In a recently published article in Nature Reviews Drug Discovery, Professor Yihai Cao's research group at the Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology, charts information about drug development for the treatment ...
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Imagine getting the benefits of gastric bypass surgery without going under the knife—a new class of compounds could do just that. In lab animals, these potential treatments reduce weight dramatically and lower blood glucose. ...
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Novo Nordisk A/S replenished supplies of Ozempic, a treatment for diabetes, after social media-driven enthusiasm over the drug's use for weight loss led to six months of shortages.
Mar 20, 2023
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The controversial 2021 decision by the government drug-buying agency Pharmac to prioritize Māori and Pacific patients in its funding of two game-changing new diabetes drugs appears to have paid off.
Mar 20, 2023
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Ozempic has been catapulted into the public eye in recent months as celebrities and wellness influencers started taking it for weight loss. But Ozempic is a diabetes drug—and the craze has led to a shortage, leaving those ...
Mar 1, 2023
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The diabetes drug Ozempic has become a social media phenomenon for its weight loss properties, but its soaring popularity has led to global shortages and doctors warn about the potential side effects.
Feb 28, 2023
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People with diabetes are twice as likely to develop dementia as those without the disease. In a new study, people with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes who took the diabetes drug pioglitazone were less likely to later develop ...
Feb 15, 2023
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Patients with heart failure often suffer from co-morbidities, which places a great strain on the health care services, a multinational study published in Heart reports. The researchers, who are based at Karolinska Institutet, ...
Feb 13, 2023
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There is currently no drug for treating non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, which affects many people with type 2 diabetes and which can result in other serious liver diseases. A study led by researchers from Karolinska Institutet ...
Feb 3, 2023
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When Mark Winternheimer's 12-year-old tabby cat was diagnosed with diabetes last year, the treatment was daunting: twice-daily injections of insulin, an implanted monitor and frequent visits to the vet.
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