GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic work across multiple body systems including the brain and the pancreas to help drive weight loss and reduce blood sugar. Here is a deep dive into the science.

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When many of us think about how drugs work in the body, we may first think about how a drug gets into the body, such as a pill versus an injection. In the Gellman Group at the UW–Madison Department of ...

FILE - The injectable drug Ozempic is shown Saturday, July 1, 2023, in Houston. Even as millions of older adults clamor for drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy, monthly use of the medications known as ...

University of Virginia School of Medicine scientists have created a computational tool to accelerate the development of new disease treatments. The tool goes beyond current artificial intelligence (AI ...

Tuberculosis (TB) is the world's deadliest infectious disease—and one of the hardest to cure. Standard treatment requires a cocktail of multiple drugs over at least six months, and one in five ...

Senolytic drugs are an experimental class of medications that selectively target and destroy senescent cells. Early research suggests these drugs may help with age-related conditions such as ...

Tufts University researchers’ approach uncovers how TB treatments can best work together at the cellular level to speed better cures Tuberculosis (TB) is the world’s deadliest infectious disease—and ...

Drug development is among the slowest, most failure-prone processes in modern science, with about 90% of drug candidates never reaching the market. Today, artificial intelligence methods have ...

Members Research Spotlight Upcoming EventsOpens a new website. GLP-1 weight loss drugs have quickly moved from medical journals to household conversations, reshaping how Americans think about obesity, ...