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Hair predicts health risks

Project summary

A new method enables Erasmus MC to detect the stress hormone cortisol in hair. This allows you to look back months – or with long hair, years – in time.

Impact

The new measuring method developed by Van Rossum and her team has made new research possible. “A new world opens up. The findings and new insights are numerous” she relates.

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