Blood sugar and insulin levels also depend on the vagus nerve. As blood sugar levels rise, the vagus nerve stimulates the ...

Weight loss tops many folks' list of New Year's resolutions, and lots of people are turning to cutting-edge weight-loss drugs ...

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 ...

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 ...

These drugs, called glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs), work in several different ways to help people lose ...