Free webinar CreatinED edition 5
Brain Creatine Dynamics
What supplementation, exercise and disease are teaching us. A 40-minute deep dive with Dr Jedd Pratt, Manchester Metropolitan University.
- Date
- Wednesday 2 December 2026
- Your time
- 16:00 UK time
- Where
- Online, Google Meet
8:00am Pacific · 11:00am Eastern · 4:00pm UK · 5:00pm Central Europe
Your speaker
Dr Jedd Pratt
Senior Research Associate in Musculoskeletal Physiology, Institute of Sport, Manchester Metropolitan University
Manchester
Jedd is a Senior Research Associate in Musculoskeletal Physiology at the Institute of Sport, Manchester Metropolitan University, and completed his PhD in Neuromuscular Physiology at University College Dublin.
His research centres on creatine in the brain. He uses magnetic resonance spectroscopy to measure brain creatine and how it changes, with a longer-term aim of finding supplementation strategies that genuinely raise brain creatine and support cognitive function.
In 2025 and 2026 he has published on the reliability of brain creatine measurement, on how strenuous exercise changes brain creatine, and on what the evidence for supplementation does and doesn't show.
Recent research
- Strenuous exercise alters brain creatine and glutamate/glutamine (Glx) in humans: evidence from dynamic ¹H-MRS and ¹H-MRSI The FASEB Journal, 2026 · First author
- Intra- and inter-session reliability and repeatability of ¹H magnetic resonance spectroscopy for determining total creatine concentrations in multiple brain regions Experimental Physiology, 2025 · First author
- Creatine supplementation and brain health: methodological challenges, current evidence, and translational perspectives The Journal of Nutritional Physiology, 2026 · First author
- Creatine supplementation and the brain: have we put the cart before the horse? Journal of Dietary Supplements, 2026 · Second author
- Effects of creatine supplementation on lean mass, muscle size and muscle performance during immobilisation and rehabilitation: a systematic review Experimental Physiology, 2026 · First author
The session
What you'll learn
Creatine and the brain is one of the most talked-about topics in creatine right now, and a lot of what's said online runs ahead of the research. Jedd will walk through what the science can and can't tell us yet, in four parts.
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01
Why creatine matters for the brain
The role of creatine in the brain, why it matters for energy and cognition, and why the evidence so far has been inconsistent.
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How brain creatine is measured
Proton (¹H) and phosphorus (³¹P) magnetic resonance spectroscopy, functional MRS, and the reliability and repeatability challenges behind every result.
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03
Can supplementation raise brain creatine?
How creatine crosses the blood-brain barrier, acute and longer-term dosing strategies, and why the current evidence base is still weak.
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What it could mean for health and performance
The potential implications of increasing brain creatine through supplementation, and what would still need to be shown.
Why join
Clarity on a topic full of noise
Straight from the lab
Jedd measures brain creatine himself. His 2025 and 2026 papers cover how reliable those measurements are and how brain creatine changes with strenuous exercise.
Room to go deep
Our earlier webinars brought together several shorter talks. This one gives a single expert 40 minutes on a single topic.
Honest about the evidence
You'll hear what the research supports, what it doesn't yet, and why the studies so far are hard to compare.
Made for builders and the curious
For founders, formulators and product developers in CPG, from start-ups to corporates and CDMOs. And for health professionals, coaches, athletes and anyone interested in brain health. Accessible without being dumbed down.
Register
Save your seat
It's free and takes ten seconds. You'll get a calendar invite with your joining link, plus a confirmation email.
- DateWednesday 2 December 2026
- Time16:00 UK time
- Length40 minutes
- WhereGoogle Meet, in your browser
- CostFree
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Jenerise supplies Jenerise Cr.01™, a precision-grade creatine ingredient, to brands around the world. CreatinED is our free quarterly education series. It brings credible, independent science on creatine to anyone who's curious, from researchers and clinicians to coaches and athletes.
Questions
Good to know
What time is it where I am?
The webinar starts at 8:00am Pacific, 4:00pm UK and 5:00pm Central Europe. In your time zone that's Wednesday 2 December 2026, 16:00 UK time. Your calendar invite will show your local time too.
How do I join?
Once you register, you'll get a Google Calendar invite with the Google Meet link. On the day, open the link in your browser or the Google Meet app. You don't need to install anything.
Do I need a Google account?
No. Google Meet works in Chrome, Safari, Edge and Firefox without an account. Open the link a few minutes early and we'll let you in.
Does it cost anything?
No. Like every CreatinED webinar, it's free.
Will there be a recording?
Yes. The recording will be sent to everyone who registered within 48 hours of the session.
Is this medical advice?
No. It's an educational session about the research. It isn't personal medical or nutritional advice. Talk to a qualified professional about your own health.
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