The Journal
Field notes & longer reads.
Mechanism explainers, comparison pieces, and protocol design notes, written for researchers who read the literature themselves and want a sharper synthesis.
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Compound Notes
GLP-Class Compounds: A Clinical Timeline of When Results Actually Show
A clinical-tone timeline of what the published Phase 3 trials actually show across the GLP-class research compound family, week by week, and where the…
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Methodology
Peptide Stacking 101: How to Build a First Protocol Without Overcomplicating It
A patient explainer for first-time researchers. What stacking actually means, why most beginner protocols overcomplicate the picture, and how to design a starter stack…
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Compound Notes
Apigenin: How a Chamomile Flavonoid Became a Sleep Compound Worth Taking Seriously
A short history of apigenin, from its identification in chamomile in the 1840s to the modern research that put it back on the longevity-protocol…
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Compound Notes
NAD+ vs NMN: A Critical Look at What the Industry Sells vs What the Research Supports
The longevity supplement industry has built itself around NAD+ precursors. The research behind those products is real but smaller in effect than the marketing…
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Compound Notes
GHK-Cu: How a Copper Tripeptide From Human Plasma Became a Skin Compound
A history of GHK-Cu from its 1973 isolation in human plasma to the modern skin and connective-tissue research that put it on the protocol…
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Methodology
Bacteriostatic Water: A Plain-English Guide to What It Is and Why Peptides Need It
A patient explainer on bacteriostatic water for peptide reconstitution. What it is, how it differs from regular sterile water, why peptides specifically need it,…
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Compound Notes
Epitalon: A Plain-English Guide to the Russian Pineal Peptide
A patient explainer on Epitalon, where the research came from, what the proposed mechanism is, and how to think about a compound whose evidence…
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Compound Notes
MOTS-c: The Clinical Picture of the First Mitokine
A measured clinical summary of MOTS-c, the 16-amino-acid peptide encoded inside mitochondrial DNA, what the published research actually shows in animal models and early…
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Compound Notes
Selank: The Russian Anxiolytic the Supplement Industry Hasn’t Figured Out How to Sell
A sharp look at Selank, why this anxiolytic peptide has stayed niche while less-evidenced compounds got mainstream attention, and what the published research actually…
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Compound Notes
Semax: A Skeptical Look at the Russian Focus Peptide
An investigative read of Semax, where the cognitive-research claims hold up, where the marketing runs ahead of the data, and what realistic expectations look…