Research

What Is Instantized Creatine? Types of Creatine Explained
What Is Instantized Creatine? Types of Creatine Explained
Creatine labels can be confusing: micronized, instantized, buffered, creatine HCl. Some describe how creatine is processed, while others describe a genuinely different chemical form. Here's what these terms actually mean,... Read more...
What Fitness Supplements Actually Work? An Honest Tier List
What Fitness Supplements Actually Work? An Honest Tier List
An honest, science-backed tier list ranking supplements from S to F. See what actually works for muscle and strength, and what the marketing oversells. Read more...
The Dark Horse Effect: How People Nobody Bets On Keep Winning.
The Dark Horse Effect: How People Nobody Bets On Keep Winning.
Some people succeed in ways nobody could predict.  Researchers Rose and Ogas call them dark horses. Here is what they do differently, and why it works. Read more...
Why the People You Can Really Talk To May Be Good for Your Health
Why the People You Can Really Talk To May Be Good for Your Health
Research shows the happiest people have deeper conversations, and that strong social connection predicts longer life. Here's what the studies really found. Read more...
How the People Closest to You Shape You: The Michelangelo Phenomenon
How the People Closest to You Shape You: The Michelangelo Phenomenon
There's a researched psychological phenomenon named after Michelangelo. It describes how the people closest to you slowly sculpt who you're becoming. Read more...
What the Science Really Says About Cheese Being Addictive
What the Science Really Says About Cheese Being Addictive
The 'cheese is basically crack' claim comes from one real piece of science, and a lot the headlines leave out. Here's what's actually going on Read more...
Creatine and the Brain: What the Science Actually Shows
Creatine and the Brain: What the Science Actually Shows
Does creatine help your brain? The research on memory, cognition, sleep deprivation, and depression is more nuanced than the hype. Here is what it actually shows. Read more...
Walk Like It's Medicine
Walk Like It's Medicine
The Science of Walking: What It Does to Your Body and Mind. Read more...
The End of History Illusion
The End of History Illusion
We all believe we have finally become who we are. A study of 19,000 people suggests we are wrong at every age, and why that is good news. Read more...
Your Heart Sends More Signals to Your Brain Than Vice Versa
Your Heart Sends More Signals to Your Brain Than Vice Versa
Your heart beats 100,000 times a day without you ever asking it to. It also does a lot more than you think. Read more...
Does Creatine Cause Hair Loss? What the Research Actually Shows
Does Creatine Cause Hair Loss? What the Research Actually Shows
The fear comes from one 2009 study that never actually measured hair. Here is what the newest research found. Read more...
Children of active parents nearly 6x more likely to be active.
Children of active parents nearly 6x more likely to be active.
Children whose both parents are active are nearly six times more likely to be active themselves.  Read more...