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Steroids Help Reverse Rapid Bone Loss Tied to Rib Fractures
A series of studies found
that steroid drugs, known
for inducing bone loss with
prolonged use, actually help
suppress a molecule
that’s key to the
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The Scientific Side of Steroid Use and Abuse
Scientists are investigating
the cellular basis for
behavioral changes seen with
the abuse of anabolic
androgenic steroids. New
research looks at three
major behavioral systems
... > full story
Variations in Sex Steroid Gene Expression Can Predict Aggressive Behaviors, Bird Study Shows
A biologist has shown that
natural variation in
measures of the brain's
ability to process steroid
hormones predicts functional
... > full story
Tiny Plants Could Cut Costs, Shrink Environmental Footprint
Tall, waving corn fields
that line Midwestern roads
may one day be replaced by
dwarfed versions that
require less water,
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Anabolic Steroids May Affect Future Mental Health
May 20, 2013 — There is a link between use of anabolic-androgenic steroids and reduced mental health later in life. This is the main conclusion of a new study on elite male strength athletes. Twenty per cent of the ... > full story -
Additional Role for Abiraterone in Blocking Tumour Growth in Castration Resistant Prostate Cancer
March 15, 2013 — As part of an EU-supported IMI-PREDECT consortium (www.predect.eu), a Dutch study showed that anti-androgenic properties of the drug abiraterone may provide an additional mechanism of action in ... > full story -
How Chronic Stress Accelerates Alzheimer’s Disease
March 14, 2013 — Why does chronic stress lead to increased risk for dementia? The answer may lie in the elevation of stress steroids that is seen in the brain during stress, a researcher ... > full story -
Steroids May Help Reduce Deaths from All Types of Tuberculosis
March 12, 2013 — The routine use of steroids to treat tuberculosis may help reduce deaths from all types of the disease, according to a new review of existing ... > full story -
Antibody Response Linked With Rejection in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients
February 28, 2013 — A transplanted kidney has a finite life expectancy because it often becomes the target of the recipient's immune system, which may mount antibodies that attack the organ. Because there is a critical ... > full story -
Steroids May Shorten Hospital Stay for Pneumonia Patients
February 28, 2013 — Patients with pneumonia may spend fewer days in the hospital if they are given steroids along with antibiotics and supportive ... > full story -
Steroid Injection May Lead to Worse Outcomes in Patients With Spinal Stenosis
February 19, 2013 — For patients with spinal stenosis, epidural steroid injections (ESI) may actually lead to worse outcomes—- whether or not the patient later undergoes surgery, according to a new ... > full story -
Botox Beats Steroids for Painful Foot Condition, Plantar Fasciitis, Study Suggests
January 17, 2013 — Plantar fasciitis is the most frequent cause of chronic heel pain, leaving many sufferers unable to put their best foot forward for months at a time. Now a Mexican study suggests that physicians ... > full story -
Synthetic Chemistry: Steroids That Only Nature Could Make on a Large Scale, Until Now
January 3, 2013 — Scientists have achieved a feat in synthetic chemistry by inventing a scalable method to make complex natural compounds known as "polyhydroxylated steroids." These compounds, used in heart-failure ... > full story -
Extending Steroid Treatment Does Not Benefit Children With Hard-to-Treat Kidney Disease, Study Finds
December 20, 2012 — Extending steroid treatment for the most common form of kidney disease in children provides no benefit for preventing relapses or side effects, according to a new study. The findings challenge ... > full story
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