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Lipocalin-Type Prostaglandin D2 Synthase (L-PGDS) is a protein that plays many roles in the body, including sleep regulation, pain management, food intake, and protection against harmful substances. It also affects fat metabolism, glucose intolerance, cell maturation, and is involved in various diseases like diabetes, cancer, and arthritis. It can influence sex organ development and embryonic cell differentiation, and its levels can be used as a diagnostic marker for certain conditions.

Syndecan-1 is essential for maintaining skin fat and preventing cold stress.

Vitamin D might help regulate insulin in the body, but taking Vitamin D supplements doesn't clearly prevent or improve type 2 diabetes. More research is needed.

The symposium highlighted the skin's role in sensing itch, pain, touch, and pleasure, and discussed new research and techniques for understanding and treating these sensations.

People with common hair loss conditions may have a higher risk of heart disease and related health issues.

Gender-affirming hormone therapy improves physical performance in trans men to the level of cisgender men, while in trans women, it increases fat mass and decreases muscle mass, with no advantage in physical performance after 2 years.

Melatonin helps grow more secondary hair follicles in young goats, improving cashmere production.

Found 32 genes linked to male baldness, affecting hair growth and stress-related pathways.

Existing drug dexamethasone may lower death risk in severe COVID-19 cases; more research needed for other drugs.

DNA profiling in forensics has improved, but predicting physical traits and ancestry from DNA has limitations and requires ethical consideration.

The Rotterdam Study aims to understand disease causes in the elderly and has found new risk factors and genetic influences on various conditions.

Some alternative treatments for hair loss might work, but more research is needed.

A woman with Cushing's syndrome improved after surgery to remove a tumor causing the condition.

Iron deficiency anemia can cause itching, which often improves with iron supplements.

The meeting discussed medical findings, including benefits of certain treatments for cancer and heart conditions, and highlighted issues like poor adherence to preventive measures and skill gaps among interns.

A new gel form of minoxidil is equally effective for hair growth and safer for the heart and other organs than the traditional solution.

Diagnosing PCOS in teenagers is hard because its symptoms often look like normal puberty, and there's a need for better diagnosis methods and agreement on criteria.

Hormones significantly affect hair and oil gland function in the skin, and more research is needed on skin-related hormone disorders.

The model and estimator can predict drug exposure in kidney transplant patients well.

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.

The Rotterdam Study found risk factors for elderly diseases, links between lifestyle and genetics with health conditions, and aimed to explore new areas like DNA methylation and sensory input effects on brain function.

Jumonji genes are important for development and their mutations can cause abnormalities, especially in the heart and brain.

Skin fat helps with body temperature control and has other active roles in health.

Cheonggukjang may help prevent and manage various diseases and improve overall health, but its odor and safety concerns need addressing.

DCP therapy causes side effects like weakness, flushing, headaches, and taste changes, but less frequently causes hypertension and diabetes.

The conference presented findings on how vitamin D levels, genetic factors, and lifestyle choices like smoking and yoga affect various health conditions and diseases.

Men with early balding should be checked for metabolic syndrome, as there's a link between the two.

Scientists found a specific group of itch-sensing nerve cells in mice important for feeling itch but not for sensing heat or touch.