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April 2024 in “Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology” Dutasteride helps reduce heavy drinking, especially for those who drink to cope.
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July 2023 in “Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM)” Cortisone in hair is a more reliable indicator of stress hormone exposure than cortisol.
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May 2019 in “Animals” High hair cortisol levels indicate stress in cows due to poor shelter conditions and health issues.
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November 2024 in “JCEM Case Reports” Inhaled substances in e-cigarettes can cause hormone imbalances similar to congenital adrenal hyperplasia.
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April 2020 in “Animals” Moving horses to new places can increase their stress levels, as shown by higher stress hormone in their hair.
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April 2024 in “ACS Chemical Neuroscience” A new method accurately measures nine neuroactive steroids in small blood samples, helping to study brain diseases.
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February 2017 in “Journal of gynecology and womens health” The document concluded that more research is needed to understand how estrogen affects the enzyme involved in hirsutism development.
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September 2006 in “Journal of Neurophysiology” Neurosteroids help balance brain signals when certain inhibitions are reduced.
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March 2018 in “International journal of molecular sciences” Allopregnanolone changes gene expression in glioblastoma cells.
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January 2022 in “BMC Biology” Environmental factors affect reproductive traits by altering the SRD5A1 gene.
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January 2020 in “Conservation Physiology” Hair follicles increase hair cortisol levels, so consistent hair collection methods are important.
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June 2020 in “General and comparative endocrinology” Hair cortisol is a reliable stress indicator in cattle but may not be valid for pigs.
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December 2024 in “BMC Genomics” Nuptial pads in Chinese brown frogs change seasonally due to specific gene activity.
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