February 2023 in “Singapore Medical Journal” Men with androgenetic alopecia have unique metabolomic patterns that could help develop targeted treatments.
November 2025 in “Open Access CRIS of the University of Bern” This study compared serum and hair steroid hormone profiles in adolescents and found that hair steroid profiling is a feasible, non-invasive alternative to serum analysis, with androgen levels in both mediums correlating more strongly with body size and composition in boys than in girls.
November 2025 in “European Journal of Endocrinology” This study found that hair steroid profiling is a feasible, non-invasive alternative to serum analysis in adolescents, with androgen levels correlating more strongly with body size and composition in boys than girls.
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June 2018 in “Journal of Diabetes, Metabolic Disorders & Control” This study found that women with polycystic ovary syndrome have higher triglyceride and fasting glucose levels in obese individuals and higher total cholesterol levels in non-obese individuals compared to healthy women.
This study found no significant differences in iron metabolism-related or thyroid function parameters between women with chronic diffuse hair loss and healthy controls.