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Stanford Chair of Genetics: “Modern medicine is broken beyond repair”

Dr Michael Snyder, PhD Dr Michael Snyder is Chair of Genetics and Director of Genomics and Personalized Medicine at Stanford University. He is the author of Genomics and Personalized Medicine: What Everyone Needs to Know, and co-founder of JanuaryAI, Qbio, Personalis, SensOmics, RTHM, and Iollo. He lives in Stanford, California. Follow him on X and…

December 5, 20250Comments

ByJoe Warner

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Should you take the CJC-1295 growth hormone peptide?

Dr Neil Paulvin has a polite way of talking about the elephant in the room. One minute he’s breaking down growth hormone peptides like CJC-1295 - what they’re used for, how they stack up against Tesamorelin, and why they don’t always move the needle on your lab work. The next, he’s explaining how podcast superstar…

December 2, 20250Comments

ByUnfiltered

HEALTH

The Wild West of peptides: what BPC-157 can and can’t do

There are very few compounds that can make a functional medicine doctor sound like a bouncer, but BPC-157 manages it. “It’s become a bit like the Wild West,” says Dr Neil Paulvin, a Manhattan-based physician who specialises in functional and regenerative medicine. He’s talking about peptides, and specifically the one that’s gone from underground bodybuilding…

December 2, 20250Comments

ByUnfiltered

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HEALTH Investigation

Stigma, shame and silence: the hidden impact of male infertility

Dr Esmée Hanna Dr Esmée Hanna is an associate professor in the School of Allied Health Sciences at De Montfort University, Leicester and an expert in the sociology of male infertility. Behind the wall of silence lies a mental health catastrophe. A wealth of scientific studies and surveys have confirmed that men who are struggling…

November 27, 20250Comments

ByMark Bailey

HEALTH Explainer

What are NAD injections and do they actually work?

The longevity crowd has a new favourite molecule—and this time, they’re injecting it. NAD (short for nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide) is a coenzyme found in every cell in your body, where it plays a critical role in cellular energy production, DNA repair, and metabolic function. As we age, NAD levels decline. That decline has been linked…

November 17, 20250Comments

ByJon Lipsey

HEALTH

The genetic risks you don’t know you’re carrying

Modern medicine likes certainty. A diagnosis. A symptom. A number that crosses a line and justifies action. Sir Peter Donnelly, founder and CEO Genomics, a genomic medicine company, is interested in what happens long before any of that. In his view, some of the most important indicators about your future health are already present, shaping…

September 29, 20250Comments

ByJon Lipsey

HEALTH Vanguard

Can stem cells provide a longevity breakthrough?

Longevity is dominating the cultural and scientific zeitgeist as a health domain, spanning serious medicine, lifestyle optimisation, speculative biotech and cultural fantasy. Everyone wants more years but not everyone is prepared to talk honestly about what those years actually require. Dr Elisabeth Roider is an exception. When the physician-investor discusses longevity, she doesn't start with…

August 6, 20250Comments

ByJon Lipsey

HEALTH Explainer

What is TB-500? The recovery peptide with a cult following

If you’re the kind of person who reads about peptides, you’ve probably heard of TB-500. You may even have a vague idea that it helps with recovery or muscle repair. What you may not know is just how widely it's used or how flexible it is. “TB-500 maybe gets a little less attention than BPC-157,”…

April 7, 20250Comments

ByJon Lipsey

HEALTH

Epitalon – the anti-ageing peptide you’ve never heard of

When it comes to longevity, most of us want clarity. A plan. A scientific map with a neatly marked route to a longer, sharper, better life. But talk to Dr Neil Paulvin, Manhattan physician to athletes, entrepreneurs and executives looking to “go beyond baseline” and you’ll get something more nuanced. Something more honest. Take Epitalon.…

March 8, 20250Comments

ByJon Lipsey

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HEALTH Opinion

Dr Rishi Caleyachetty: The body positivity movement is wrong – you can’t be fat and fit

Dr Rishi Caleyachetty Dr Rishi Caleyachetty is an expert in obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular health, and a doctor at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire. He is the Chair of the Junior International Committee for the Royal College of General Practitioners and a member of the UK All-Party Parliamentary Group's Obesity Strategic Council. Follow him on…

December 17, 20240Comments

ByMark Bailey

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