October 2004 in “Australian Prescriber” This discussion reviews the lack of long-term clinical studies on metformin's cardiovascular benefits in women with polycystic ovary syndrome, advocating for lifestyle changes to improve insulin sensitivity.
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March 2010 in “Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery” This study describes a new two-step method for effectively removing hair particles from split-thickness skin grafts from the scalp, potentially preventing foreign-body reactions at recipient sites.
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July 2018 in “General and comparative endocrinology” This study observed that direct exposure to androgens in Western clawed frogs differentially affects thyroid receptor and deiodinase gene expression in male and female tissues, offering insight into sex-specific metabolic pathway activation.
This study found that serum PSA levels and %fPSA have limited diagnostic capability in distinguishing prostate cancer, suggesting a need for new, more specific and sensitive markers.
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November 2003 in “Current Opinion in Obstetrics & Gynecology” This review summarizes recent studies on metformin for polycystic ovary syndrome, reporting its beneficial effects on endocrine, metabolic, and reproductive outcomes, but highlights ongoing debate about its mechanisms.