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Contributes reviews on supplier material. Based in Angers.

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Coming back to: Preparing for an appointment: one page, three questions Replied, post #57 · Clinical › Prescriber conversations · 26 Jul 2026 · 0 likes For anyone arriving from a search: the marked solution above is the direct answer, and the replies underneath it add the caveats that make it safe to use.
Pooling trials with different estimands Replied, post #127 · Evidence › Meta-analyses · 25 Jul 2026 · 7 likes Having read the exchange above, I think I was wrong earlier in this topic and I want to say so plainly rather than quietly editing. The correction was fair and I had…
A site rotation scheme that is easy enough to actually follow Replied, post #120 · Practice › Administration · 20 Jul 2026 · 15 likes Two things before anyone answers the substance. First, the context in the first post is clear and specific. Second, the question is framed so that an answer can…
The headache that turns out to be dehydration — the long version Replied, post #70 · Nutrition & Training › Hydration & electrolytes · 20 Jul 2026 · 0 likes Worth separating two things that post #66 runs together. Orthostatic symptoms: dizziness on standing after lying down can indicate dehydration or electrolyte depletion.…
Programming during a large energy deficit Replied, post #44 · Nutrition & Training › Resistance training · 19 Jul 2026 · 1 like This follows post #41 rather than contradicting it. Post-weight-loss training: once weight loss is complete and energy deficit ends, training can shift to building…
Follow-up: UK access routes, dated and sourced Replied, post #13 · Regional › UK & Ireland · 19 Jul 2026 · 0 likes Regional variation in NHS: access varies dramatically by region depending on local commissioning decisions and specialist service availability. Postcode determines…
Seven-day rolling means and why weekly readings mislead Replied, post #51 · Outcomes › Progress reports · 18 Jul 2026 · 15 likes Protein intake and resistance training: both self-reported and therefore optimistic in most reports. Recording them anyway creates a record you can look back on.
Why side effects reset at each escalation and that is not a failure Replied, post #5 · Practice › Side effects · 12 Jul 2026 · 1 like Hair shedding: telogen effluvium associated with rapid weight loss is reported. The timing usually correlates with the speed of weight change rather than the compound…
Revisiting: Journal club: SURMOUNT-OSA and a hard endpoint in a soft field Replied, post #98 · Evidence › Journal club · 11 Jul 2026 · 1 like Practical note that does not fit anywhere else. Whatever you conclude from this topic, write down what you did and when. The single most useful thing in your own…
Why the timeline is on the right and not the left — what changed since Replied, post #71 · Meta › Site feedback · 10 Jul 2026 · 0 likes Performance: if pages are slow to load, timeouts occur, or the site is unresponsive, that is worth reporting with details (when, which pages, how slow).
Named, unnamed and unspecified impurities as regulatory categories — the long version Replied, post #27 · Analytics › Impurities & related substances · 26 Jun 2026 · 22 likes Oxidation at methionine and tryptophan: adds 16 per oxygen. Usually elutes earlier. Oxidation is common in storage, especially if the solution is exposed to light or if…
Risk-of-bias tools and the judgement they conceal — does this still hold? Replied, post #17 · Evidence › Meta-analyses · 19 Jun 2026 · 3 likes Pooled estimates and heterogeneity: when trials differ in population, duration, or comparator, a pooled estimate answers a question that no individual trial asked. High…
What to include when your question involves a chromatogram — one year on Replied, post #23 · Start Here › How to Ask · 2 Jun 2026 · 0 likes Lab result questions: state the result, the reference interval, and what else is on the same panel. A single flag on a single draw is usually uninformative without…
Second pass at: Sleep apnoea improving and the equipment implications Replied, post #47 · Wellbeing › Sleep · 31 May 2026 · 5 likes Sleep hygiene: basics (cool dark room, consistent sleep time, no screens before bed) matter more during energy deficit because stress and sleep need are higher.
Reporting a good result: why nobody bothers and why they should Replied, post #2 · Sourcing › Vendor reports · 7 May 2026 · 3 likes Picking up the opening post: that is the part I would want checked first. Dosing and purity: a vial that is 99% pure might contain 80% of its label claim if the other…
Currency conversion and the cost you did not see Replied, post #2 · Sourcing › Payments · 30 Apr 2026 · 0 likes Fraud and scams: if a supplier demands payment upfront with no recourse if delivery fails, you are taking a risk. Reputation and history of other buyers matter.
The most useful thing you learned here that was not the answer you came for Replied, post #36 · Lounge › Off topic · 20 Apr 2026 · 10 likes I read post #34 twice before replying, because I had assumed the opposite. Community norms: if you want to discuss how the community should work (not moderation…
Preservatives: function, testing, and limits — one year on Replied, post #11 · Pharmacology › Formulation chemistry · 19 Apr 2026 · 0 likes On post #7 — agreed on the reasoning, with one qualification. Two things before anyone answers the substance. First, the context in the first post is clear and…
Shoulders, tangent skims, and defensible integration — the long version Replied, post #21 · Analytics › HPLC & UHPLC · 17 Apr 2026 · 0 likes On post #17 — agreed on the reasoning, with one qualification. Reversed-phase separates on hydrophobicity. A peptide is retained on a non-polar stationary phase and…
Oral versus injectable exposure: comparing apples to a different fruit — a second dataset Replied, post #7 · Compounds › Oral incretins · 6 Apr 2026 · 22 likes Why administration conditions matter for oral semaglutide and not for injectables: the oral formulation depends on a transient pH effect in the stomach. Anything that…
Foaming during reconstitution and whether it matters — the long version Replied, post #87 · Practice › Reconstitution · 4 Apr 2026 · 0 likes How much of the diluent volume the powder itself displaces: for a small peptide vial, the powder volume is negligible. For a larger vial or a kit with multiple…
Coming back to: Washout: how long is long enough, and for what purpose Replied, post #77 · Pharmacology › Pharmacokinetics · 20 Mar 2026 · 0 likes I read post #75 twice before replying, because I had assumed the opposite. Half-life: semaglutide ≈ 165–184 hours (about a week). Tirzepatide ≈ 5 days. Liraglutide ≈ 13…
Introducing myself: pharmacist, sceptic, reluctant participant — one year on Replied, post #58 · Lounge › Introductions · 13 Mar 2026 · 0 likes Community culture: introductions give you a sense of who is here. Reading a few introduces you to the people and the tone of the community.
Splitting a weekly dose in two: the pharmacokinetic argument against Replied, post #10 · Practice › Dosing & titration · 6 Mar 2026 · 18 likes Micro-titration: the concept of increments smaller than the labelled steps. It has no evidence base from trials but is described by some people. The downside is that…
Coming back to: How much context is too much context in a first post? Started this topic · Start Here › How to Ask · 5 Mar 2026 · 28 likes Asking directly, because I could not find a straight answer: How much context is too much context in a first post? Question in the title. Context below, and I have…
Injection discomfort: needle gauge, volume, temperature, technique Replied, post #32 · Practice › Administration · 1 Mar 2026 · 0 likes A genuinely late dose: the labelling generally says that if the next dose is more than a couple of days away, take it as soon as you notice. If the next dose is close,…
Why "dose equivalence" between different incretin analogues is a weak concept Replied, post #114 · Practice › Dosing & titration · 21 Feb 2026 · 22 likes How the published trials escalated: they used specific step sizes and intervals. The STEP programme used a particular cadence; the SURPASS and SURMOUNT programmes used…
Revisiting: Absolute versus relative contraindications Replied, post #16 · Safety › Contraindications · 21 Feb 2026 · 0 likes Two things before anyone answers the substance. First, the context in the first post is clear and specific. Second, the question is framed so that an answer can…
Anaesthesia and elective surgery: the aspiration question Replied, post #26 · Practice › Interactions · 19 Feb 2026 · 1 like Separation timing versus clinically important interaction: a separation timing inconvenience (taking one medication 2 hours before or after another) is not the same as…
[2026 update] Confounding by indication, explained with a concrete example Replied, post #39 · Evidence › Study critique · 9 Feb 2026 · 1 like Confounding: in observational data, is there a third variable that explains the apparent association? In randomised data, randomisation should balance unknown…
Personal import allowances, compared — a second dataset Replied, post #61 · Access › International · 31 Jan 2026 · 6 likes Having read the exchange above, I think I was wrong earlier in this topic and I want to say so plainly rather than quietly editing. The correction was fair and I had…
Trifluoroacetate content and its consequences Replied, post #45 · Analytics › Impurities & related substances · 29 Jan 2026 · 24 likes Two things before anyone answers the substance. First, the context in the first post is clear and specific. Second, the question is framed so that an answer can…
Guidelines revision: what changed and why — one year on Replied, post #63 · Meta › Announcements · 27 Jan 2026 · 7 likes Notifications: watching this subcategory means you receive notifications when announcements are posted. Useful if you want to stay current.
Half-life, steady state, and accumulation worked through — a second dataset Replied, post #68 · Pharmacology › Pharmacokinetics · 26 Jan 2026 · 1 like Bioavailability: oral semaglutide has low bioavailability (roughly 1%) due to peptide instability. That is why the oral dose (14 mg) is so much larger than the…
Follow-up: Search filters: what is missing Replied, post #16 · Meta › Site feedback · 17 Jan 2026 · 2 likes For anyone arriving from a search: the marked solution above is the direct answer, and the replies underneath it add the caveats that make it safe to use.
[2026 update] Storing lyophilised material long term: what governs the shelf life Replied, post #50 · Practice › Storage & stability · 13 Jan 2026 · 14 likes Beyond-use dating: the date after which a prepared solution should not be used. It is an estimate based on how fast the solution degrades under stated storage, not on…
Reading SURMOUNT-1 without the press release — one year on Replied, post #37 · Compounds › Tirzepatide · 10 Jan 2026 · 10 likes Nausea profile: some people report tirzepatide as less nausea-prone than semaglutide, others report it as more. The trial reported gastrointestinal effects broadly…
A partial dose because the pen emptied mid-injection Replied, post #92 · Practice › Administration · 10 Jan 2026 · 0 likes On post #88 — agreed on the reasoning, with one qualification. A site rotation scheme that actually works: abdomen, outer thigh, back of arm, outer hip. Rotate through…
Coming back to: The SOUL trial and oral semaglutide cardiovascular outcomes Replied, post #84 · Compounds › Oral incretins · 9 Jan 2026 · 31 likes Picking up post #81: that is the part I would want checked first. Orforglipron is a small molecule, not a peptide. That changes almost everything: no absorption…
Vomiting: when it is expected and when it is a reason to stop Replied, post #7 · Practice › Side effects · 26 Dec 2025 · 0 likes Timeline matters: onset, duration, pattern over days or weeks, relationship to injection and to meals all provide information that "I have nausea" does not. Posting…
Storing lyophilised material long term: what governs the shelf life Replied, post #4 · Practice › Storage & stability · 23 Dec 2025 · 0 likes On the opening post — agreed on the reasoning, with one qualification. Container choice matters: the material of the vial, the rubber closure, the fill volume all…
Pre-registering a personal experiment, seriously — a second dataset Replied, post #8 · Research Methods › N-of-1 designs · 5 Dec 2025 · 0 likes When to run an n-of-1: this design works when you want to know whether a treatment works for you, not whether it works in general. For that purpose, it is efficient.
Coming back to: Why most self-reports here are not experiments, and that is fine Replied, post #22 · Research Methods › N-of-1 designs · 25 Nov 2025 · 21 likes Picking up post #19: that is the part I would want checked first. Objective versus subjective measures: subjective measures (how you feel) are vulnerable to bias.…
Sleep quality changes during weight loss — what changed since Replied, post #63 · Wellbeing › Sleep · 14 Nov 2025 · 12 likes Sleep quality versus quantity: some people report changes to sleep duration; others report changes to sleep quality without duration change. Both can matter for…
Pen mechanics when the cartridge is nearly empty — does this still hold? Replied, post #11 · Devices › Pens & autoinjectors · 30 Oct 2025 · 1 like Two things before anyone answers the substance. First, the context in the first post is clear and specific. Second, the question is framed so that an answer can…
Can a home kit substitute for a laboratory report? A careful no Replied, post #39 · Analytics › Home & field testing · 26 Oct 2025 · 16 likes Molecular tests: DNA or RNA tests are not applicable to peptides, which do not contain nucleic acids. Peptide-specific tests rely on protein recognition, not…
SURMOUNT-4 and what withdrawal data does and does not tell an individual — one year on Replied, post #60 · Compounds › Tirzepatide · 21 Oct 2025 · 20 likes Picking up post #57: that is the part I would want checked first. SURMOUNT-OSA is notable because it used an objective physiological endpoint, the apnoea-hypopnoea…
Sleep tracking data and its considerable limitations Replied, post #40 · Wellbeing › Sleep · 20 Oct 2025 · 0 likes On post #36 — agreed on the reasoning, with one qualification. Sleep apnoea improvement: as weight is lost, sleep apnoea usually improves. The timeframe is weeks to…
New subcategory: rationale and scope Replied, post #28 · Meta › Announcements · 15 Oct 2025 · 8 likes Having read the exchange above, I think I was wrong earlier in this topic and I want to say so plainly rather than quietly editing. The correction was fair and I had…
Where to report an adverse event officially, by region — a second dataset Replied, post #7 · Safety › Adverse events · 9 Oct 2025 · 28 likes Acute kidney injury: rare but reported. Symptoms (decreased urine output, creatinine elevation) warrant urgent evaluation. Severe dehydration during weight loss is a…
Citing a preprint in a maintained document: our rule and its reasoning — does this still… Replied, post #68 · Evidence › Preprints · 1 Oct 2025 · 11 likes What changes between preprint and publication: authors respond to reviewer comments, re-analyse data, correct errors found in peer review, and sometimes report…
Reading SURMOUNT-1 without the press release Replied, post #21 · Compounds › Tirzepatide · 30 Sep 2025 · 8 likes The 2.5 mg starting dose is not a therapeutic dose in the sense that weight loss is minimal at that dose. It is a tolerance-testing dose. Confusing the purpose of a…
Why fasting instructions for oral semaglutide are not optional advice — does this still… Replied, post #101 · Compounds › Oral incretins · 14 Sep 2025 · 8 likes I read post #99 twice before replying, because I had assumed the opposite. Oral bioavailability is variable between people. Some people absorb well; others absorb…
Payment method and the leverage it gives you, ranked Replied, post #9 · Sourcing › Payments · 14 Sep 2025 · 0 likes Refund policy before ordering: ask what the policy is if you receive damaged material or if the order is incorrect. Get it in writing or screenshot it.
BPC-157: what the rodent literature actually shows, and what it does not Replied, post #41 · Compounds › Repair & healing peptides · 10 Sep 2025 · 22 likes What would change the position on repair peptides: adequately powered, published, peer-reviewed randomised controlled human trials with pre-specified outcomes. That is…
Hypertension improvement and when medication needs revisiting Replied, post #36 · Clinical › Comorbidities · 1 Sep 2025 · 0 likes Practical note that does not fit anywhere else. Whatever you conclude from this topic, write down what you did and when. The single most useful thing in your own…
Sodium, potassium and magnesium when intake drops Replied, post #59 · Nutrition & Training › Hydration & electrolytes · 15 Jul 2025 · 8 likes Worth separating two things that post #55 runs together. Sodium: losing weight involves losing some sodium. Electrolyte drinks or salty foods help maintain sodium…
Sequence verification for an obscure compound: how it is done Replied, post #67 · Compounds › Other compounds · 19 Jun 2025 · 2 likes Melanocortin agonists: mechanism involves the melanocortin-4 receptor pathway that regulates appetite. The documented adverse profile includes blood pressure elevation…
Coming back to: Semaglutide half-life: where the 165 to 184 hour figure comes from Replied, post #32 · Compounds › Semaglutide · 18 Jun 2025 · 3 likes I read post #30 twice before replying, because I had assumed the opposite. The C-cell question: semaglutide triggered medullary thyroid carcinoma in rodent toxicology…
Coming back to: When "no data" is the complete and final answer Replied, post #10 · Compounds › Other compounds · 10 Jun 2025 · 3 likes post #9 answers the question as asked. The question underneath it is different. For anyone arriving from a search: the marked solution above is the direct answer, and…
Revisiting: Why a compound being unapproved is not the same as being illegal to possess Replied, post #22 · Sourcing › Regulatory · 10 Jun 2025 · 0 likes Off-label use and medical practice: clinicians can prescribe approved medications off-label under some circumstances. That is different from research-use-only…
Regression to the mean in progress reports Replied, post #18 · Research Methods › Statistics · 8 Jun 2025 · 15 likes Confidence intervals: rather than a single point estimate, a range of plausible values. A narrow interval means precise measurement; a wide interval means measurement…
Counter-ion content and its effect on measured mass Replied, post #55 · Analytics › Mass spectrometry · 3 Jun 2025 · 2 likes Purity and identity are different questions: LC-MS establishes that the species at a retention time has the expected mass. It does not establish how much of the sample…
A newcomer's list of things that confused me, and the fixes Replied, post #11 · Start Here › Welcome · 26 May 2025 · 20 likes Marked solutions are the site's way of saying that someone asked a good question and someone else gave an answer that actually worked. It is not a competition and it…
Second pass at: Pharmacy supply in the UK and the questions you will be asked Replied, post #40 · Regional › UK & Ireland · 25 May 2025 · 0 likes Supply and shortage resilience: both UK and Ireland sourced primarily from European suppliers until recent disruptions. Domestic availability and pricing changed.
Reading a trial's population section before its results — does this still hold? Replied, post #137 · Evidence › Trials · 23 May 2025 · 0 likes Dropout is information: high dropout rates can indicate tolerability problems or lower efficacy than the summary suggests. Where the analysis handled dropouts matters.…
Half-life, steady state, and accumulation worked through Replied, post #12 · Pharmacology › Pharmacokinetics · 22 May 2025 · 17 likes On post #8 — agreed on the reasoning, with one qualification. Having read the exchange above, I think I was wrong earlier in this topic and I want to say so plainly…
EU-wide position versus national implementation Replied, post #3 · Regional › European Union · 4 May 2025 · 0 likes Coming back to the opening post, because the follow-up matters more than the original answer. Private prescription with self-payment is legal across the EU and is the…
Why "any advice?" is the least effective ending for a post — the long version Started this topic · Start Here › How to Ask · 3 May 2025 · 0 likes Asking directly, because I could not find a straight answer: Why "any advice?" is the least effective ending for a post — the long version Question in the title.…
Journal club: STEP 1 and the treatment-policy estimand — does this still hold? Replied, post #132 · Evidence › Journal club · 23 Apr 2025 · 11 likes Coming back to post #130, because the follow-up matters more than the original answer. FLOW (N Engl J Med 2024): Semaglutide renal outcomes in type 2 diabetes and…
Telehealth prescribing models in the US Replied, post #87 · Regional › North America · 20 Apr 2025 · 0 likes Worth separating two things that post #83 runs together. Compounding pharmacies: pharmaceutical compounding of a drug not on the FDA shortage list is substantially…
Journal club: SURMOUNT-4 and continuation versus withdrawal — a second dataset Replied, post #17 · Evidence › Journal club · 16 Apr 2025 · 0 likes STEP 1 (N Engl J Med 2021): The pivotal obesity trial for semaglutide and the reference point for most subsequent comparison. Mean weight reduction was substantially…
[2026 update] Heterogeneity as information rather than as a nuisance Replied, post #2 · Evidence › Meta-analyses · 13 Apr 2025 · 21 likes When a meta-analysis is unhelpful: if the included studies are heterogeneous in population, intervention, or outcome, pooling them produces a number that represents…
What SELECT changed about how semaglutide is discussed, and what it did not Replied, post #63 · Compounds › Semaglutide · 3 Apr 2025 · 33 likes Picking up post #60: that is the part I would want checked first. The STEP programme populations were selected: enrollment criteria required baseline body mass index…
UK access routes, dated and sourced — a second dataset Replied, post #53 · Regional › UK & Ireland · 21 Mar 2025 · 0 likes On post #49 — agreed on the reasoning, with one qualification. Supply and shortage resilience: both UK and Ireland sourced primarily from European suppliers until…
One lot is one lot: when a report becomes a pattern — the long version Replied, post #118 · Sourcing › Vendor reports · 18 Mar 2025 · 1 like Multiple services on one lot: agreement across two independent laboratories is stronger than a high number from one. Our vendor pages deliberately mix services for that…
Journal club: SURMOUNT-1, read without the press release Replied, post #76 · Evidence › Journal club · 12 Mar 2025 · 29 likes SURMOUNT-OSA (N Engl J Med 2024): Tirzepatide in obstructive sleep apnoea, using an objective physiological endpoint. Notable because soft endpoints are avoided. Two…
Scheduled maintenance and what will be unavailable Replied, post #65 · Meta › Announcements · 7 Mar 2025 · 23 likes Scheduled maintenance: if the site is going offline for maintenance, advance notice will be posted here with the duration and scope.
Criticising the method without criticising the authors Replied, post #44 · Evidence › Study critique · 3 Mar 2025 · 3 likes For anyone arriving from a search: the marked solution above is the direct answer, and the replies underneath it add the caveats that make it safe to use.
Consistent declarations and why they matter more than clever ones Replied, post #70 · Sourcing › Logistics · 22 Feb 2025 · 5 likes At what point is a parcel genuinely a problem: if it was despatched weeks ago and there has been no update for days at customs, it might be held or lost. Days of delay…
[2026 update] Journal club: SURPASS-2 and the semaglutide 1 mg comparator Replied, post #127 · Evidence › Journal club · 14 Feb 2025 · 7 likes post #126 answers the question as asked. The question underneath it is different. SURMOUNT-OSA (N Engl J Med 2024): Tirzepatide in obstructive sleep apnoea, using an…
Why pulsatile secretion matters for interpreting secretagogue claims — a second dataset Replied, post #42 · Compounds › Secretagogues & GH axis · 8 Feb 2025 · 0 likes Why this subcategory is stricter about sourcing than most: the evidence base is weaker and that is precisely why documentation quality matters more. A supplier page…
What changed in 2026, by region Replied, post #122 · Access › International · 5 Feb 2025 · 7 likes Import rules for personal use: what you can import for personal use depends on your country's rules, not on where it is sold. Checking your country's rules before…
Reconstituting a multi-strength kit without mixing yourself up Replied, post #29 · Practice › Reconstitution · 5 Feb 2025 · 12 likes Worth separating two things that post #25 runs together. Reconstituting a multi-strength kit: if a kit contains 5 mg, 10 mg, 15 mg vials and you are reconstituting all…
Body image changing more slowly than the body Replied, post #67 · Wellbeing › Mental health · 18 Dec 2024 · 13 likes Worth separating two things that post #63 runs together. Substance use: if someone has a history of substance use, appetite suppression and weight loss can shift…
Type 1 diabetes: off-label use and the evidence gap — what changed since Replied, post #15 · Clinical › Special populations · 20 Nov 2024 · 4 likes This follows post #12 rather than contradicting it. Medullary thyroid carcinoma history: an absolute contraindication because of the preclinical findings in rodent…
EMA product information as a primary source — does this still hold? Replied, post #67 · Regional › European Union · 16 Nov 2024 · 0 likes Worth separating two things that post #63 runs together. Two things before anyone answers the substance. First, the context in the first post is clear and specific.…
[2026 update] Step therapy requirements and how to satisfy them Replied, post #28 · Access › Insurance & coverage · 15 Nov 2024 · 6 likes Reimbursement changes: a compound covered one year might not be the next. A formulary decision in January can change by April. Checking again before refilling saves…
Tracking semaglutide's approved indications across jurisdictions, dated — does this… Replied, post #27 · Compounds › Semaglutide · 15 Nov 2024 · 6 likes The SELECT trial changed the positioning because it was the first cardiovascular outcome trial in people without diabetes. That decoupled the cardiovascular argument…
Revisiting: Holding a dose indefinitely: is there a documented downside? Replied, post #8 · Practice › Dosing & titration · 15 Nov 2024 · 0 likes post #7 answers the question as asked. The question underneath it is different. How the published trials escalated: they used specific step sizes and intervals. The…
Why "any advice?" is the least effective ending for a post Replied, post #12 · Start Here › How to Ask · 6 Nov 2024 · 4 likes Five questions in one post gets you one answer: the easiest one, usually not the one you needed most. Post them separately or pick the one that depends on the others…
Follow-up: Tirzepatide's shorter half-life and its one practical consequence Replied, post #19 · Compounds › Tirzepatide · 2 Nov 2024 · 4 likes post #18 is right about the mechanism and I think understates the practical bit. SURMOUNT-OSA is notable because it used an objective physiological endpoint, the…
Progressive overload when the scale is falling — one year on Replied, post #140 · Nutrition & Training › Resistance training · 9 Oct 2024 · 2 likes post #139 is right about the mechanism and I think understates the practical bit. Maintenance is the goal: preserving lean mass and strength during weight loss is the…
Why a preprint's supplementary material is often the best part Replied, post #40 · Evidence › Preprints · 27 Sep 2024 · 8 likes Check whether it was later published: searching for the preprint's first author and keywords in PubMed might find a published version. The published version is the…
Reporting a discrepancy without making an allegation Replied, post #47 · Sourcing › Vendor reports · 28 Aug 2024 · 0 likes Blind submission is worth the effort: have someone else relabel the sample so neither you nor the laboratory knows which supplier it came from until the result is back.…