Creatine

Statins (HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors) - a class of drug used to lower cholesterol levels

Statins (or HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors) are a class of drug used to lower cholesterol levels by inhibiting the enzyme HMG-CoA reductase, which plays a central role in the production of cholesterol...

Elevated HighDensity Lipoprotein Levels

Vitamin E Toxicity

Research has not found any adverse effects from consuming vitamin E in food. However, high doses of alpha-tocopherol supplements can cause hemorrhage and interrupt blood coagulation in animals, and...

Tumor markers

Tumor markers are substances produced by tumor cells or by other cells of the body in response to cancer or certain benign (noncancerous) conditions. These substances can be found in the blood, in t...

Fibromyalgia patients 'may benefit from creatine supplementation'

People with fibromyalgia may benefit from taking creatine supplements, a small new study has found. Creatine is a nitrogenous organic acid used by athletes to improve high-intensity training and explo...

Creatine aids women in outmuscling major depression

Women battling stubborn major depression may have a surprising new ally in their fight—the muscle-building dietary supplement creatine.

Creatine Improves Response Time, Quality of Recovery in Women with Major Depressive Disorder

Women battling stubborn major depression may have a surprising new ally in their fight—the muscle-building dietary supplement creatine.

Muscular Development Magazine Comments on the Effectiveness of Creatine for Training

Bohemia, NY (PRWEB) April 03, 2013 On April 3, 2013, Muscular Development magazine responds to an article published by Stack, which describes the use and effectiveness of creatine for training exer...

Muscular Development Magazine Says ‘Choose What Post-Workout Creatine Works Best For You’

Setauket, NY (PRWEB) April 09, 2013 On April 9, 2013, Muscular Development Magazine released a statement following Stack’s three tips to help consumers pick out the right post-workout creatine...

Creatine monohydrate may boost response to SSRI in depressed women

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Creatine monohydrate supplements may enhance the response to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) in women with major depressive disorder, a new study sugges...

Creatine may fight major depression in women

Women battling stubborn major depression may have a surprising new ally in their fight—the muscle-building dietary supplement creatine.

Muscle-Building Dietary Supplement Creatine Can Fight Depression

According to a new study published in the August 3 edition of the online issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry, women who suffer from major depression may benefit from creatine, a muscle-buildin...

Functional and immunocytochemical characterization of the creatine transporter in rat hippocampal neurons.

Abstract Creatine uptake by neurons requires a specific creatine transporter (CRT). The purpose of the present work was to investigate the activity and localization of the CRT in primary cultures of h...

A phase I, pharmacokinetic, dosage escalation study of creatine monohydrate in subjects with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

Abstract Creatine monohydrate (creatine) has potential neuroprotective properties and is a commonly used supplement in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and other neurodegenerative disorders. Minimu...

Creatine and guanidinoacetate content of human milk and infant formulas: implications for creatine deficiency syndromes and amino acid metabolism.

Creatine is essential for normal neural development; children with inborn errors of creatine synthesis or transport exhibit neurological symptoms such as mental retardation, speech delay and epilepsy....

A short review on creatine-creatine kinase system in relation to cancer and some experimental results on creatine as adjuvant in cancer therapy.

The creatine/creatine kinase (CK) system plays a key role in cellular energy buffering and transport. In vertebrates, CK has four isoforms expressed in a tissue-specific manner. In the process of crea...

Comparison of antihyperglycemic effects of creatine and glibenclamide in type II diabetic patients.

This study compares the effects of glibenclamide and creatine in type II diabetics. In a 14-day symmetrically randomized crossover trial recently detected type II diabetics received either creatine (3...