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#GLP-1 class

Coverage of the GLP-1 receptor agonist family and its successors.

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Retatrutide + GHK-Cu + ipamorelin stack

What the research says about each compound and the key data gaps before combining retatrutide, GHK-Cu, and ipamorelin with CJC-1295 No DAC.

3 Aug 2026 · PeptideMethods Editorial Team · 5 min read
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GLP-1 and GIP: a short incretin history

Incretins went from a failed 1906 diabetes experiment to GLP-1 and GIP drugs. Here are the dates, the discoveries, and where the evidence thins out.

2 Aug 2026 · PeptideMethods Editorial Team · 5 min read
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GLP-1 safety in neuroendocrine tumours

A 2026 European Journal of Endocrinology review weighs the evidence on GLP-1 receptor agonists like semaglutide in neuroendocrine neoplasms.

2 Aug 2026 · PeptideMethods Editorial Team · 5 min read
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MASLD and cardiovascular risk explained

MASLD affects 38% of adults worldwide and heart disease kills more of them than liver failure. Where semaglutide fits, and what remains unproven.

2 Aug 2026 · PeptideMethods Editorial Team · 4 min read
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Tirzepatide and a rash: one case report

A 2026 JAAD case report links a year of tirzepatide to a widespread rash that cleared when the drug stopped. One patient is not a risk rate.

2 Aug 2026 · PeptideMethods Editorial Team · 4 min read
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Why weight loss stalls on tirzepatide

A weight loss plateau is the expected shape of the tirzepatide curve, not a failure. Here is what the trials show and where retatrutide really stands.

2 Aug 2026 · PeptideMethods Editorial Team · 5 min read
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Does the eGFR dip explain heart benefit?

A 376-patient Saudi cohort asked whether the early eGFR change explains heart outcomes on dapagliflozin plus semaglutide. The answer was no.

1 Aug 2026 · PeptideMethods Editorial Team · 5 min read
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GLP-1 timing and pregnancy blood pressure

A 2026 meta-analysis of three cohorts found no significant link between GLP-1 use around conception and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.

1 Aug 2026 · PeptideMethods Editorial Team · 5 min read
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Semaglutide meta-analysis: what it adds

A 2026 pooled analysis of four semaglutide trials in non-diabetic obesity lands on almost exactly the number STEP 1 reported in 2021.

1 Aug 2026 · PeptideMethods Editorial Team · 5 min read
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GLP-1 and mood drugs: reading the signal

A 2026 Australian study links GLP-1 starts to fewer antidepressant starts. The design behind it decides how much that finding is worth.

1 Aug 2026 · PeptideMethods Editorial Team · 5 min read
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Tirzepatide and pancreatitis: one case

A 2026 case report describes tirzepatide used after recurrent hypertriglyceridemia-mediated pancreatitis. One patient is not evidence of safety.

1 Aug 2026 · PeptideMethods Editorial Team · 5 min read
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Retatrutide and gray hair: evidence review

Community reports tie retatrutide to more gray hairs. No trial confirms this, but rapid weight loss can affect hair pigmentation in ways worth understanding.

31 Jul 2026 · PeptideMethods Editorial Team · 5 min read