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Men, especially older ones with health issues like prostate cancer, may have worse COVID-19 outcomes and could benefit from therapies targeting male hormones.

Certain steroids in the brain affect mood and symptoms of depression, and treatments targeting these steroids show promise for improving these symptoms.

The document concludes that future heart disease research should account for sex-specific differences to improve diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes.

Finasteride treatment changes brain steroid levels and receptors, affecting brain function even after stopping treatment.

Lack or blocking of SRD5a, a key component in hormone creation, can lead to conditions like pseudohermaphrodism and affect hair growth, bone mass, muscle strength, and reproductive health. More research is needed on its regulation from fertilization to adulthood.

A woman with severe angioedema improved significantly after treatment with rituximab.

A new method accurately measures steroid hormones in a few hair strands and could help study chronic stress and hair loss.

Long-term steroid abuse in athletes causes serious health risks, outweighing any benefits.

The method accurately measures steroid hormones in hair to study hormone dynamics related to hair loss.

The research identified and described a gene important for hormone conversion in endangered catfish, which varies in activity during different reproductive stages and after hormone treatment.

Patients with a specific genetic variant have more severe alopecia areata and higher recurrence rates.

A new method accurately measures nine steroid hormones in human serum with high sensitivity.

The enzyme steroid sulfatase is linked to breast cancer and other conditions, and inhibitors are being developed for treatment.

Male and female bodies respond differently to stress, influenced by hormones and development stages, with implications for stress-related diseases.

Men generally have more severe COVID-19 cases and higher death rates than women due to biological differences.

Post-finasteride patients show changed neuroactive steroid levels, possibly causing erectile dysfunction and depression.

Athletes use steroids to enhance performance despite health risks and legal issues, and education on their dangers is needed.

Young women with diffuse hair loss may have low SHBG levels, which could lead to more active testosterone and contribute to their hair loss.

Using steroids can increase the risk of heart problems.

Sex hormone treatments can increase muscle mass in older adults but have inconsistent effects on muscle function and may carry cardiovascular risks.

Male cancer patients have a higher risk of severe illness and death from COVID-19 than female patients.

Finasteride reduces alcohol withdrawal effects, especially in female mice.

Finasteride given to baby rats causes anxiety-like behavior and worsens learning from punishment in adult rats.

Finasteride use can cause depression-like behavior in male rats.

Inhaled steroids in children may cause excessive hair growth and not always go away after stopping the medication.

Certain adrenal hormones can strongly stimulate oil gland growth in hamster skin, similar to male hormones.

Finasteride given to baby rats reduces dopamine release and increases alcohol consumption in adult males.

Autologous platelet concentrates can effectively treat oral lichen planus like topical steroids.

Anabolic-androgenic steroids are dangerous and educating people about their risks is essential.

Anabolic steroid abuse can cause sexual, fertility, and health problems.