Technical innovations continuously offer new options for research and routine applications
in various arenas of analytical chemistry. In combination with a concomitantly increasing …

There has been an immense amount of visibility of doping issues on the international stage
over the past 12 months with the complexity of doping controls reiterated on various …

Since 2014, testosterone doping can be targeted by the Steroidal Module of the Athlete
Biological Passport. The steroidal module consists of the longitudinal monitoring of five …

The chronic intake of an excessive amount of alcohol is currently ascertained by determining
the concentration of direct alcohol metabolites in the hair samples of the alleged abusers …

The results obtained in the field of genetic engineering applied to the sport have created a
new form of doping:“gene doping”. It's very difficult to identify athletes who have resorted to …

The steroidal module of the athlete biological passport (ABP) introduced by the World Anti‐
Doping Agency (WADA) in 2014 includes six endogenous androgenic steroids and five of …

Purpose Forensic and anti-doping laboratories have used strategies based on targeted
approaches in data processing, which means that only targeted compounds have been …

Doping control is an essential component of anti-doping organizations for protecting sport
competitions. Since 2009, this mission has been complemented worldwide by the Athlete …

Biomarker analysis of athletes' urinary steroid profiles is crucial for the success of anti-
doping efforts. Current statistical analysis methods generate personalised limits for each …

Sports officials around the world are facing societal challenges due to the unfair nature of
fraudulent practices performed by unscrupulous athletes. Recently, sample swapping has …