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Does tesamorelin help with cognition and Alzheimer's risk?

It is being studied for this, which is not the same as proven. The growth hormone signal it copies is thought to matter for brain aging, so tesamorelin is now in studies of older adults, including people with a higher genetic risk of Alzheimer's disease. Its approved use is still cutting deep belly fat. A benefit for thinking is an open research question, not a shown effect.

Educational use only. This database summarizes published research and is not medical advice. Where a dose appears it is a record of what a trial or clinic ran, or what people describe doing, with its source attached. Nothing here is a recommendation for personal use.

Part of growth hormone secretagogues. Sermorelin, tesamorelin, ipamorelin, CJC-1295, and the rest of the GHRH and ghrelin receptor family.

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