GLP-1s do not increase aspiration or pneumonia in surgery patientsThere is no association between prescription glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) agonist medications and increased risk of aspiration or...
Journal Watch 20/3/2024Welcome to our weekly round-up of the latest bariatric and obesity-related papers published in the medical literature. As ever, we have...
Entera Bio reveals data for oral GLP-2 peptide for short bowel syndrome patientsEntera Bio has revealed positive pharmacokinetic results from its collaborative research combining a proprietary long acting GLP-2...
Nasal spray may reduce severity of sleep apnoeaAustralian researchers have discovered that a bedtime nasal spray has the potential to reduce the severity of obstructive sleep apnoea...
Middle-age obesity may be caused by changes in the shapes of neurons in the brain, impacting the role of MC4RsMiddle-age obesity is caused by age-related changes in the shape of neurons in the hypothalamus, a region of the brain that controls...
Metabolic surgery results in cardiometabolic improvements in people with severe obesityPatients who underwent metabolic surgery had significant improvements in cardiometabolic health, according to researchers from Vanderbilt...