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Four new compounds were more effective than finasteride in treating prostate issues and hair loss, with one being 100 times more active and safe for use.

New methods to make oxasteroids show promise for medical treatments like osteoporosis and breast cancer.

The document concludes that computational methods using networks and various data can improve the process of finding new uses for existing drugs.

Blocking the androgen receptor in skin cells reduces their growth response to male hormones, suggesting a possible treatment for skin conditions linked to androgens.

Suppressing certain hormones might help prevent prostate cancer.

New hybrid compound found to effectively prevent hair loss.

VDUP1 is found in skin and hair follicles, interacts with sciellin, and may help regulate skin cell differentiation.

New treatments for enlarged prostate are being developed, some of which may be more effective than current medications.

Finasteride effectively treats enlarged prostate and male baldness, improves symptoms of hirsutism in women, but doesn't work for acne, and may delay prostate cancer progression with few side effects.

Finasteride may cause lasting sexual, mental, and physical symptoms; use with caution.

The new compounds moderately block a specific enzyme and strongly counteract a male hormone, suggesting potential for treating certain male-related health conditions.

Using 5-alpha-reductase inhibitors, drugs for prostate issues and hair loss, may lead to eye abnormalities in men.

Combining flutamide and finasteride can reduce prostate weight and tumor growth, potentially benefiting treatments needing optimal DHT inhibition.

Scientists successfully purified a protein called Wnt3a, which is involved in processes like hair growth, but the overall yield was low, suggesting more work is needed to improve this.

The conclusion is that the nuclear lamina and LINC complex in skin cells respond to mechanical signals, affecting gene expression and cell differentiation, which is important for skin health and can impact skin diseases.

A new topical solution safely reduces hair shedding by 38% on average by tightening a muscle in the scalp.

The meeting highlighted the genetic basis of female pattern hair loss and various skin health insights.

Human skin can make serotonin and melatonin.

Finasteride treats enlarged prostate and may help with baldness, but effects on sexual function and male fetuses are unclear.

Lower doses of treatments for hirsutism and acne in PCOS are effective and cause fewer side effects.

Male hormones, particularly DHT, are linked to male pattern hair loss, and treatments like finasteride can help, but they don't work for postmenopausal women's hair loss, which may have different causes.

Too much androgen can cause hair loss; finasteride may help.

Finasteride exposure in pregnancy causes genital abnormalities in male rats.

The study found that two enzymes linked to hair loss are located in different parts of the scalp, supporting a common treatment's effectiveness.

A certain smell receptor in hair follicles can affect hair growth when activated by a synthetic sandalwood scent.

Hormonal treatments can help with acne, especially in women, by lowering androgen levels or blocking their effects.

Hair color loss can indicate the effectiveness of a drug targeting the KIT protein in mice and humans.

Minoxidil activates hair growth by being sulfated by P-PST in the human liver.

Nanocrystals improve skin penetration and stability of caffeine, suggesting a new method for delivering similar substances through the skin.

Antiandrogens, particularly flutamide and CPA, are most effective for treating hirsutism, with long-term use needed for best results.