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New male contraceptive does not involve hormones

Medical Xpress

Instead of using hormones to disrupt sperm production, the new technique involves placing a hydrogel called ADAM into the vas deferens to prevent sperm from making its way to the urethra.

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Ibutamoren mesylate by Lumos Pharma for Growth Hormone Deficiency: Likelihood of Approval

Pharmaceutical Technology

Ibutamoren mesylate is under clinical development by Lumos Pharma and currently in Phase II for Growth Hormone Deficiency. According to GlobalData, Phase II drugs for Growth Hormone Deficiency have a 63% phase transition success rate (PTSR) indication benchmark for progressing into Phase III. It is administered orally.

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Pfizer’s Ngenla Approved as Once-Weekly Treatment for Pediatric Growth Hormone Deficiency (GHD)

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Pfizer has been going strong on the approval front, having secured its fifth US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval in the past five weeks, with the most recent being for the company’s once-weekly human growth hormone analog Ngenla (somatrogon-ghla).

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Pfizer and OPKO's Growth Hormone Drug Effective in Late-Stage Trial

BioSpace

Pfizer and Opko Health reported their Phase III clinical trial of somatrogan met the primary endpoint compared to Genotropin (somatropin) for treating children 3 to 18 years of age with growth hormone deficiency.

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Alzheimer’s Is More Common in Women, And This May Help Explain Why

AuroBlog - Aurous Healthcare Clinical Trials blog

Now two new studies raise the possibility of complex interactions between hormones and […] In the US, roughly two out of every three people with Alzheimer’s is a woman, a statistic that could be partially explained by the fact women typically live longer than men. Yet researchers have suspected there could be more to the story.

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For The First Time, Scientists Showed Structural, Brain-Wide Changes During Menstruation

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The constant ebb and flow of hormones that guide the menstrual cycle don’t just affect reproductive anatomy. They also reshape the brain, and a study has given us insight into how this happens.

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New hormonal agent may slow progression of early-stage prostate cancer during active surveillance

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For men with early-stage prostate cancer being managed by active surveillance, adding the hormonal agent apalutamide may lower the rate of positive biopsies during follow-up, suggests a preliminary clinical trial in the Journal of Urology.