A GLP-1 receptor agonist approved for type 2 diabetes and chronic weight management.
Concern over the side effects of anti-obesity medications, particularly if severe, has grown as their use has increased. Thus, the objective was to use trends in the reporting of suspected adverse events associated with anti-obesity medications that…
Nephronophthisis (NPH) is the leading genetic cause of end-stage renal disease in children and young adults, but no effective disease-modifying therapies are currently available. Here, we identify glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) signaling as a novel…
Metabolic syndrome (MetS) represents the concurrent manifestation of multiple cardiometabolic risk factors, including visceral obesity, hyperglycemia, hypertension, hypertriglyceridemia, and low HDL-cholesterol, cumulatively predisposing to accelerat…
Excessive alcohol use is a leading cause of preventable death in the USA, and the number of annual deaths from alcohol more than doubles the number from drug overdose. As newer glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists like semaglutide have i…
The increasing prevalence of type 2 diabetes presents a major global health challenge. Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists offer glycemic control, weight loss, and cardiovascular benefits but are limited by rapid enzymatic degradation a…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) periodically updates its Model List of Essential Medicines (EML) and Essential Medicines for Children (EMLc) to address evolving global health priorities. The 24th EML and 10th EMLc, released on 5th September 2025,…
Coupling genetic profiling with electronic health records from hospital biobanks is a foundational resource for precision medicine. However, lack of ancestral heterogeneity limits discovery and generalizability. We leveraged the UCLA ATLAS Community…
Menopause is a complex period in women's life, when weight gain and predisposition to obesity are frequent. Moreover, even during menopause transition, women begin to lose lean mass up to 0.5% and, therefore, an increase in the percentage of fat mass…
BACKGROUND: The role of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP1-RAs) in patients with weight regain after bariatric surgery remains unclear. The objective of this study was to determine the efficacy and safety of 12 months of GLP1-RA treatmen…
Obesity is a well-established risk factor for both the incidence and poorer clinical outcomes of Breast Cancer (BC), particularly among hormone receptor-positive postmenopausal women. However, conventional weight loss interventions have yielded limit…
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) exert cardiovascular benefits in diabetic patients, but the underlying mechanisms remain incompletely understood. Semaglutide, a novel long-acting GLP-1RA, has shown a reduc…
PURPOSE: Sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) is effective, but weight regain (WR) and variable hormonal responses challenge long-term outcomes. This study evaluated long-term weight and incretin trajectories after LSG in adolescents and assessed the impact of a…
OBJECTIVES: In this study, the comparative bioavailability of semaglutide following the administration of oral (PO) and subcutaneous (SC) doses in healthy subjects was evaluated. The pharmacokinetics of semaglutide of these formulations at lower dose…
Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) and glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide/GLP-1 receptor agonists (GIP/GLP-1 RAs) are emerging as effective treatments for obesity and cardiometabolic disease. This study evaluated physicia…
BACKGROUND: Multiple meta-analyses (MAs) have demonstrated that six pharmacotherapies, including orlistat, liraglutide, phentermine/topiramate, naltrexone/bupropion, semaglutide, and tirzepatide, improve weight loss and weight maintenance. However, f…
In the management of hypertension, only limited advances have been made over the past decades. Recent studies highlight the potential of next-generation incretin-based therapeutics, such as GLP-1 RAs (glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists) like s…
Inflamed epicardial fat (EAT) accumulation around the myocardium and coronaries is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Glucagon-like peptide receptor-agonists 1 improves the insulin response and reduces EAT thickness. We aimed to demonstrate th…
BACKGROUND: Hypothalamic obesity, weight gain dominantly due to hypothalamic dysfunction, is a challenge for patients with craniopharyngioma surgery. Semaglutide, a long-acting GLP-1 receptor agonist, has shown promise in obesity management. However,…
IMPORTANCE: Obesity, a chronic disease with escalating global prevalence, poses considerable health risks. Glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs), including liraglutide, semaglutide, and tirzepatide, have demonstrated efficacy for weigh…