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October 2004 in “Experimental Gerontology” Changes in testosterone and estrogen receptor genes can affect how men age, influencing body fat, hair patterns, and possibly leading to skin disorders.
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March 2005 in “Current Medicinal Chemistry” New compounds show promise for treating hair loss, enlarged prostate, and prostate cancer, with some being more effective and having different side effects than current treatments.
January 2017 in “Springer eBooks” Understanding genes and hormones is crucial for managing male puberty and sex development disorders.
51 citations
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January 2003 in “Hormone Research in Paediatrics” Hormones and their receptors, especially androgens, play a key role in hair growth and disorders like baldness.
169 citations
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November 2009 in “The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism” Prepubertal girls have higher sex steroid levels than boys, possibly leading to earlier puberty.
August 2024 in “Journal of Biomedical Research & Environmental Sciences” Low SHBG levels are linked to negative health outcomes and should be used in assessing and managing health conditions.
April 2025 in “OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)” Exosomes from small-tailed Han sheep enhance hair growth in mice.
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October 2010 in “Behavioural Brain Research” Early neurosteroid changes can alter adult brain function and behavior.
January 2005 in “mediaTUM – the media and publications repository of the Technical University Munich (Technical University Munich)” Vitamin D and glucocorticoids affect bone growth, metabolism, and immune response.
March 2012 in “Society for Endocrinology BES 2012” A new method was developed to analyze certain hormones and drugs in human blood efficiently.
1 citations
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November 2012 in “European Journal of Cell Biology” The authors clarified data overlap and corrected a figure error, apologizing for any confusion.
1 citations
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April 2013 in “The FASEB Journal” 3α‐OH‐DHP is essential for reducing nerve activity related to blood pressure control during pregnancy.
68 citations
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March 1965 in “The BMJ” Hormones and genetics affect hair growth and patterns, with some changes reversible and others not.
July 2024 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Human hair follicles have their own thyroid hormone system.
13 citations
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November 2019 in “Scientific reports” Certain drugs change freshwater snail shells to a "banana" shape.
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February 2023 in “Gut Microbes” Gut bacteria can lower androgen levels in male mice.
60 citations
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December 1988 in “Journal of Biochemical Toxicology” TCDD reduces EGF receptors in the liver, affecting growth and development.
10 citations
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December 2017 in “Chemosphere” Bisphenol-A (BPA) increases connections between brain cells and boosts their activity, but it blocks the effects of a male hormone on brain cell plasticity.
96 citations
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September 2008 in “Seminars in Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery” Hormonal treatments, including birth control and antiandrogens, can effectively treat acne in women.
January 2025 in “HORMONES” Gender-affirming hormone treatments need better patient-focused outcome measurements and standardized data collection.
20 citations
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January 2012 in “Journal of Steroids & Hormonal Science” The document concludes that there are still unknowns about the effectiveness, risks, and detection of performance-enhancing drugs, and doping remains a challenge.
14 citations
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March 2017 in “Brain research” Progesterone and its byproducts control a specific receptor in the brain independently of progesterone receptors, affecting conditions related to the menstrual cycle.
56 citations
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November 2010 in “Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research” Brain hormones significantly affect hair color and could potentially be used to prevent or reverse grey hair.
Hair follicles can be used to quickly assess drug effects in cancer treatment.
1 citations
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March 2011 in “Infertility” Hormone imbalances from the pituitary, thyroid, and adrenal glands can cause infertility, but treating these disorders can improve fertility.
23 citations
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January 2020 in “Frontiers in Pharmacology” Dihydrotestosterone affects hair growth by changing the Wnt/β-catenin pathway, with low levels helping and high levels hindering growth.
November 2022 in “Journal of the Endocrine Society” Always consider xanthomatous hypophysitis before deciding on pituitary surgery.
September 2019 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” BMPs are important for hair growth and can counteract the negative effects of androgens on hair follicle stem cells.