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Gene therapy shows promise for enhancing physical traits but faces ethical, safety, and regulatory challenges.

Estrogens are key for bone growth spurts in both boys and girls and affect growth into adulthood.

Using high doses and multiple drugs with steroids is risky and should be prevented.

Growth hormone levels affect hair growth and loss, with too much causing excess hair and too little leading to hair loss.

A woman with childhood growth hormone deficiency had multiple hormone deficiencies and developed serious lung and kidney problems later in life.

Hormones significantly influence hair growth, with conditions like hirsutism and patterned hair loss linked to hormone levels; more research is needed for full understanding.

IGF-1 may affect hair growth and loss, but more research is needed to confirm effective and safe treatments.

A woman with acromegaly experienced severe hair loss from a drug called Lanreotide Autogel, which improved after stopping the treatment.

Boosting mitochondrial energy production with supplements like acetyl-L-carnitine may improve aging-related cellular function and health conditions.

Zinc supplements improved hair and skin conditions in two patients.

IGF-1 injections help mice grow more hair by increasing cell growth and blocking a hair growth inhibitor.

The 39th Manfred Donike Workshop discussed methods for detecting misuse of steroids, gene doping, and the complexity of identifying drug residues in urine, highlighting the ongoing efforts to improve global anti-doping work.

Skin health and diseases are closely linked to metabolic processes.

High wool density in Rex rabbits is linked to specific gene activity affecting hair follicle development.

Dihydrotestosterone (DHT) stops hair growth in mice by lowering a growth factor important for hair.

New tools show that in fish, NPY increases feeding and somatostatin decreases it.

The exact cause of growth hormone-responsive alopecia in dogs is unclear.

COVID-19 and hypopituitarism (reduced pituitary gland function) are linked, with the latter's related health issues potentially worsening COVID-19 outcomes, and COVID-19 possibly increasing risk for pituitary complications.

Some supplements and hormones can increase hair loss by raising DHT levels.

Sheehan syndrome can cause hormone deficiencies after childbirth, but treatment can improve symptoms.

Cantú syndrome may be linked to pituitary adenomas.

Raspberry ketone may help grow hair and improve skin elasticity.

The document concluded that more research is needed to understand how estrogen affects the enzyme involved in hirsutism development.

DHEA supplementation may improve quality of life, neuropsychological functions, and sexual satisfaction in individuals with adrenal insufficiency, but more research is needed to confirm its safety and effectiveness.

Some drugs linked to growth hormones may increase the chance of hair loss in women.

More than half of patients who had acromegaly surgery experienced hair loss, with varying degrees of recovery.

The document concludes that most patients with endocrine disorders experience diffuse, non-scarring hair loss, with scarring hair loss being rare.

The skin acts like an endocrine organ, producing hormones that affect various body functions and skin health, and understanding this can lead to new treatments.

The document concludes that alopecia has significant social and psychological effects, leading to a market for hair loss treatments.

Certain supplements, like whey protein isolate and growth hormones, can worsen hair loss.