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
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
There are also more extreme options, such as the chemical menopause and, in some cases, having ovaries removed to stop the natural hormone cycle.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
Together, they siphon off an enzyme, which stops the production of a certain hormone, which complicates my life.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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The Catcher in the Rye
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