Genetically altered fat cells in mice show promise for obesity treatment
Obese mice whose fat cells were genetically altered to produce an increased amount of the glucose-dependent insulinotropic ...
How do GLP-1s boost weight loss and heart health?
Weight loss tops many folks' list of New Year's resolutions, and lots of people are turning to cutting-edge weight-loss drugs ...
Psychology Today19d
The Vagus Nerve, GLP-1s, and Food Noise
Blood sugar and insulin levels also depend on the vagus nerve. As blood sugar levels rise, the vagus nerve stimulates the ...
Medscape9d
The Glucagonostatic and Insulinotropic Effects of Glucagon-like Peptide 1 Contribute Equally to its Glucose-lowering Action
Objective—Glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) exerts beneficial antidiabetic actions via effects on pancreatic β- and α-cells. Previous studies have focused on the improvements in β-cell function ...
Nature4y
G-Protein-Coupled Receptors, Pancreatic Islets, and Diabetes
In addition to impaired insulin secretion, type 2 diabetic patients also have elevated levels of glucagon, which worsens hyperglycemia by increasing glucose production by the liver. Type 2 ...
Medscape1mon
Risk for Ischemic Optic Neuropathy From Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 Receptor Agonists Too Rare to be Detected
Patients treated with glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) appear to have a very low incidence of nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION) when appropriately ...
Tyler Morning Telegraph4d
How do GLP-1s Boost Weight Loss, Heart Health?
These drugs, called glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs), work in several different ways to help people lose ...