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GLP-1 and bone loss from glucocorticoids

A July 2026 Stem Cell Reports paper shows GLP-1 shifts bone marrow stem cells toward bone via HIF-2alpha and AKT signaling in steroid-induced osteoporosis.

10 Jul 2026 · PeptideMethods Editorial Team · 4 min read
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Tirzepatide dosing: what the trials used

A trial-by-trial map of the dose escalation schedules used across the SURPASS and SURMOUNT programmes, with what each schedule produced at the primary endpoint.

8 Jul 2026 · PeptideMethods Editorial Team · 4 min read
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TB-500 dosing: what the trials used

The 2 mg weekly range circulating online has no human trial behind it. Here is what published thymosin beta-4 studies actually administered, trial by trial.

6 Jul 2026 · PeptideMethods Editorial Team · 5 min read
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Semax dosing: what the trials used

Published Semax doses come from Russian stroke trials. No Western-standard human trial has validated any dose for other indications.

5 Jul 2026 · PeptideMethods Editorial Team · 5 min read
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Semaglutide and OA: beyond weight loss

A 2026 preclinical study shows semaglutide reduces cartilage damage and joint pain without weight change, via GLP-1R activation of autophagy in chondrocytes.

2 Jul 2026 · PeptideMethods Editorial Team · 5 min read
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Tesamorelin: what a cognition trial found

A 2026 pilot of low-dose tesamorelin found no significant changes on cognitive tests. Machine learning flagged shifts in two brain regions linked to attention.

2 Jul 2026 · PeptideMethods Editorial Team · 4 min read
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Retatrutide: dose ranges from the trials

Two Phase 2 trials tested retatrutide from 0.5 mg to 12 mg weekly. Here is what each trial administered, trial by trial.

30 Jun 2026 · PeptideMethods Editorial Team · 4 min read
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Semaglutide doses in published trials

Dose regimens from the STEP, SUSTAIN, and SELECT trials. All figures come from published protocols, not from prescribing guidance.

30 Jun 2026 · PeptideMethods Editorial Team · 4 min read
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Semaglutide P29: a new production method

A 2026 PLoS ONE study reports 5.85 g/L yield and 98% purity for the semaglutide main-chain intermediate using a SNAC-tagged bacterial expression system.

30 Jun 2026 · PeptideMethods Editorial Team · 4 min read
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BPC-157 dosing: what the studies used

No validated human dose for BPC-157 exists. The 200 to 500 mcg range quoted online is an allometric extrapolation from rodent injury models, not clinical data.

18 Jun 2026 · PeptideMethods Editorial Team · 4 min read