Tag: atrophy
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…
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…
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…
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…
Fasting / stress decimate gonadal steroidogenesis
A very interesting and very “controversial” (read: inconvenient truth) study, since it shows beyond reasonable doubt that…
Muscle weakness / wasting linked to poor mitochondrial function
A study that once again illustrates the central principle of bioenergetics – structure and function cannot be…
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…
Estrogen and cortisol, not androgens, suppress immunity
There is a very famous theory in reproductive biology still considered the dominant one in its field….