Does creatine cause hair loss? A 12-week randomized controlled trial.
Double-blind randomized trial tested whether creatine changes DHT, testosterone or directly measured scalp-hair health.
Cognition, mood and brain research
Navigate studies on cognition, mood, sleep and neuroactive compounds without mixing preclinical findings with demonstrated human outcomes.
Match the population to the question
A sleep-deprivation experiment, a neurological disease trial and a study in healthy rested adults have different implications. Check the participants and testing conditions before using one study to explain another setting.
Look beyond a test-score headline
The cognitive domain, duration and comparator determine what a result means. A statistically detectable change on a laboratory task need not establish better daily functioning or persistent benefit after treatment stops.
Start with these studies
The Effect of Prior Creatine Intake for 28 Days on Accelerated Recovery from Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage: A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial.
A randomized trial tested whether four weeks of creatine monohydrate accelerated recovery from elbow-flexor damage induced by eccentric exercise.
The effects of creatine supplementation on cognitive performance-a randomised controlled study.
This preregistered randomized crossover trial tested whether creatine improved working memory, abstract reasoning and eight exploratory cognitive outcomes.
A 2-yr Randomized Controlled Trial on Creatine Supplementation during Exercise for Postmenopausal Bone Health.
A two-year randomized trial tested whether creatine added to resistance training and walking improved bone and physical outcomes in postmenopausal women.
Single dose creatine improves cognitive performance and induces changes in cerebral high energy phosphates during sleep deprivation.
A double-blind crossover trial tested a single creatine dose during sleep deprivation, using cognitive tests and brain spectroscopy.
Creatine supplementation augments the increase in satellite cell and myonuclei number in human skeletal muscle induced by strength training.
A double-blind study examined whether creatine or protein altered satellite cells, myonuclei and muscle-fiber growth during 16 weeks of heavy resistance training.