Links between steroids use and nerve cells

You know that steroids are used by a lot of athletes in order to induce muscle size and strength. But according to recent researches, administration of steroids is a too harmful aspect for brain cells. Since these drugs induce amount of testosterone in body, they affect and even kill brain cells. This confirmation about destruction of brain cells by increased level of testosterone was approved by a study leaded by Yale School of Medicine that was published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry.
Scientists confirm that abnormal aggressiveness displayed by steroids users testify that certain amount of brain cells was disturbed due to taking of steroids.
Barbara Ehrlich, a professor, a leader of a research related to steroids use, advices not to condemn steroids users, when they behave aggressively. It is important to understand that it can be not their fault. Steroids must have been responsible for aggressive manners of those who use these preparations.
The study conducted by Yale School of Medicine displayed that testosterone destructed brain cells. One of main functions of testosterone produced naturally is following: to kill brain cells which can be harmful for the whole body due to their destructions. But when level of testosterone is enhanced, it kills not only damaged cells but healthy ones too. It can cause such serious ilnesses, as appearing of Alzheimer's and Huntingdon's disease and others.

Aggressiveness of hamsters due to steroids
Hamsters were enrolled in one of researches published in the journal Behavioral Neuroscience. The scientists involved in the study observed influence of anabolic steroids upon the hamsters. The hamsters that were given these drugs became too aggressive. Their brain activity was changed much due to these preparations.
The scientists made a conclusion that steroids damaged people’s brain the same way as hamsters’ brain. According to their conclusions, people think that steroids are forbidden due to their athletic effects. But people must realize that the chief reason is negative influence of these products on human health. These drugs should be applied only for medical purposes by prescriptions of physicians. Administration of steroids in sports has to be avoided totally.