What it is claimed to help
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What the human evidence actually is
Cell culture, theory, or research-reagent status. Not tested in animals for this use, let alone people.
None. Observational data shows humanin levels decline with age and correlate with certain outcomes. No administration trials in humans exist. Everything else is cell culture and rodent models, including the Alzheimer's and retinal work.
How it is supposed to work
Encoded within mitochondrial 16S rRNA; suppresses apoptosis via Bax and signals through gp130/IL-6-family receptors.
Safety
Unstudied in humans.
Storage and handling
Lyophilised peptide is generally stored at 2–8 °C, or below −20 °C for long-term storage. Reconstituted in bacteriostatic water (0.9% benzyl alcohol) a solution is typically treated as usable for about 28 days refrigerated, versus roughly 24 hours for plain sterile water, which has no preservative. Add the water slowly down the vial wall and swirl — never shake, which shears peptide chains and foams the solution.
Whatever number a protocol or a prescriber gave you, converting it into syringe units is where a misplaced decimal becomes a tenfold error. Our calculators do that conversion and nothing else — they never invent a dose.
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- Hashimoto Y et al. Humanin discovery, PNAS 2001
- Yen K et al. Humanin and aging biology reviews
Verified against primary sources on 27 August 2026. Regulatory status in this field changes several times a year. See How We Rate Evidence.