August 2025 in “Molecules” 132 compounds were found in Justicia procumbens L., including 77 new ones.
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September 2013 in “Psychoneuroendocrinology” Blocking CYP17A1 enzyme may help improve certain brain function issues related to dopamine.
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September 2009 in “Psychoneuroendocrinology” Early-life neurosteroid changes affect adolescent exploration and adult behavior.
January 2006 in “Zhongguo yaofang” The market for these drugs is expected to grow.
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October 2020 in “Brain Research Bulletin” Etifoxine, an anxiety drug, can lessen brain inflammation and cognitive issues in mice, partly by increasing production of protective brain steroids.
January 2024 in “Indian Journal of Pharmacy Practice” Good medication adherence improves quality of life in subclinical thyroid disorder patients.
January 2019 in “Springer eBooks” Some chemicals and drugs can cause hair loss, which usually grows back after stopping the treatment.
246 citations
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February 2021 in “Trends in Pharmacological Sciences” Drug repurposing offers a faster, cheaper way to find treatments for rare diseases.
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October 2004 in “Drug Information Journal” The conclusion is that combining social and cultural factors with pharmaceutical research could improve our understanding of how drugs work.
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October 2019 in “Oncology Reports” The link between anabolic agents and colorectal cancer risk is unclear.
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October 2020 in “Current Drug Discovery Technologies” The research found that compound 6, a newly created steroid, is more effective at inhibiting 5α-reductase (an enzyme) than current treatments, suggesting it could be a better option for treating urinary tract symptoms in men.
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April 2016 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” A woman had a severe skin reaction from the drug imiquimod, used for skin cancer, highlighting the need for awareness of rare but serious side effects.
January 2023 in “Brazilian Journals Editora eBooks” HPLC may detect prediabetes and diabetes earlier than Immunoturbidimetry because it shows higher A1c levels.
Certain drugs can worsen hair loss in people prone to androgenetic alopecia.
15 citations
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January 2009 in “International Journal of Andrology” Liquorice may reduce testosterone and affect male reproductive organs, potentially helping treat conditions like prostate cancer.
August 2018 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” Finasteride, a hair loss drug, is linked to increased suicidal thoughts, particularly when used for hair loss.
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March 2012 in “Journal of Dermatological Science” Testosterone, progesterone, and levonorgestrel change enzyme levels related to fat production in hamster skin, which could affect skin oil and acne.
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July 2005 in “Steroids” Testosterone increases 3α-androstanediol levels, which can be blocked by finasteride.
40 citations
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December 2019 in “Neurobiology of Stress” Neuroactive steroids show promise for treating mental and neurological disorders by targeting GABA_A receptors.
15 citations
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December 2021 in “Pharmaceutics” The study found key factors in the cause of hidradenitis suppurativa, its link to other diseases, and identified existing drugs that could potentially treat it.
January 2015 in “DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)” A simple, precise method was created for estimating Tamsulosin and Finasteride in medicine using common lab solvents, showing good precision and stability.
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December 2016 JAK inhibitors have therapeutic potential but pose significant risks, requiring careful monitoring.
December 2023 in “Frontiers in Medicine” Hair samples can reliably monitor tacrolimus levels in kidney transplant patients.
June 2011 in “British Journal of Urology” Regulatory challenges make developing combination therapies in urology difficult and costly.
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July 2019 in “International Journal of Neuroscience and Behavioral Science” Thevetia peruviana bark extract reduces pain in mice and may help create new painkillers.
24 citations
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May 2015 in “Schizophrenia Research” A drug improved schizophrenia-like symptoms in stressed rats by changing brain steroid levels.
January 2016 in “Huanjing yu Jiankang Zazhi”
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January 2007 in “Environmental health perspectives” A woman's health issues were caused by arsenic poisoning from kelp supplements.
1 citations
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January 2013 in “UNICA IRIS Institutional Research Information System (University of Cagliari)” Hormonal contraceptives may reduce social behavior and sexual motivation by lowering allopregnanolone levels.