Tag: atrophy

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Almost half of weight loss from GLP-1 drugs (Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, etc) is muscle mass

Just minutes after posting about the terrible effects of metformin on muscle mass, the study below pops…

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Top diabetes drug Metformin causes muscle atrophy by activating AMPK/myostatin

The drug metformin probably needs no introduction here. It is one of the oldest and most widely…

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High serotonin linked to poor aging trajectory (brain atrophy and depression)

This is one of the studies that Big Pharma will probably spend a lot of money on…

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Allopregnanolone found safe, may slow brain atrophy from Alzheimer’s

A great new study, which is one of the very few to examine the safety and effectiveness…

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Fasting / stress decimate gonadal steroidogenesis

A very interesting and very “controversial” (read: inconvenient truth) study, since it shows beyond reasonable doubt that…

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Muscle weakness / wasting linked to poor mitochondrial function

A study that once again illustrates the central principle of bioenergetics – structure and function cannot be…

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Pregnenolone (P5) fully prevents testicular atrophy due to steroid (ab)use or high estrogen

I often get emails from bodybuilders, athletes and others who have used or currently use steroids and…

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Estrogen and cortisol, not androgens, suppress immunity

There is a very famous theory in reproductive biology still considered the dominant one in its field….