November 2025 in “Drug Testing and Analysis” Epristeride's metabolism involves key metabolites and proteins, affecting its use in doping tests.
January 2022 in “Asian journal of Current Research in Clinical Cancer” Some dibenzo compounds might help treat cancer with fewer side effects.
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July 2014 in “European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics” Scientists created a gel with nanoparticles to deliver medicine to hair follicles effectively.
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August 1989 in “Archives of Dermatology” Minoxidil may promote hair growth by mimicking a natural body process.
April 2014 in “The FASEB Journal” Testosterone reduces knee movement, while flutamide and finasteride increase it.
April 2025 in “Journal of Skin and Stem Cell” PDRN from trout sperm helps skin and hair regeneration but is costly and complex to produce.
May 2025 in “Experimental Dermatology” Triphenylphosphine oxide can increase oil production and reduce inflammation in skin cells without affecting TRPM5.
May 2005 in “Molecular Carcinogenesis” mrp/plf-mRNA can indicate tumor-promoting effects in skin.
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July 2021 in “Drug Testing and Analysis” 5α-reductase inhibitors can interfere with doping tests by masking banned substances.
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January 2015 in “Steroids” The study created a model to help design new inhibitors for steroidal 5α-reductase enzymes.
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September 2020 in “Clinical endocrinology” Some antiandrogens may lower testosterone better than others, but it's unclear which is best for feminization in transgender women; more research is needed.
November 2021 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” 4-aminopyridine helps skin wounds heal faster and better.
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March 2020 in “Journal of ethnopharmacology” Ginsenoside Rb1 slows down aging in mice by affecting cell growth, cell death, and metabolism.
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October 2024 in “Frontiers in Pharmacology” Compounds from Pterocarpus indicus may help treat benign prostatic hyperplasia by stopping cell growth.
April 2016 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Phenylephrine may help prevent hair loss from pulling on the hair roots.
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July 2004 in “Molecular Medicine” Certain defective glucocorticoid receptor mutants move faster inside cell nuclei and work less effectively.
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March 2009 in “Archives of Dermatological Research” Apigenin may help promote hair growth and could treat hair loss.
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August 2023 in “Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology” Gynostemma pentaphyllum extract may help grow hair and prevent graying.
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May 1998 in “PubMed” The retinoid receptor antagonist effectively disrupts vitamin A-related development in embryos.
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June 2007 in “Recent Patents on Endocrine, Metabolic & Immune Drug Discovery” Certain inhibitors can potentially treat prostate cancer and other hormone-dependent conditions by controlling sex hormone levels in cells.
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January 2010 in “Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin” Certain essential oils can activate a human skin receptor, potentially helping with skin disorders.
April 2019 in “Radiotherapy and oncology” HPV infection is linked to better survival in advanced anal cancer, higher radiation doses improve survival, especially in HPV-negative patients, and prostaglandin E₂ pretreatment can protect mouse hair follicles from radiation damage.
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June 2023 in “Frontiers in Pharmacology” Vasodilators may worsen abdominal aortic aneurysm.
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January 2019 in “International Journal of Trichology” PRP therapy works better than minoxidil for treating hair loss.
August 2013 in “Nature Reviews Drug Discovery” New treatments may restore cancer-blocking proteins, slow prostate cancer, identify drug targets, and potentially regrow hair.
October 2022 in “Journal of the ASEAN Federation of Endocrine Societies” GnRH-a or orchiectomy is more effective than anti-androgens for managing hormone levels in transgender women.
February 2023 in “Journal of Ginseng Research/Journal of ginseng research” New ginseng compounds may help treat degenerative diseases.
March 2014 in “The Journal of Urology” Finasteride increases CD8+ T cells in BPH tissues.
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February 2010 in “Psychoneuroendocrinology” Androgen self-administration might be controlled by membrane receptors, not nuclear ones.
April 2025 in “Antioxidants” Rhus semialata gall extract and Penta-O-Galloyl-β-D-Glucose may effectively reduce hair loss.