 2022 in “European heart journal” In this study, stress levels measured through hair cortisol concentration gradually increased in the days before an acute myocardial infarction, peaking 15 days before the episode in male patients.
April 2025 in “Medical Journal of Babylon” This study found that male patients with alopecia areata had significantly higher levels of copeptin and cortisol compared to healthy controls, suggesting these biomarkers could play a role in the condition's pathophysiology and may serve as diagnostic indicators.
June 2025 in “Journal of Kufa for Chemical Sciences” This study found that in males with alopecia areata, adult patients had significantly higher levels of adrenaline and prolactin compared to healthy controls, suggesting these hormones may play roles in the condition's development.
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January 2012 in “Jounal of The Korean Society of cosmetology” Tremella fuciformis Berk helps protect hair from stress-related damage.
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December 2020 in “Polski merkuriusz lekarski : organ Polskiego Towarzystwa Lekarskiego” In this study, female patients with androgenetic alopecia reported high stress levels, but the type of hair loss treatment did not significantly affect stress alleviation.
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January 2021 in “PeerJ” This study observed that high levels of immunoreactive cortisol in the tail hair of captive Asian elephants were often associated with stressful or distinct behavioral events, suggesting its potential for reconstructing their physiological history.
October 2024 in “World Journal of Psychiatry” In this study, patients with androgenetic alopecia experiencing stress had higher cortisol levels and altered neurotrophic factors compared to non-stressed patients, which correlated with more severe hair loss progression even after minoxidil treatment.
July 2024 in “Occupational Medicine” This study found that among Japanese full-time employees, cortisol levels in hair were negatively associated with aversive coping and emotional support-seeking tendencies, while dehydroepiandrosterone levels were linked to job confidence.
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October 2021 in “Benha Journal of Applied Sciences” This study found that individuals with acne vulgaris had significantly higher serum total thiol and thiol disulfide levels, as well as a reduced total thiol/thiol disulfide ratio, compared to healthy controls.
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December 2017 in “Turkderm” This study investigated the factors affecting androgenetic alopecia and found no significant correlation between androgenetic alopecia and ischemia-modified albumin levels in young male subjects.
March 2023 in “Journal of the turkish academy of dermatology” This study found that patients with onychomycosis had higher serum ceruloplasmin levels than healthy controls, which were also positively correlated with both disease duration and severity.
November 2024 in “Psychoneuroendocrinology” This study found that hair steroid analysis effectively detected increased hormone levels from both a single testosterone dose and laboratory-induced stress, revealing individual context factors like relationship status also impact hair hormone concentrations.
January 2018 in “Belarusian State Pedagogical University repository (Belarusian State Pedagogical University)” This study observed that stress, as indicated by hair cortisol concentrations, may trigger onset of hair loss in alopecia areata, although the findings were not statistically significant.
November 1971 in “PubMed”
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September 2021 in “Journal of Medical Biochemistry” This study found that Wet-type Age-Related Macular Degeneration patients had higher oxidative stress and HMGB-1 levels compared to healthy controls, suggesting a link to increased tissue inflammation and necrosis.
August 2024 in “Archives of Women s Mental Health” This study found that women with PCOS exhibited higher levels of depression, tension induction, and impaired stress coping strategies compared to healthy controls, with these psychological issues correlating with hyperandrogenism but not with central obesity or insulin resistance.
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November 2011 in “American Journal of Human Biology” In this study, stress experienced by transmen during early stages of gender transition was associated with reduced nocturnal blood pressure decline and increased C-reactive protein levels.
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December 2018 in “Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science” This study concluded that mycorrhizal colonization in trifoliate orange seedlings enhanced root-hair growth and altered root hormone levels to help the plants adapt to mild drought stress.
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January 2012 in “Nutrition & Metabolism” This article suggests that modern lifestyle changes, including diet, stress, and chronic anti-inflammatory medication use, may disrupt the natural process of inflammation resolution, increasing vulnerability to chronic disease.
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November 2024 in “World Journal of Psychiatry” In this study, researchers found that wound size, anxiety, and depression significantly impact the effectiveness of treatments for chronic wounds, identifying these factors as independent risks for poor therapeutic outcomes.
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December 2017 in “Basrah Journal of veterinary Research” This study in Basra province sheep reported that zinc and copper deficiencies were linked to various clinical signs and affected oxidative stress and antioxidant levels.
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May 2021 in “Veterinary medicine and science” In this study, cosyntropin-induced cortisol spikes did not affect hair cortisol concentration in captive grizzly bears, contrasting with stress responses observed in free-ranging bears during capture.
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June 2021 in “Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” This review discusses how acute exposures to environmental and internal stressors can quickly alter skin functions, leading to various dermatological symptoms, and calls for more research on these short-term effects.
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April 2014 in “Psychopharmacology” This review discusses the pharmacological properties and physiological regulation of neuroactive steroids, focusing on their varied responses to stress and ethanol in rats, mice, and humans, but it reports no new findings.
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June 2021 in “Cell Proliferation” This study found that direct interactions between human dermal papilla cells and melanocytes under low oxygen conditions improved cell functions and could be important for hair regeneration efforts.
May 2026 in “Archives of Dermatological Research” In this study, serum levels of vitamin C, vitamin E, and total antioxidant capacity did not differ significantly between individuals with premature greying hair and controls, but a strong association with family history was observed.
May 2026 in “Nature Environment and Pollution Technology” This study found that both acute and chronic exposure to nano polystyrene in laboratory rats disrupted hematological function, increased oxidative stress, and led to behavioral and physiological changes, like anemia-like effects and neurological disruptions, suggesting its potential as a cumulative toxicant.
August 2024 in “Biomolecules & Therapeutics” In this study, the researchers reported that a newly developed PYGL inhibitor, HTPI, enhanced hair growth in an ex-vivo culture by reducing oxidative damage in hDPCs and inhibiting glycogen degradation in hORSCs, showing potential as a treatment for hair loss comparable to minoxidil.
July 2022 in “Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)” In this animal study, methanolic extract of *Cordia plathytyrsa* increased testosterone synthesis in male rats but had limited effects on metabolic parameters, while *Piptadeniastrum africanum* raised triglycerides and both extracts did not cause oxidative stress.