Men who take supplemental androgens-the male hormone testosterone or similar medications-increase their strength by adding muscle mass, but androgens alone do not pack more might into the muscles, ...

Elderly patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) have a poor prognosis, and innovative maintenance therapy could improve their outcomes. Androgens, used in the treatment of aplastic anemia, have ...

Adrenal androgens, primarily dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) and its sulphate (DHEAS), have long been recognised as key precursors in steroid metabolism. More recently, the identification of ...

Anti-androgens may be beneficial for managing certain hyperandrogenism-related symptoms of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) in cases where combined oral contraceptive pills are contraindicated, poorly ...

When transgender men transition, their risk for breast cancer tends to plummet and look more like the breast cancer risk for cisgender men, excluding those with high-risk mutations like BRCA1 or BRCA2 ...

A new class of male sex hormones known as androgens plays a key role in the development of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), new research shows. Scientists led by the University of Birmingham have ...

Following cutaneous injury, the damaged dermal matrix is replaced by activated fibroblasts, which migrate from the surrounding stroma into the wound space in a process mediated by the binding of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . One journal reviewer told Donald P. McDonnell, PhD, the research should be “banned from the literature.” A ...

Male sex hormones interfere with the body's ability to fight bladder cancer, likely explaining why males experience higher cancer rates and more deadly disease, according to a new study co-led by a ...

High levels of stress, body mass index (BMI), and certain hormones are linked to earlier puberty in girls, according to a ...

Jenny Graves is a Friend of The Conversation. Distinguished Professor of Genetics and Vice Chancellor's Fellow, La Trobe University While this may sound strange, science does offer a plausible ...

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