A GLP-1 receptor agonist approved for type 2 diabetes and chronic weight management.
Type 2 diabetes mellitus and obesity have become the rising burden across various geographic and economic regions, and they are also the common causes of chronic kidney disease, which further contributes to the development and progression of cardiova…
The 2025 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) showcased advances in understanding neuropsychiatric complications among people with HIV (PWH). This review synthesizes key findings related to central nervous system (CNS) reser…
BACKGROUND: Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is a neurological condition marked by elevated intracranial pressure (ICP) with no evident secondary cause, primarily affecting obese females of childbearing age. While acetazolamide is the stand…
Oral delivery of therapeutic peptides is limited by degradation by digestive proteases and poor gastrointestinal permeability. We have investigated how physicochemical properties, including degree of lipidation and degree of amino acid sequence modif…
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the clinical efficacy and lipid metabolism impact of intensified treatment with degludec-aspart dual insulin combined with semaglutide in patients with type 2 diabetes. METHODS: A systematic comparison and analysis were conduct…
Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1D) is a chronic autoimmune disease caused by the immune-mediated destruction of insulin-producing pancreatic beta cells, resulting in the lifelong need for exogenous insulin. Over the last few years, overweight and obesity…
INTRODUCTION: Previous studies, using clinical trial data, demonstrated that once-weekly (OW) semaglutide is dominant versus other glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) in China. This study aims to evaluate the long-term clinical and…
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Focused review highlighting ten select studies presented at the 2024 American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions. RECENT FINDING: Included studies assessed effects of intensive blood pressure control in patients with type…
Obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus commonly coexist with heart failure (HF) and may contribute to the pathogenesis of HF with preserved ejection fraction. With progression in management therapies for HF with preserved ejection fraction, the mechani…
OBJECTIVE: We assessed the impact of medical weight management (MWM; lifestyle modification ± obesity medications) on major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) compared to metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) and usual care (UC). METHODS: We retros…
BACKGROUND: To handle the increasing influx of prescription medication-driven weight loss (mdWL) patients in aesthetic practices, clinicians must be aligned on identifying discerning factors and strategies for managing this unique patient population.…
OBJECTIVE: Summarize the effectiveness and safety of Semaglutide for non-diabetic obese patients through umbrella analysis. METHODS: From inception to May 2024, we searched PubMed, EMbase, Web of Science, and The Cochrane Library for a systematic rev…
BACKGROUND: The aim of the study was to compare the effectiveness of tirzepatide versus semaglutide in producing weight loss. METHODS: A systematic search was conducted in databases PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science on January 22, 2025, using search…
: Diabetes frequently leads to cognitive impairment, encompassing issues with memory and executive function, as well as depression and anxiety. This study examines the impact of high-intensity interval exercise (HIIE) alongside glucagon-like peptide-…
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Re-cellularization via electroporation therapy (ReCET) is an endoscopic procedure that uses electroporation to induce cellular apoptosis and subsequent re-epithelization in the duodenum. ReCET has demonstrated a positive effect o…
BACKGROUND: Coronary artery disease is the leading cause of death worldwide. It imposes an enormous symptomatic burden on patients, leaving many with residual disease despite optimal procedural therapy and up to one-thirds with debilitating angina am…
BACKGROUND: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a leading cause of dementia with societal and economic burdens. While recent therapies offer disease-modifying potential, concerns remain about efficacy and safety. Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GL…
AIMS: Obesity increases the risk of heart failure with preserved (HFpEF), but not reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). The glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1-RA) semaglutide improves outcome of patients with obesity with or without HFpEF,…