November 2024 in “Scientific Reports” In this study, researchers at a tertiary cancer center observed that many male germ cell tumor survivors experienced degrees of hypogonadism and erectile dysfunction, highlighting the clinical need to monitor endocrine health in cancer survivors.
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January 2013 in “Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences” This study reveals an antagonistic competition between BMP and Wnt signaling within stem cells, influencing their fate towards hair germ characteristics based on the BMP/Wnt activity ratio.
This study identified a proliferative intermediate transcriptional state associated with the transition from secondary hair germ cells to lower hair follicle-associated cells during early hair follicle regeneration in mice.
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January 2016 in “Methods in molecular biology” This protocol describes a method for regenerating hair follicles using a bioengineering technique called the Organ Germ Method, but it reports no new clinical results.
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September 2015 in “Folia Histochemica Et Cytobiologica” This study found that paternal exposure to finasteride in male rats may impair fertility and affect androgen-sensitive spermatogenesis in their male offspring.