Understand how peptides function in the human body, antimicrobial peptides, skin care applications, and regulatory updates.

Renewed pharma interest in GPCR biology and radioligand therapies is drawing attention to functional peptide screening ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Sai writes about healthcare, innovation and technology. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice ...

One of the main reasons peptides have gained such momentum in skin care is their balance of efficacy and gentleness. “They sit in that sweet spot of being powerful but low in terms of irritation, so ...

AS THE CURIOSITY around peptides grows, the FDA has considered removing a portion of the 19 synthetic peptides from the Category 2 Bulk Substances List. This is kind of a huge deal because when the ...

My knee-jerk take on peptides is, admittedly, self-contradictory. I think athletes who take them are cheating; I also think they don’t work. That doesn’t make a lot of sense, so I’ve been intending ...

Peptides are all anyone wants to talk about right now, and the conversation is about to get louder with HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s push to make more of them available from specialized ...

D structural model of the human heat shock protein 70. Credit: Wikimedia Commons. Scientists thought they had a working map ...

From anti-aging creams to medical weight loss, peptides have quickly moved into the spotlight. Often marketed as “miracle drugs,” they come with a growing list of claims, but there are things to know ...

Countless stories have been written about the quest for an elixir that would grant its drinker immortality. In 2026, this sought-after ambrosia got a new name: peptides. And L-Glutathione. And NAD+, ...