Dr. Aimen Arij

Mazdutide vs Retatrutide: Results, Side Effects and Approval Status (2026)

On the published numbers, retatrutide produced the larger weight reduction — a mean of −28.3% at week 80 on 12 mg in TRIUMPH-1 [13],…

AHK-Cu vs GHK-Cu: Hair, Skin and What the Research Actually Shows (2026)

The two are studied for different things. Almost everything published on AHK-Cu concerns hair follicle cells; GHK-Cu carries essentially the entire copper-peptide…

Glutathione vs Glutamine: The Difference, Evidence and Safety (2026)

No — they are not the same molecule, and one is not a form of the other. Glutathione is a tripeptide: three…

What Is ACE-031 (Ramatercept)? Myostatin Inhibition Research and Why Development Stopped

ACE-031, also called ramatercept, is not a peptide. It is a recombinant, soluble homodimeric fusion protein — the extracellular ligand-binding region of…

What Is AHK-Cu? The Copper Tripeptide in Hair and Skin Research

AHK-Cu is a synthetic copper-binding tripeptide — alanine–histidine–lysine (Ala-His-Lys) complexed with copper(II) — used almost entirely as a topical cosmetic ingredient in…

What Is Adipotide (FTPP)? The Fat-Targeting Peptide and What the Research Actually Shows

Adipotide, also called FTPP — a research-chemical abbreviation for fat-targeted proapoptotic peptide — or Prohibitin Targeting Peptide 1, is an experimental peptidomimetic…

What Is Pramlintide? Amylin Analog Pharmacology and Its Approved Role

Pramlintide is a synthetic 37-amino-acid analog of human amylin (islet amyloid polypeptide, IAPP), the second hormone that pancreatic beta cells release alongside…

What Is Larazotide Acetate? Tight-Junction Research and What the Phase 3 Trial Showed

Larazotide acetate (AT-1001, also designated INN-202) is a synthetic eight–amino–acid peptide — sequence Gly-Gly-Val-Leu-Val-Gln-Pro-Gly — structurally related to the Vibrio cholerae zonula…

What Is VIP (Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide)? Receptors, Half-Life and the Clinical Trial Record

VIP (vasoactive intestinal peptide) is a 28-amino-acid endogenous neuropeptide of the secretin/glucagon superfamily that signals mainly through two class B G-protein-coupled receptors,…

What Is Tesofensine? Mechanism, Trial Record and Regulatory Status

Tesofensine is not a peptide. It is a small-molecule phenyltropane — a triple monoamine reuptake inhibitor that blocks the noradrenaline, dopamine and…