NEJM Volume 355: DHEA無抗老化功效

以前被視為可能有抗老化功效，甚至被稱為『青春之泉』的DHEA，在最近刊載於NEJM的研究之中，並沒有顯示出抗老化的效用

NEJM

Volume 355:1647-1659 October 19, 2006 Number 16

DHEA in Elderly Women and DHEA or Testosterone in Elderly Men
http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/short/355/16/1647

Conclusions:
Neither DHEA nor low-dose testosterone replacement in elderly people has physiologically relevant beneficial effects on body composition, physical performance, insulin sensitivity, or quality of life.

後來的correspondance之中有引起廣泛的討論，像是使用的dose部等等的