1. What best indicates genuine, growing research interest in a compound — rather than just hype?

A single viral social media post about it
Increasing peer-reviewed publications, independent replication, and registered clinical trials
A rising retail price
The compound appearing on a new product label

2. What is ClinicalTrials.gov?

A marketplace for research chemicals
A public NIH registry listing the status, phase, and sponsor of registered clinical trials
A peer-reviewed journal
A private company’s internal marketing database

3. Which of these is a preprint server, meaning its content hasn’t yet been peer-reviewed?

PubMed
bioRxiv
ClinicalTrials.gov
FDA.gov

4. Which of these is a red flag suggesting hype rather than genuine research signal?

A claim that cites a specific, checkable registered trial
Dramatic language like “breakthrough” or “miracle” with no named, checkable source
A peer-reviewed paper with a clearly described method
A trial listed as completed with published results

5. What’s a practical first step in building a personal research watchlist?

Relying only on social media summaries instead of primary sources
Setting up saved-search alerts on databases like PubMed or Google Scholar for specific compound names
Waiting until a compound is already trending before looking into it
Avoiding any comparison against existing reference material