Articles & guides — page 7
92 cited, vendor-independent pieces on the questions people actually ask — reconstitution and handling, half-lives, compound comparisons, and how to track a protocol. Research and education only; never dosing advice, never sourcing.
92 articles
What is DSIP (delta sleep-inducing peptide)?
DSIP explained honestly: a nine-amino-acid peptide named for slow-wave sleep in 1977, but with old, small, inconsistent data and no proven receptor.
PreclinicalCompound overviews5 minWhat is dihexa?
Dihexa: an angiotensin-IV-derived nootropic reported to drive synapse growth in rodents, but with no human data and a retracted key mechanism paper.
PreclinicalCompound overviews5 minWhat is LL-37 (cathelicidin)?
LL-37 explained with the literature: the only human cathelicidin, a 37-amino-acid antimicrobial and immune-signalling peptide — what cell and animal studies show, and why human injectable evidence is absent.
PreclinicalCompound overviews5 minWhat is follistatin (follistatin-344)?
Follistatin explained honestly: a natural myostatin-blocking protein studied for muscle growth. The dramatic results are from gene therapy and animals — not the injected peptide people picture.
PreclinicalCompound overviews5 minWhat is Melanotan I (afamelanotide)?
Melanotan I explained: the melanocortin peptide that, as afamelanotide (Scenesse), is FDA-approved for a rare light-sensitivity disease. How it differs from the unapproved Melanotan II.
Approved medicineCompound overviews5 minWhat is oxytocin?
Oxytocin explained with the evidence: the natural hormone and neuropeptide behind labour and bonding. Why the approved obstetric use is solid but the intranasal "love hormone" claims keep failing to replicate.
Approved medicineCompound overviews5 minWhat is Cerebrolysin?
Cerebrolysin explained honestly: not a single peptide but a porcine brain-derived mixture of peptides and amino acids, studied for stroke and dementia — with mixed, weak trial evidence per Cochrane reviews.
Human clinical dataTracking & protocols3 minHow to track a peptide protocol
What to record when tracking a research protocol: doses, timing, sites, inventory, and markers — and why a written log beats memory. Education only.
Concept / methodTracking & protocols2 minWhy log and rotate injection sites?
The rationale for tracking and rotating injection sites: why repeated use of one spot is a problem, and why a site map beats memory. Education only.
Concept / methodTracking & protocols2 minInjection site rotation guide
How injection-site rotation works in practice: the principle of spreading placement, common subcutaneous areas, and using a site map to stay consistent.
Concept / methodTracking & protocols2 minHow to build a protocol schedule
The concepts behind a research protocol schedule: why frequency tracks half-life, what phases are, and why a defined schedule makes tracking possible.
Concept / methodTracking & protocols2 minHow to read bloodwork trends over time
Why a single lab value means less than a trend, how biological variation clouds one measurement, and the correlation-not-causation caveat. Education only.
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