Friday, 12th March 2010

Steroid usage may lead to weight and muscle gains

Steroid usage may lead to weight and muscle gains

According to a recent review, patients suffering from HIV and treated with anabolic steroids may experience modest gains in muscle mass and weight.
The review appeared in an issue of The Cochrane Library, a publication of The Cochrane Collaboration.
From News-Medical.Net:
Anabolic steroids are synthetic substances similar to the male sex hormone testosterone that promote growth of skeletal [...]

Sale of SARM witnessing highs

Sale of SARM witnessing highs

The Internet black market is full of easily available and affordable non-steroidal and tissue-selective anabolic agents such as Selective Androgen Receptor Modulators (SARMs).
The hike in demand is primarily because of the performance enhancing features of these SARMs, as per researchers from the German Sport University Cologne in Germany.
The involved researchers were able to find Andarine [...]

Women with increased DHEAs have improved cognitive function

Women with increased DHEAs have improved cognitive function

Women with increased DHEAs have better cognitive function than their counterparts with lower DHEAs, as per a study appearing in an issue of the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM).
The study revealed that cognitively intact women with higher circulating levels of DHEA (dehydroepiandrosterone), in the form of DHEA sulfate (DHEAS), are likely to fare [...]

HIV-patients can expect muscle gains with steroids

According to a new review, patients suffering from the HIV virus and administering themselves with anabolic steroids with an aim for preventing AIDS wasting can experience modest gains in terms of muscle mass and weight.
The weight gain magnitude can be termed as relevant in clinical terms, according to lead author Karen Johns, a Medical Assessment [...]

Steroids facilitate weight and muscle mass gains in HIV-patients

Steroids facilitate weight and muscle mass gains in HIV-patients

Anabolic steroids can facilitate weight and muscle mass gains in patients suffering from the dreaded HIV-virus when they are used for preventing AIDS wasting, as per a new review.
The review was published in an issue of The Cochrane Library, a publication of The Cochrane Collaboration.
The magnitude of weight gains can be termed as relevant in [...]

Hormone responsible for stimulating appetite can cure muscle atrophy

Hormone responsible for stimulating appetite can cure muscle atrophy

A hormone that facilitates stimulation of appetite can prove to be an effective option in treating muscle atrophy. According to the results of an animal study that were presented at the Endocrine Society’s 91st Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., des-acyl ghrelin can provide great considerable relief to patients suffering from muscle atrophy.
Atrophy of muscles is [...]

Drugs, bodybuilding, and sex share a relationship

Drugs, bodybuilding, and sex share a relationship

When bodybuilders think of instant name, fame, and recognition with the use and results of steroids, sex is something that comes with it.
It is important to note here that more and more bodybuilders are engaging themselves with steroids and sex than ever and this can be evident from the fact that almost 42 percent bodybuilders [...]

Truth behind steroid testing revealed

Truth behind steroid testing revealed

Professional sportsmen and celebrities are often seen sharing an untold yet prominently visible relationship with anabolic steroids. While not many are able to admit the same due to stringent law measures, the truth is that more and more people than ever are now using anabolic steroids without a medical prescription.
The reasons of using steroids may [...]

Casper woman charged of accessory to steroid possession in Natrona

Casper woman charged of accessory to steroid possession in Natrona

Jamie Renne Steward, 28, faces a single charge of accessory after the fact to steroid possession in Natrona County District Court. If ever she would be convicted of the crime, she will be facing a maximum of five years imprisonment.
Last November 10, probation officers searched their home and found that Steward helped her boyfriend hide [...]

High morning testosterone levels prove good for City Traders

High morning testosterone levels prove good for City Traders

City traders are likely to make more than average profits when they wake up with high morning testosterone levels, as per a new research conducted at the University of Cambridge.
Testosterone is a steroid hormone, which controls sexual behavior and competitive encounters of the human body.
It was hypothesized by the involved scientists that this enhanced performance [...]