January 2024 in “Wiadomości Lekarskie” The abstract emphasizes that aerospace medicine is crucial for addressing the health challenges faced by pilots and astronauts in aviation and space environments, focusing on physiological responses and the impact of microgravity and isolation.
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May 1996 in “Endocrinology” This study found that the androgen precursors DHEA and androstenedione stimulated androgen-sensitive parameters in the sebaceous glands of the skin in castrated male hamsters.
April 2022 in “Reactions Weekly”
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July 1999 in “Clinics in Sports Medicine” This review discusses recent data on the use of anabolic-androgenic steroids and other steroid compounds and reports no new clinical results.
March 2025 in “Experimental Dermatology” This study found that transgenic mice overexpressing IKZF1 developed lesions similar to alopecia areata, suggesting that Ikaros may play a role in the disease's pathogenesis. Ikaros expression was also higher in human alopecia areata patients compared to controls.
April 2020 in “Archivos españoles de urología” This study found that administering dutasteride did not change spermatogenesis or oxidative stress levels in rat testes, though further research is needed to confirm these findings.
December 2025 in “Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)” This review addresses the use of anti-androgens in managing symptoms of polycystic ovary syndrome, noting both their clinical effectiveness and associated safety concerns, while highlighting the need for more research into their long-term safety and metabolic effects.
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July 2024 in “Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine” In this study, women with PCOS who took 12 mg of Astaxanthin daily for 8 weeks showed a reduction in certain inflammatory markers and apoptosis-related genes, suggesting potential benefits for managing PCOS, though effects on symptoms like BMI and hirsutism were not significant.
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October 1947 in “The Lancet” 1 citations
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November 1947 in “The Lancet” July 2026 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” 18 citations
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November 2012 in “Current opinion in urology” This review discusses hormonal control and treatment options for benign prostatic hyperplasia, highlighting similar efficacy and safety between finasteride and dutasteride, and reports no clinical results; further studies are suggested for new therapeutic agents.
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June 2013 in “Talanta” This study demonstrated a validated UPLC method for analyzing finasteride in low-dose drug products, highlighting methanol content and flow rate as critical factors for method robustness and accuracy.
This review highlights that nanotechnology offers promising avenues for enhancing drug delivery and developing new therapeutic strategies for androgenetic alopecia, though challenges remain in clinical translation and the need for long-term safety studies.
March 2023 in “Translational Andrology and Urology” This review discusses the pharmacology of 5-alpha reductase inhibitors, their expanding clinical indications beyond benign prostatic hyperplasia, and notes unresolved claims about their potential role in SARS-CoV-2.
April 2017 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” This study identified intramembrane proteolysis as a key feature of Astrotactin2 maturation, providing insights into its role in planar cell polarity hair patterning.
April 2026 in “Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)” In this study, Dodatek A operationalizes the Functional Androgen Axis framework by defining three system-level indices and an efficiency metric to describe androgen function, incorporating key methodological improvements and acknowledging significant limitations for future empirical validation.
March 2019 in “Hair transplant forum international” This article discusses finasteride and dutasteride use for androgenetic alopecia in light of recent concerns over persistent erectile dysfunction but provides no new clinical findings.
October 2025 in “Dermatology Practical & Conceptual” This study found that ChatGPT 4.0 and Gemini 1.5 Flash provided more accurate and user-friendly responses to androgenetic alopecia questions than Deepseek R1, suggesting they could be effective tools for patient education with physician guidance.
35 citations
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March 2010 in “Journal of Dermatological Science” Ebastine may help regrow hair in alopecia areata patients.
October 2025 in “Journal of the Endocrine Society” In this case report, hyperandrogenism, including hirsutism and elevated testosterone, in a post-menopausal woman on anastrozole for breast cancer may be attributed to the drug after ruling out other serious causes like ovarian hyperthecosis.
July 2023 in “The journal of sexual medicine” This study concluded that anabolic-androgenic steroids negatively impact male reproductive health, including reduced testosterone production, impaired sperm production, and increased risk of sexual dysfunction and metabolic issues.
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March 2014 in “PloS one” In this study, Astragaloside IV was found to inhibit apoptosis-related pathways in hair follicles of mice, suggesting it may serve as an alternative therapy for hair loss.
April 2026 in “Cosmetics” In this review, several studies on Astragalus species, particularly Astragalus membranaceus, highlight their skin rejuvenating, photoprotective, antimicrobial, and wound-healing properties, though the authors note limitations due to reliance on non-human studies and short trial durations.
10 citations
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August 2019 in “European Journal of Dermatology” This abstract provides no new clinical results; it discusses the role of surgery and interventional radiotherapy in treating cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma.
June 2025 in “Stem Cell Research & Therapy” This study found that administering adipose-derived stem cells with ATP improved hair regrowth in male mice with androgenetic alopecia, while the combination was less effective in female mice.
This study is designed to explore the pathogenesis of BPH and assess the effectiveness of combining finasteride and anastrozole as a treatment in rats, with a focus on genetic polymorphisms and hormone regulation.
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June 2006 in “Experimental Neurology” Neurosteroids may help prevent seizures in epilepsy.
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January 2000 in “International Journal of Pharmaceutics” In a study using human scalp skin grafts on SCID mice, topical flutamide and finasteride significantly improved hair growth in male-pattern baldness compared to placebo, with flutamide showing superior results to finasteride.