2 Companies Poised to Capitalize on the Rise of GLP-1 Drugs
Why Pfizer and Roche look like top choices for investors in the war to tip the scales.
Her food cravings vanished on Mounjaro then roared back
Deep-brain recordings showed that Mounjaro and Zepbound briefly shut down the craving circuits linked to food noise in a patient with severe obesity. Her obsessive thoughts about food disappeared as the medication quieted the nucleus accumbens, the brain’s reward hub.
Ozempic can reduce metabolic risks in schizophrenia patients, multicenter study finds
Semaglutide medications like Ozempic and Wegovy can help lower the risk of heart and metabolic diseases in people with schizophrenia spectrum disorders, according to a study published in JAMA Psychiatry.
STAT+: Structure reports promising weight loss outcomes with obesity drug, but side effect questions loom
Structure Therapeutics said Monday that its investigational GLP-1 pill led to substantial weight loss in two mid-stage trials, but patients also experienced high rates of nausea and vomiting. In the first trial, a 120-mg dose of the drug, a small molecule called aleniglipron, led patients to lose 12.1% of their weight at 36 weeks, while […]
Doctor sends Christmas dinner warning to Mounjaro and Wegovy users
More than 1.5 million Brits now take GLP-1 medications
STAT+: Early update shows Wave’s RNA drug cut visceral fat
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Is addiction the next frontier for GLP-1 receptor agonists?
GLP-1 drugs failed to slow Alzheimer’s in two big clinical trials
Tantalizing results from small trials and anecdotes raised hopes that drugs like Ozempic could help. Despite setbacks, researchers aren’t giving up yet.
Lilly’s GLP-1 Surge Dwarfs Abbott’s Steady Device Growth With 54% Revenue Jump
Quick Read Abbott Laboratories (ABT) grew revenue 6.9% with medical devices up 14.8% to $5.45B. Abbott reaffirmed guidance for 7.5-8.0% organic growth. Eli Lilly (LLY) posted 54% revenue growth driven by Mounjaro ($6.52B) and Zepbound ($3.57B). Lilly raised guidance to $63.0-63.5B revenue. Lilly’s operating margin reached 48.3% versus Abbott’s 19.4%. Lilly trades at 49.5x P/E […]
Should I scoop up some Magnum Ice Cream shares for my ISA?
Shares of The Magnum Ice Cream Company (LSE:MICC) started trading today (8 December), making them eligible for an ISA portfolio. This came after the ice cream business was demerged from Unilever over the weekend. Unilever shareholders will receive one Magnum share for every five Unilever shares they own. However, I’m not a Unilever shareholder. So, […]