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Prostate cancer cells can make their own androgens to activate the androgen receptor, and treatments like abiraterone may increase this ability, suggesting new therapies should target the entire steroid-making pathway.

Increasing mir-302 turns human hair cells into stem cells by changing gene regulation and demethylation.

Stromal stem cells may help heal wounds by becoming structural cells or affecting the immune system, but more research is needed to understand how.

The secretome from mesenchymal stem cells is a promising treatment that may repair tissue and avoid side effects of stem cell transplantation.

Patients need long-term care after bariatric surgery to manage potential nutritional and metabolic issues.

Cells from balding scalps have more androgen receptors than cells from non-balding scalps.

Iron deficiency may be related to hair loss, but there's not enough evidence to recommend iron screening or supplements for all hair loss patients.

Calcium affects where root hairs grow, but other unknown factors determine their growth direction.

Fibrinogen/LDL apheresis may improve speech perception in sudden hearing loss, especially for those with high fibrinogen and LDL levels.

Some medicinal plants can help heal wounds and may lead to new treatments.

Some drugs can cause hair loss or increase hair growth, but these effects are usually reversible when the drug is stopped.

Allergic reactions to blood thinners are rare but can be serious, requiring careful testing and alternative treatments.

Vitamin D has potential benefits for cancer prevention, heart health, diabetes, obesity, muscle function, skin health, and immune function, but clinical results are mixed and more research is needed.

Most women with PCOS have high levels of male hormones, and free testosterone is the best marker for this.

Scientists turned rat thymus cells into stem cells that can help repair skin and hair.

Lignans and neolignans from plants may help protect against various health issues, including cancer and heart disease.

Lampreys have a functional vitamin D receptor that may help detoxify harmful substances.

MicroRNA-214 is important for skin and hair growth because it affects the Wnt pathway.

Fatty acid transport protein 4 is essential for skin and hair development.

Some drugs can cause hair loss, change hair color and shape, or increase hair growth, and treatment may involve stopping the drug or using specific hair growth treatments.

Women with androgenic alopecia are more likely to have polycystic ovaries and higher androgen levels, which may indicate PCOS.

Norgestimate is the most effective birth control progestin for reducing an enzyme linked to acne and excessive hair growth in women.

Polycystic ovarian shape is a genetic sign of PCOS and its hormonal and metabolic features can be inherited.

A new protein was made to detect specific skin cell growth receptors and worked in normal skin but not in skin cancer cells.

Most low-level light therapy studies did not accurately report how light was measured, affecting treatment reliability.

Certain fungi and bacteria help orchid seeds germinate and plants grow better.

Metabolic syndrome and PCOS are related but separate conditions, with metabolic syndrome increasing the risk of heart disease and diabetes.

The document concludes that targeting 5α-reductase, the androgen receptor, and hair growth genes, along with using compounds with anti-androgenic properties, could lead to more effective hair loss treatments.

Steroid sex hormones activate matriptase in prostate cancer cells but not in breast cancer cells.

LY191704 is a compound that effectively blocks a specific enzyme involved in hormone conversion and could help treat enlarged prostate and hair loss.