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April 2024 in “Journal of psychiatric research” Short-term finasteride use in male rats caused anxiety, depression, and memory problems.
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December 2012 in “The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology” Progesterone protects neurons from damage by converting to allopregnanolone, which works through GABAA receptors.
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November 2024 in “Human Genetics and Genomics Advances” Nociplastic pain is a complex, heritable trait with genetic links to chronic and neuropathic pain.
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September 2020 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” The laser system helps study brain cell functions by precisely removing specific cells and observing changes.
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January 2025 in “medRxiv” Trichotillomania may have a genetic link to psychiatric disorders.