Chronic sleep deprivation (consistently less than 7 hours or poor-quality sleep) accelerates every hallmark of aging: increased inflammation, impaired glucose metabolism, reduced growth hormone production, accelerated cognitive decline, weakened immune function, and increased cortisol
US health panel loosens restrictions for controversial peptides popular online Published A US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel has voted to loosen restrictions on controversial peptides that have become popular online, but have not been well researched for human usage
Unlike some peptides used in research contexts, prescription topical GHK-Cu does not require cycling off
Anaerobic titration of ferrous iron into purified PCBP1 revealed an iron-binding capacity of three ferrous iron atoms per molecule of PCBP1, with a dissociation constant of 0.9 0.1 M for the first and an average of 5.8 0.3 M for the remaining two (Shi et al., 2008)
"We can choose to build on the foundation that peptides like BPC-157n have given us and find a responsible way forward - one where patients stay under a clinician's care, where that care is monitored and studied, and where we steadily get better at how we use these therapies in the service of human health," Anant Vinjamoori, Hims' chief medical officer, said at Thursday's meeting
GHK-Cu upregulates the expression of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and other endogenous antioxidant enzymes, helping skin combat the free radical damage that accelerates aging