hormone
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Now, researchers at Aarhus University's Department of Biomedicine have identified a possible new direction for future therapies involving GLP-1, the hormone targeted by popular weight loss medications such as Wegovy.
From Science Daily • May 22, 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
AstraZeneca said that Baxfendy treats hypertension in a new way by targeting aldosterone, a hormone that raises blood pressure.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
Everyone has GLP-1, which is a hormone that lets you know you’re full, but each person has a different “amount” of GLP-1 after they eat.
From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026
When, for example, couples report feeling indescribably happy in each other’s presence, that’s dopamine, the pleasure hormone, doing its work.
From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon
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