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In the News: Too much testosterone kills brain cells
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---------------------------------------------------------------- By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Correspondent WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Too much testosterone can kill brain cells, researchers said on Tuesday in a finding that may help explain why steroid abuse can cause behavior changes like aggressiveness and suicidal tendencies. Tests on brain cells in lab dishes showed that while a little of the male hormone is good, too much of it causes cells to self-destruct in a process similar to that seen in brain illnesses such as Alzheimer's. "Too little testosterone is bad, too much is bad but the right amount is perfect," said Barbara Ehrlich of Yale University in Connecticut, who led the study. Testosterone is key to the development, differentiation and growth of cells and is produced by both men and women, although men produce about 20 times more of the hormone. It can also be abused, and recent scandals have involved athletes who use the hormone, or steroids that turn into testosterone in the body, for an unfair advantage. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Read it at http://today.reuters.com/news/articl...src=rss&rpc=22 or http://tinyurl.com/zdx4c J. Spaceman |
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In the News: Too much testosterone kills brain cells
"Jason Spaceman" wrote in message ... "Too little testosterone is bad, too much is bad but the right amount is perfect," said Barbara Ehrlich of Yale University in Connecticut, who led the study. Damn, that's some deep ****, Barbs. |
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In the News: Too much testosterone kills brain cells
Jason Spaceman wrote:
"Too little testosterone is bad, too much is bad but the right amount is perfect," said Barbara Ehrlich of Yale University in Connecticut, who led the study. Stu Fleming wrote: Damn, that's some deep ****, Barbs. Maybe she's a mountain biker. |
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In the News: Too much testosterone kills brain cells
Donald Munro wrote:
Jason Spaceman wrote: "Too little testosterone is bad, too much is bad but the right amount is perfect," said Barbara Ehrlich of Yale University in Connecticut, who led the study. Stu Fleming wrote: Damn, that's some deep ****, Barbs. Maybe she's a mountain biker. She's a baby bear. |
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In the News: Too much testosterone kills brain cells
On Wed, 27 Sep 2006 19:47:14 +1200, "Stu Fleming"
wrote: "Jason Spaceman" wrote in message ... "Too little testosterone is bad, too much is bad but the right amount is perfect," said Barbara Ehrlich of Yale University in Connecticut, who led the study. Damn, that's some deep ****, Barbs. Though females do have some testosterone, that has to peg the unintentional humor and irony meter. |
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In the News: Too much testosterone kills brain cells
Jason Spaceman wrote in
: From the article: ---------------------------------------------------------------- By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Correspondent WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Too much testosterone can kill brain cells, researchers said on Tuesday in a finding that may help explain why steroid abuse can cause behavior changes like aggressiveness and suicidal tendencies. Tests on brain cells in lab dishes showed that while a little of the male hormone is good, too much of it causes cells to self-destruct in a process similar to that seen in brain illnesses such as Alzheimer's. "Too little testosterone is bad, too much is bad but the right amount is perfect," said Barbara Ehrlich of Yale University in Connecticut, who led the study. Testosterone is key to the development, differentiation and growth of cells and is produced by both men and women, although men produce about 20 times more of the hormone. It can also be abused, and recent scandals have involved athletes who use the hormone, or steroids that turn into testosterone in the body, for an unfair advantage. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Read it at http://today.reuters.com/news/articl...hNews&storyid= 2006-09-26T210055Z_01_N26363369_RTRUKOC_0_US-TESTOSTERONE.xml&src=rss&r pc=22 or http://tinyurl.com/zdx4c J. Spaceman Perhaps someone has knowledge of this: is it possible to naturally produce amounts of testosterone that are unhealthy? Is there some specific illness associated with this? |
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In the News: Too much testosterone kills brain cells
On 09/27/2006 05:42 AM, in article
, "Jonathan v.d. Sluis" wrote: Perhaps someone has knowledge of this: is it possible to naturally produce amounts of testosterone that are unhealthy? Is there some specific illness associated with this? Big dicks and baldness. -- Steven L. Sheffield stevens at veloworks dot com bellum pax est libertas servitus est ignoratio vis est ess ay ell tea ell ay kay ee sea eye tee why you ti ay aitch aitch tee tea pea colon [for word] slash [four ward] slash double-you double-yew double-ewe dot flahute dot com [foreword] slash |
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In the News: Too much testosterone kills brain cells
On Wed, 27 Sep 2006 06:30:46 -0600, "Steven L. Sheffield"
wrote: On 09/27/2006 05:42 AM, in article , "Jonathan v.d. Sluis" wrote: Perhaps someone has knowledge of this: is it possible to naturally produce amounts of testosterone that are unhealthy? Is there some specific illness associated with this? Big dicks and baldness. Though there are few eunuchs with balding problems (so says Wiki), there is no direct link between excess T and baldness. Though they call it androgenic alopecia it's thought that the reason has to do with the skin on the scalp not the actual DHT levels. The cells, or hair follicles might be too sensitive to higher, but normal levels of DHT. On the size of the organ, I don't know that is true either. Probably plenty of size among those with T in the lower end of the range. Lots of high T guys with small endowments, don'tcha know. They're the ones that are balding driving sports cars who yell at you to get moving when the light turns green. Teasing some, but it's true... I looked up hirsuitism thinking I'd find something, but according to current research, that's thought to be due to high levels of circulating insulin! (fat chicks=hairy upper lips) |
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In the News: Too much testosterone kills brain cells
On 27 Sep 2006 11:42:15 GMT, "Jonathan v.d. Sluis" wrote:
Jason Spaceman wrote in : From the article: ---------------------------------------------------------------- By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Correspondent WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Too much testosterone can kill brain cells, researchers said on Tuesday in a finding that may help explain why steroid abuse can cause behavior changes like aggressiveness and suicidal tendencies. Tests on brain cells in lab dishes showed that while a little of the male hormone is good, too much of it causes cells to self-destruct in a process similar to that seen in brain illnesses such as Alzheimer's. "Too little testosterone is bad, too much is bad but the right amount is perfect," said Barbara Ehrlich of Yale University in Connecticut, who led the study. Perhaps someone has knowledge of this: is it possible to naturally produce amounts of testosterone that are unhealthy? Is there some specific illness associated with this? Know any teenagers? Ron |
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