Editorial policy
Editorial standards
The rules we hold ourselves to on a topic where being wrong has real consequences.
Evidence and sourcing
Every health claim is supported by a citation to primary literature (peer-reviewed studies via PubMed / DOI) or a reputable secondary source such as a government health body or an independent evidence database. We prioritise human randomized controlled trials over observational studies, and observational human data over animal or cell studies — and we tell you which tier a claim rests on. Animal findings are labelled as animal findings.
How we grade evidence
Compound and product pages carry an evidence badge:
- Strong human evidence — supported by multiple human randomized trials with consistent results.
- Early / mixed evidence — some human data, or strong animal data with limited or conflicting human results.
- Limited evidence — mainly anecdotal, mechanistic, or preclinical; human outcome data is thin or absent.
No medical advice, no prescription sales
Nothing on this site is medical advice or a substitute for a qualified professional who knows your history. We do not diagnose, prescribe, or recommend a personal dose. For prescription drugs — rapamycin, metformin, GLP-1 receptor agonists — we provide information only and point to legitimate routes (a licensed clinician or regulated telehealth). We never sell them or link to grey-market sources.
Independence and disclosure
We earn affiliate commissions and publish sponsored and guest content. Those relationships never determine our assessments or our evidence grades, and they are always disclosed: affiliate links carry an affiliate disclosure, and paid placements are labelled. We also disclose conflicts of interest in the research we cite — for example, when a trial was funded by the company selling the product.
Authorship and expertise
Content is published under The Rapamycin.store Research Desk. Independent researcher and science writer. Not a clinician; no medical credentials claimed. Every health claim is checked against primary literature. We do not claim clinical credentials we don't have, and we are working to add a named, credentialed medical reviewer.
Corrections policy
Science moves; so do we. When new evidence changes the picture, we update the page and note the change. If you find an error, email [email protected] — substantive corrections are made promptly and, where material, flagged on the page. Accuracy is the entire point of this site.
Language we avoid
We don't use "miracle", "breakthrough", "reverse aging", "cure", "guaranteed", or "secret". Those words signal marketing, not evidence, and they have no place on a page about your health.