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Trial reportNutrients2026

Synbiotic HQP08 Supplementation for Hair Loss and Depressive Symptoms: An Open-Label Pilot Study of Clinical Outcomes and Gut Microbiome Changes.

Zhilu Xu, Raphaela I Lau, Haoyu Qi, Martin C S Wong, Kingsley H N Chan, Ivan S F Lau, Jessica Y L Ching, Pui Kuan Cheong, Francis K L Chan, Siew C Ng

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Trial report in Nutrients, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Zhilu XuMicrobiota I-Center (MagIC), Hong Kong SAR, China.ORCID 0000-0002-5552-7534
Raphaela I LauMicrobiota I-Center (MagIC), Hong Kong SAR, China.
Haoyu QiMicrobiota I-Center (MagIC), Hong Kong SAR, China.
Martin C S WongJockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.ORCID 0000-0001-7706-9370
Kingsley H N ChanDermamier Skin and Laser Center, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Ivan S F LauDepartment of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.ORCID 0000-0003-4967-9985
Jessica Y L ChingDepartment of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Pui Kuan CheongDepartment of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Francis K L ChanMicrobiota I-Center (MagIC), Hong Kong SAR, China.ORCID 0000-0001-7388-2436
Siew C NgMicrobiota I-Center (MagIC), Hong Kong SAR, China.

Funding

InnoHK
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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Indexed as

AlopeciaBifidobacterium longumDepressionGastrointestinal MicrobiomeSynbioticsAdultDietary SupplementsFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPilot ProjectsTreatment OutcomeYoung Adultalopeciagut microbiomegut–skin axishair losssynbiotic

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PMID42884562
PMCPMC13666846

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