Too much testosterone kills brain cells: It’s Official
Posted by GruntDoc on September 28th, 2006
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Too much testosterone can kill brain cells, researchers say, in a finding that may help explain why steroid abuse can cause behavior changes such as 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.
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This is one of those truisms of Trauma: Testosterone is a Neurotoxin. Now it’s been proven.
Ta-da!
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