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Androgen Defined

A hormone (such as testosterone) that causes development of male characteristics and sex organs

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Clinical Trial Of A Genetically Tailored Therapy For Female Baldness To Start

Published October 8, 2008, 11:07 am, Medical News Today

Pharmacogenomics research and development innovator PharmaGenoma, Inc. and its subsidiary HairDX, LLC, today announced that it has received institutional review board (IRB) approval to begin a clinical trial of a genetically tailored therapy for female baldness (Androgenetic Alopecia).

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Researchers Unravel New Aspects Of The Male Hormone (Androgen) Receptor Regulation In Prostate Cancer

Published October 8, 2008, 3:08 am, Medical News Today

A team of researchers in the Center for Prostate Disease Research (CPDR) at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU), led by Dr. Shiv Srivastava, professor of surgery, are working to define male hormone regulated transcriptome in prostate cancer cells.

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Hidradenitis Suppurativa (HS) (Acne Inversa (AI), Apocrine Acne, Acne Conglobata, Apocrinitis, Verneuil's Disease, ...

Published October 8, 2008, 12:53 am, ThirdAge

Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is when recurring inflamed nodules (small, solid lumps) and cysts (fluid-filled mass) appear in the armpits and groin. These lesions may also be found under the breasts and even around the nipples and anus.

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Literatus: Curse of the fat gene

Published October 7, 2008, 9:30 am, Sun Star

By Zosimo T. Literatus, R.M.T. “Economic growth may one day turn out to be a curse rather than a good, and under not conditions can it either lead into freedom or constitute a proof of its existence.”

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Dendreon Announces Interim Data From Phase 3 PROVENGE IMPACT Trial

Published October 7, 2008, 3:07 am, Medical News Today

Dendreon Corporation (Nasdaq: DNDN) announced that it has completed the planned interim analysis of the Phase 3, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled IMPACT (IMmunotherapy for Prostate AdenoCarcinoma Treatment, also known as D9902B) clinical trial designed to asse

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FOXSexpert: Are You Having Trouble Finishing?

Published October 6, 2008, 1:44 pm, Fox News

We hear a lot about finishing too soon, but taking too long may be just as big of a problem for some men.

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Anabolic Steroids Provide A Competitive Edge In Power Lifting Years After Doping Has Ended

Published October 3, 2008, 10:22 am, Science Daily

Steroid use has been suspected in sports where building muscle strength, rather than endurance, is paramount. Power lifting is such a sport. Researchers have examined the impact of anabolic steroid use in power lifters years after the athletes ceased taking the drugs. They have found that while physical traces of the drug no longer remained, changes in the shoulder and quadriceps still gave ...

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  • why does one person get acne over another?: "It is a sign of one thing and one thing only: the adolescent has oversensitive oil gland receptors overstimulated by the elevated androgen levels typical of adolescence and required for the sexual maturation at the time, and/or excess skin cell shedding within the pilosebaceous unit (pore/follicle containing the sebaceous gland) and/or weak follicular walls."

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  • What is androgenetic alopecia?: Talks about how the hairline recedes to form a characteristic "M" shape and the genes associated with this condition.

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