I traveled to Las Vegas in May to watch the Enhanced Games — a one-of-a-kind sports competition that lets athletes compete while using the kind of performance-enhancing drugs typically banned in professional sports. The games, derided as the “steroid Olympics,” were put on by a telehealth company backed by the likes of Peter Thiel and
The popular and experimental drugs called peptides received unprecedented attention last month during a marathon hearing held by a panel that advises the Food and Drug Administration. Catherine Falls Commercial/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Catherine Falls Commercial/Getty Images The peptide saga has reached what could be its most confusing chapter — at least for
Peptides advance little by little closer to the mainstream. On Thursday, a panel of experts narrowly recommended that the Food and Drug Administration reclassify four popular peptides, including one backed by podcaster Joe Rogan, to allow certain pharmacies to legally dispense them. In a sometimes emotionally charged meeting that lasted more than 11 hours, members
A US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel voted to loosen restrictions on controversial peptides that have become popular online but have not been well researched for use in humans. The panel voted narrowly to allow specialty pharmacies to produce drugs such as BPC-157, TB-500 and KPV, a major regulatory hurdle to making them
In this image taken from video, an intravenous infusion is administered at Pure Alchemy Wellness in Chula Vista, California, in November 2025. Javier Árciga/AP hide title toggle title Javier Árciga/AP Stay up to date with our Top First newsletter, sent every business day in the morning. It’s a big week for the peptide industry and
Scientists have achieved It has been shown that a quantum computer can improve the accuracy and scope of drug discovery models with generative artificial intelligence. And they did it taking advantage of their free time and the money they had left over from other projects. The team at the Technical University of Denmark ran their