WIRED Staff

Wrinkled Thumbs Down on DHEA

A new study out today adds to evidence that the hormone supplement known as DHEA is hardly the anti-aging miracle drug that people make it out to be. Mayo Clinic researchers found that DHEA (dehydroepiandrosterone) showed no benefit in elderly men and women; low-dose testosterone didn’t work for the men either. This is how the […]

A new study out today adds to evidence that the hormone supplement known as DHEA is hardly the anti-aging miracle drug that people make it out to be.

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Mayo Clinic researchers found that DHEA (dehydroepiandrosterone) showed no benefit in elderly men and women; low-dose testosterone didn't work for the men either.

This is how the study authors put it in The New England Journal of Medicine:

Neither hormone altered the peak volume of oxygen consumed per minute, muscle strength, or insulin sensitivity… Neither treatment improved the quality of life or had major adverse effects.