The peptides compensate for age-related decline in natural healing factors, helping older adults recover from injuries at rates closer to younger individuals
When applied as a cream, glutathione acts only superficially, as the glutathione molecule is too large to penetrate the skin barrier in significant amounts
This study used a Ypsomed insulin pump (Ypsomed), Dexcom G6 CGM (Dexcom), and a Pixel 2 smartphone with an application running the McGill insulin dosing algorithm
5-Amino-1MQ inhibits the enzyme NNMT (nicotinamide N-methyltransferase), which is involved in NAD+ metabolism within fat cells
This work was supported by the National Institutes of Health of the USA (R01CA160417 and R01GM115366 to DT), The National Natural Science Foundation of China (31171229 and U1132005 to XS), and a Science and Information Technology of Guangzhou Key Project (201508020258 and 201400000003/4 to XS)