A small number of pilot-scale investigations have been conducted, but large-scale randomized controlled trials have not been published
A 2023 paper in Pharmaceuticals (PMID: 37242459) documented anxiolytic, anticonvulsive, and antidepressant-like effects in animal behavioral assays and reported that BPC-157 attenuated benzodiazepine tolerance development and counteracted serotonin syndrome in rats
Rapid weight loss exceeding 1-2 pounds per week can trigger telogen effluvium, causing hair follicles to enter a 2-3 month resting phase before shedding
The effect of resistance training in healthy adults on body fat percentage, fat mass and visceral fat: a systematic review and meta-analysis
PlexusDx compounded tirzepatide injections (at $289/mo month-to-month, or from $249/mo on the 6-month plan) are indicated for type 2 diabetes and weight loss in metabolically appropriate patients
Anecdotally, health systems have closed hospital-based metabolic bariatric surgery programs due to decreased demand, but empirical data on the association of increased prescribing of GLP-1 [receptor agonists] with use of metabolic bariatric surgery is unavailable, to our knowledge, Kevin Lin, BA, from Harvard Medical School, and colleagues wrote in JAMA Network Open