Polycyclic Compounds: News and Research on Estrenes

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Female sex hormone found to block THIK-1 channel

THIK-1, a two-pore domain K+ (K2P) channel, plays important roles in microglia and macrophages. Although previous reports have indicated that steroids, including cholesterol, estradiol and progesterone, modulate several K+ ...

US court rules abortion pill restrictions 'unlawful'

A federal court in Virginia has ruled that restrictions imposed by the U.S. drug regulator on the abortion pill mifepristone are "unlawful" and ordered the Trump administration to reconsider them.

Reducing side effects from breast cancer treatment

Most breast cancers are worsened by estrogens. To combat the recurrence of these cancers, clinicians treat patients with inhibitors for estrogen production, like letrozole. But many patients do not adhere to this treatment ...

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