February 2024 in “Psychoneuroendocrinology” Mothers with lower stress during pregnancy but higher stress after birth had infants with lower development scores.
January 2024 in “Circulation” Certain genetic mutations can lower bad cholesterol and reduce heart disease risk, leading to effective cholesterol-lowering drugs.
January 2024 in “Journal of lipid research” Finasteride may lower cholesterol and slow heart disease progression.
December 2023 in “Urogenital tract infection” Seminal bacteria can lower sperm quality in subfertile men.
April 2023 in “American Journal of Transplantation” Hormone replacement therapy may lower the risk of severe COVID-19 outcomes in non-immunosuppressed people and male organ transplant recipients.
July 2022 in “Asian Journal of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology” Ageratum conyzoides may lower blood sugar and improve blood lipid levels in diabetic rats.
May 2022 in “Gastroenterology” Supplemental testosterone may lower liver cancer risk in hepatitis C patients.
April 2022 in “International journal of respiratory and pulmonary medicine” People with lower levels of free testosterone tend to have worse COVID-19 outcomes.
May 2020 in “Research Square (Research Square)” Women with PCOS have lower physical health quality of life than those without.
November 2019 in “Neuro-oncology” Rind-based techniques can lower scalp radiation dose and reduce hair loss in brain cancer treatment.
October 2019 in “Turkderm” Patients with pernio have lower vitamin B12 and ferritin levels than healthy people.
April 2019 in “The Journal of Urology” Some common medications can lower PSA levels in 45-year-old German men.
June 2018 in “The Journal of Sexual Medicine” Men with lower education levels are more likely to have erectile dysfunction if they have coronary artery disease.
June 2018 in “Biomedical Journal of Scientific and Technical Research” Men with lower 2nd to 4th finger ratios tend to have larger sinus volumes.
January 2018 in “Elsevier eBooks” Minoxidil helps lower severe blood pressure and promotes hair growth but can have serious side effects and must be used continuously.
August 2017 in “Journal of animal science/Journal of animal science ... and ASAS reference compendium” Melatonin supplementation may lower skin temperature in unshaved areas of pregnant beef cattle.
April 2016 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” AGA patients have a lower quality of life than AA patients.
June 2014 in “British Journal of Dermatology” Eczema patients have a lower skin lipid to protein ratio, older and longer-staying hospital patients are more likely to get pressure ulcers, hair loss in AGA is linked to muscle degeneration, vitamin D deficiency is common in alopecia areata and linked to its severity, standard liver tests don't effectively detect fibrosis in psoriasis patients on methotrexate, and bullous pemphigoid patients have a higher death risk but combination therapy may reduce it.
September 2010 in “European Urology Supplements” Opioid use may lower PSA levels, suggesting a possible role in prostate cancer control; PSA testing is useful for detecting prostate cancer; serum triglycerides are not linked to prostate cancer risk; and higher urethral PSA levels may be associated with local hormone activity.
January 2010 in “Springer eBooks” Hirsutism can lower a woman's quality of life, causing emotional distress and affecting social and work opportunities.
January 2010 in “Yearbook of Endocrinology” Older men with lower levels of available testosterone are more likely to be frail.
September 2009 in “European Urology Supplements” IGRT resulted in lower acute toxicity for stage III prostate cancer patients.
November 2005 in “The Journal of Urology” Dutasteride may lower the chance of finding prostate cancer in men with enlarged prostates.
February 2023 in “Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology” Higher leptin and lower vitamin D levels may contribute to male pattern baldness.
March 2022 in “Benha Journal of Applied Sciences” AGA patients have lower serum vaspin levels, which might help detect the condition early.
June 2021 in “Current developments in nutrition” High doses of finasteride lower cholesterol and body weight in certain mice.
Finasteride and dutasteride might lower melanoma risk.
January 2012 in “Vitamins & trace elements” Smoking and drinking can lower vitamin levels and potentially trigger early hair loss, but overall vitamin levels don't seem to affect hair loss duration.
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January 2012 in “Annals of Dermatology” Men with hair loss experience lower quality of life, worsened by factors like age, severity, and treatment history.
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April 2005 in “Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention” E211 G>A gene linked to lower risk of severe prostate cancer and hair loss.