Finasteride and Dutasteride are in the family of drugs known as 5alpha-reductase inhibitors (5A-RIs). They are often prescribed for the treatment of male pattern hair loss, known as alopecia, and benign prostate enlargement (BPH). A new study has revealed that these commonly prescribed medicines may lead to adverse sexual side effects such as loss of libido or erectile dysfunction. The study  appear online in Endocrine Reviews and Metabolic Disorders.

A 40 to 80 day treatment with the antiparasitic medication benznidazole significantly reduced parasite activity in the blood, but not progression, of serious heart problems over a 5-year period among patients with established Chagas disease (CD) cardiomyopathy, results of the BENEFIT trial show.

A new study has revealed that amblyopia may actually be physical manifestation of a brain disorder linked to changes in its connection to the weaker eye. The findings were published in Vision Research.

A new study conducted by Washington University School of Medicine has revealed that quitting smoking after a heart attack gives quick boost to mental health and the quality of life.
The study is published in the Journal Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes.

A new study has now revealed that obesity leads to a stiffening of the meshwork material that surrounds fat cells in the breast, called the extracellular matrix, and these biomechanical changes creates the right conditions for the growth of tumors. The findings are published in Science Translational Medicine.

Nanoengineers at the University of California-San Diego have developed fish-shaped microrobots using an innovative 3D printing technology that can soon help deliver drugs efficiently to the targeted areas in the human body. Microfish can swim around efficiently in liquids, are chemically powered by hydrogen peroxide and magnetically controlled.  The research, led by Professors Shaochen Chen and Joseph Wang of the NanoEngineering Department at the UC San Diego, was published in the Aug. 12 issue of the journal Advanced Materials.

Staring deeply into someone else's eye can transport people to an altered state of consciousness in which they experience strange hallucinations, a new study suggests. The study was published in the journal Psychiatry Research.