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This study explored the role of magic in traditional and modern Romanian societies, revealing that both rural and urban communities turn to magical rituals and witchcraft to address various misfortunes and needs, with the COVID-19 pandemic enhancing this reliance despite technological advancements.

This study observed that radiation exposure in male rats activated hepatic stellate cells and the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway, mediated by TGF-β1, contributing to liver injury, while the use of a signaling pathway inhibitor reduced these effects.

This article reviews the care of transgender patients, encompassing diagnosis, treatment options, and challenges in health care access, but does not present new research findings; the authors emphasize the critical role of providers in addressing transgender health needs.

This study found that acute sleep deprivation enhanced 5α-reductase expression and activity in the rat prefrontal cortex, and finasteride treatment reduced associated psychosis- and mania-like behaviors.

This study revealed significant signals of drug-related cognitive disorders in several medications that lack relevant FDA label warnings, suggesting a need for increased clinical awareness and potential label updates.

This study observed that gender-affirming hormone therapy differentially affects metabolism in mice, with the specific metabolic impacts dependent on the type of hormonal treatment used.

This article reviews the psychosocial impacts of androgenetic alopecia on men, highlighting the importance of addressing both hair loss and associated psychological disorders for improved treatment satisfaction.

In this narrative, Dr. Angela Rodgers shares her experience at Baldie Con 2023, highlighting how attending a community-focused conference helped her understand the psychosocial impacts of chronic illness and the importance of connecting with others who share similar experiences.

This study examines how conditions like PSSD, Long COVID, and ME/CFS form a "Post-Exposure Syndromes" family, initiated by transient exposures but persisting due to complex state-space dynamics, and suggests improving pharmacovigilance to better address and understand these persistent syndromes.

This study found that mechanical stress activates a WISP-1/Hedgehog signaling axis that contributes to ligamentum flavum hypertrophy and fibrosis, identifying Hedgehog signaling as a potential therapeutic target.

This case report describes a 23-year-old woman who experienced hair breakage along her anterior hairline due to the formation of bubbles in the hair shafts from blow-drying techniques.

This document provides protocols for gender-affirming hormone therapy in India, highlighting the need for research on outcomes and adverse events in adults receiving such therapy; it reports no new results.

This study found that the type of reporter significantly influences the detection of cancer therapy-induced alopecia signals, highlighting differences in signal amplification between patients and healthcare professionals.

Valproate can cause both hair loss and curly hair in bipolar disorder patients.

The document concludes that early diagnosis of Balint's syndrome is crucial for effective treatment and that understanding drug interactions, like between ritonavir and statins, is important for patient care.

This study found that patients with androgenetic alopecia experience significantly higher symptoms of anxiety, depression, stress, and body image dissatisfaction compared to non-AGA controls, along with generally reduced self-esteem and life satisfaction.

This article reviews challenges in interpreting observational COVID-19 data due to biases from non-random sampling, discussing strategies to address these biases but reporting no new results.

This essay introduces Dr. Qiu's approach to treating consumptive syndromes with TCM after radio-chemotherapy, discussing how modern cancer treatments cause these symptoms and his unique perspective on their management.

This review discusses the psychological and social impacts of androgenetic alopecia and suggests that medical treatments can have some positive psychological effects, highlighting the condition's moderate stress and impact on body image.

This review discusses the long-term effects of gender affirming hormone therapy and reports no new clinical findings, recommending a shared decision-making approach to balance benefits and risks for transgender individuals.

This article critiques the marketing strategies of Rogaine and Accutane and reports no new clinical findings, questioning the photographic evidence used in advertising.

This study suggests that gender-affirming testosterone therapy in transgender men is generally safe and effective with adequate screening and monitoring, although high-quality long-term studies are lacking.

This study found that using medical terminology for newly medicalized disorders leads people to perceive them as more serious, more representative of a disease, and less common than when common language is used.

This study found that sleep deprivation in mice can trigger prostatitis by activating the cGAS-STING pathway due to reduced levels of dihydrotestosterone and melatonin, resulting in a pro-inflammatory environment, while recovery sleep can mitigate these effects.

This study suggests that young women with low prolactin levels may face higher cardiometabolic risk, and reducing cabergoline dosage reversed related metabolic disturbances.

Quarantine stress likely worsened hair loss in women, but video consultations helped manage their condition and reduce anxiety.

This case study describes a patient initially misdiagnosed with pediculosis capitis, later identified as having trichotillomania, highlighting the importance of thorough behavioral inquiries by physicians in such cases.

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This study found that progesterone reduces neuronal injury from tributyltin exposure in rat hippocampal slices through a mechanism dependent on allopregnanolone and GABAA receptors.

This study found that silencing IGFBP5 reduced neurotoxicity and motor deficits in the 6-OHDA model of Parkinson's disease, likely by affecting the SHH signaling pathway, suggesting its potential role in mitigating Parkinson’s-related neuronal damage.