The use of biochemical indexes in hair for clinical studies of psychiatric diseases: What can we learn about mental disease from hair?

S Ren, Z Sun, J Yang - Journal of Psychiatric Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Analysis of hair samples provides unique advantages, including non-invasive
sampling, sample stability, and the possibility of additional optimization of high sensitivity …

Depressive symptoms are negatively associated with hair N-arachidonoylethanolamine (anandamide) levels: A cross-lagged panel analysis of four annual …

A Walther, C Kirschbaum, S Wehrli, N Rothe… - Progress in Neuro …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background The endocannabinoid system (ECS) is increasingly being recognized as key
regulatory system coupled with the glucocorticoid system implicated in the pathophysiology …

Effect of cosmetic hair treatment and natural hair colour on hair testosterone concentrations

JK Preinbergs, I Sundström-Poromaa, E Theodorsson… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Purpose Testosterone analysis in hair allows for retrospective evaluation of endogenous
testosterone concentrations, but studies devoted to investigating confounders in hair …

[HTML][HTML] Hair-based biomarkers in women with major depressive disorder: Glucocorticoids, endocannabinoids, N-acylethanolamines, and testosterone

A Behnke, AM Gumpp, A Krumbholz, AM Bach… - Comprehensive …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Stress-related alterations in the regulation of several endocrine systems,
including the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) and-gonadal (HPG) axes and the …

Stability and inter-family associations of hair endocannabinoid and N-acylethanolamines across the perinatal period in mothers, fathers, and children

L Bergunde, S Steudte-Schmiedgen, M Karl… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract Analysis of endocannabinoids (ECs) and N-acylethanolamines (NAEs) in hair is
assumed to retrospectively assess long-term EC/NAE concentrations. To inform their use …

Segmental hair analysis as a retrospective testosterone diary: possibilities and pitfalls

JK Preinbergs, JO Ström, E Theodorsson, E Ingberg - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Testosterone is thought to be incorporated in growing hair strands so that specific hair
segments reflect average free hormone concentrations from the corresponding time period …

The associations between paternal postpartum depressive symptoms and testosterone and cortisol levels in hair over the first two years postpartum

L Richter, L Bergunde, M Karl, I Jaramillo… - Progress in Neuro …, 2025 - Elsevier
Background After the birth of a child, also fathers may develop postpartum depression.
Altered steroid hormone concentrations are discussed as a possible underlying mechanism …

Disaggregating between-and within-person relations for depression and burnout symptoms with cumulative hair cortisol and endocannabinoid concentrations: A …

A Walther, C Kirschbaum, S Wehrli, N Rothe… - 2021 - osf.io
Background: The endocannabinoid system (ECS) is increasingly being recognized as key
regulatory system coupled with the glucocorticoid system implicated in the pathophysiology …

Adolescent Fragility: Consequences of Social Defeat Stress on the Maturing Mesocorticolimbic Dopamine System in Male and Female Mice

S Richer - 2024 - search.proquest.com
Adolescence is a highly vulnerable period where many external and environmental factors
can greatly impact brain maturation. Experiences of social stress such as bullying in …

The Role of Paternal Hair Testosterone and Cortisol Levels in Father-Child Bonding Across the Perinatal Period in First-Time Fathers

J Mamo-Wilhelmy, L Bergunde, I Jaramillo… - Available at SSRN …, 2023 - papers.ssrn.com
Background: Previous research has linked short-term measures of the steroid hormones
testosterone and cortisol to differences in parenting behavior in fathers. However, little …