hormone

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The international study found that more than two-thirds of its participants could be spared the side of effects of chemotherapy and be treated with hormone therapy alone.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

"Most current obesity and appetite-control drugs rely on gut hormone signaling, yet we still know relatively little about how naturally produced gut signals influence the brain and behavior," said Director SUH Seong-Bae.

From Science Daily • May 28, 2026

The other is more direct: receptors for GLP-1, the hormone these drugs mimic, appear on the surface of some tumor cells, raising the possibility that the drugs are acting on cancer biology itself.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Retatrutide, an investigational triple hormone receptor agonist, delivered positive weight-loss results in a late-stage clinical trial in certain overweight adults without diabetes.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

Jam rubbed her upper arm as they stepped outside after the movie; the theater had been chilly, and sometimes the hormone implant in her arm ached when she got cold.

From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi