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June 1988 in “Journal of Steroid Biochemistry” Flutamide combined with an LHRH agonist effectively inhibits prostate growth, suggesting it could treat prostate cancer.
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September 2017 in “Journal of Medicinal Food” Annurca apple supplement safely increases hair growth and keratin in humans.
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June 2017 in “Rejuvenation Research” Minoxidil treatment increases aorta elasticity and reduces stiffness in aged mice, potentially helping with age-related heart issues.
17 citations,
January 2016 in “American Journal of Epidemiology” Men with male pattern baldness have a higher risk of dying from prostate cancer.
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August 2017 in “Scientific reports” Researchers developed a cost-effective 66 K SNP chip for cashmere goats that is accurate and useful for genetic studies.
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February 2021 in “Molecules” A new method was created to test the effectiveness of Dihydrotestosterone (DHT) inhibitors, like finasteride and dutasteride, in human and fish cells. The results showed fish cells are more sensitive to these treatments, and dutasteride works better than finasteride in all tested cells.
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August 2016 in “Behavioural Brain Research” Finasteride given to baby rats reduces dopamine release and increases alcohol consumption in adult males.
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