#JPM26: Hua Medicine plots diabetes drug expansion in China and beyond
Shanghai-based Hua Medicine wants to capture a greater share of the global diabetes market with a different approach from popular GLP-1 medicines. Many newer diabetes drugs mimic gut hormones to regulate glucose. Hua’s drug for …
美国数据显示，许多患者在停用GLP-1药物后仍能保持减去的体重。
Many patients may keep off lost pounds after stopping a GLP-1, US data suggests (www.reuters.com) 19:17
Swiss healthcare group Galenica breaks CHF4 billion sales mark
Swiss healthcare group Galenica generated sales of CHF4.14 billion in the previous financial year, an increase of 5.5%. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The company met its own target of increasing sales by 4-6% to post record revenues. Group results met analysts’ expectations that had forecast a sales increase […]
Docosahexaenoic Acid Consumption Early in Life Improves Immune Dysfunction in High‐Fat Diet‐Fed Wistar Rats in a Sex‐Specific Manner
Feeding a high-fat diet (HFD) did not alter body composition or inflammatory outcomes but resulted in impaired regulatory T cell response and compromised adaptive immunity and antigen-presenting function. Supplementing the diet with docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) improved these HFD-related immune changes in a sex-specific manner. ABSTRACT To investigate whether early-life docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) consumption mitigated the […]
GLP-1 Weight Loss Drugs Could Save the Airline Industry $580 Million a Year on Fuel Costs According to a New Study
‘It only makes sense that the weight of passengers impacts costs,’ an equity analyst for a financial firm said
Are Biologics Safe With GLP-1 RAs? Study Provides Insights
Most patients receiving a GLP-1 receptor agonist (RA) and a biologic continue co-therapy for over a year with few treatment-related adverse events. Medscape Medical News
Weight-Loss Drugs Could Save US Airlines $580 Million Per Year
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the New York Times: Weight-loss drugs like Ozempic have transformed millions of lives with easily administered treatments and quick results. Now it turns out the dropped pounds may have a surprising perk for airlines, too: lower fuel costs, as slimmer passengers lighten their aircraft’s loads. According to a […]
GLP-1 weight-loss drugs show early promise for treating addiction
This systematic review evaluates preclinical and clinical evidence on glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists as potential treatments for substance use disorders. Findings show consistent reductions in drug- and alcohol-seeking behaviors in animal models, while human evidence remains limited, heterogeneous, and preliminary.
Worrisome retail trends flagged at Dollar Tree
Like millions of Americans, I like a good deal. With sticky inflation and rising layoffs, finding bargains has become a new American pastime, which should be great news for discount retail chains like Dollar Tree. After all, it’s arguably tough to find a better price than at Dollar Tree, which sells many items for $1.25. […]
Ozempic is Reshaping the Fast Food Industry
New research from Cornell University has tracked how households change their spending after someone starts taking GLP-1 medications like Ozempic and Wegovy, and the numbers are material enough to explain why food industry earnings calls keep blaming everything except the obvious culprit. The study analyzed transaction data from 150,000 households linked to survey responses on […]