Research journal
Notes from the bench
Readable stories about the compounds people keep discussing online. We follow the questions from community threads, compare them with published research, and explain what is known without the jargon.
Metabolic & Mitochondrial
Receptor pathways, cellular energy and the research behind metabolic headlines.
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What is Retatrutide?
Why it is called a triple agonist, how it differs from tirzepatide, and what trial communities are watching.
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Retatrutide vs Tirzepatide vs Cagrilintide
Triple agonist, dual agonist and amylin analogue: three research tools that should not be treated as stronger versions of one another.
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NAD+ vs NAD
A plain-English guide to NAD+, NADH, NMN and NR — and why the names are so often mixed up.
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MOTS-c vs SS-31
Two mitochondrial-research peptides with different origins, destinations and experimental questions.
Read the notesRecovery, Skin & Repair
Tissue, skin-barrier, copper-peptide and blend comparisons with the evidence kept attached.
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GHK-Cu copper peptide
The blue copper peptide from skincare feeds — what the colour means and what it cannot prove.
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GHK-Cu vs AHK-Cu
Two copper-binding tripeptides compared by sequence, research focus and strength of evidence.
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What is KPV?
The tiny peptide behind a growing gut-and-skin conversation, with anecdotes separated from evidence.
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GLOW vs KLOW vs GHK-Cu
Standalone copper peptide versus three- and four-component blends, compared by composition and experimental clarity.
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Wolverine (BPC-157 + TB-500)
Where the Wolverine nickname came from, why BPC-157 and TB-500 are paired, and what combination research actually found.
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BPC-157 vs TB-500
Two frequently paired repair-research peptides, compared without treating forum shorthand as evidence.
Read the notesBrain & Signalling
Peptides discussed around cognition, stress, circadian biology and melanocortin signalling.
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Selank vs Semax — and the combined nasal blend
How Selank and Semax differ, why people compare them, and what the combined 20 mg nasal blend changes.
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Epitalon vs Pinealon
Similar names, different short sequences: a guide to the pineal, telomere and neural research conversations.
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MT-1 vs MT-2 vs PT-141
Three melanocortin analogues with shared ancestry but different receptor and research profiles.
Read the notesGrowth-Hormone Pathways
GHRH and ghrelin-receptor research without collapsing different molecules into one category.
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Tesamorelin vs other GH peptides
Why Tesamorelin, CJC-1295 and Ipamorelin keep getting compared — and where the comparison breaks down.
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CJC-1295 No DAC + Ipamorelin
Two receptor routes, one frequently discussed pairing: GHRH-side signalling versus the ghrelin receptor.
Read the notesLab Essentials
Plain-English guides to diluents, labels and accurate volume readings.
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