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New targets for making and using brain-synthesized steroids could lead to better treatments for brain disorders and alcoholism.

All five human steroid 5α-reductase enzymes are found in the endoplasmic reticulum.

Estrogens significantly influence hair growth by interacting with receptors in hair follicles and may help regulate the hair growth cycle.

Hormones during puberty increase certain receptors in the brain, and this change is influenced by estrogen levels.

Thyroid hormone receptors are essential for hair growth and wound healing.

Male rats have androgen receptors in their liver, which are different from proteins that bind estrogen.

Men with male-pattern baldness have more androgen receptors in their scalp's oil glands, which may contribute to hair loss.

Men and women have different levels and production of brain steroids, which may affect their risk for certain brain disorders.

Scientists have developed a new method to detect steroid abuse in athletes using cell-based tests, which could be the future of anti-doping methods.

The study concluded that both estrogen and androgen receptors, which decrease with age, are linked to skin aging and may be hormonally regulated.

Abusing steroids can damage your heart, muscles, reproductive system, liver, skin, and brain, and may increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease.

Oestrogens help maintain healthy skin, heal wounds, and may protect against skin aging and cancer.

High testosterone to epitestosterone ratio in hair could predict male-pattern baldness.

Stress and hormones like progesterone can affect absence seizures, but their effects change with different life stages.

An 86-year-old man with prostate cancer was diagnosed with a rare, low-grade breast cancer and underwent surgery but declined additional hormone therapy.

Androgens can both increase and decrease hair growth in different parts of the body.

Estrogens can improve skin aging but carry risks; more research is needed on safer treatments.

Finasteride treats enlarged prostate and hair loss, but may cause side effects in some patients.

Androgen receptors are active in many tissues of both male and female mice, not just reproductive organs.

Spironolactone can reduce hair growth in women with hirsutism.

The document concludes that research on sulfatase inhibitors should continue due to their potential in treating various diseases, despite some clinical trial failures.

Some hormone-related drugs may protect brain cells in Parkinson's disease differently in men and women.

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

Flutamide, an antiandrogen, has minimal impact on female rat endocrine systems and does not significantly change their reproductive cycles.

Gender affects hair and scalp characteristics, with differences in hormone responses, graying patterns, and trace metals.

Hormones control reproduction and are crucial for body balance.

Dexamethasone increases the activity of androgen receptors in human skin cells, which may link it to certain types of hair loss.

NcoA4 may have roles beyond helping control gene activity, possibly affecting cell behavior and stability.

The document concludes that sex hormones are crucial for mammalian reproduction, health, and behavior, and require more research for therapeutic use.

Finding functions for unknown GPCRs is hard but key for making new drugs.