GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Zepbound are great at promoting weight loss, but they also cause folks to lose muscle along with fat.

When researchers analyzed weight loss results from patients who took GLP-1 drugs and those who'd undergone bariatric surgery, one method led to much more weight loss.

Tufts University scientists are aiming to revolutionize the future of weight loss drugs by engineering a new compound that targets four gut hormones instead of the usual one to three. These next ...

In Some Ozempic Households, the Weight Loss Is Contagious Patients taking the drugs are finding their families are benefiting, too.

Feeling less stigma — not losing weight — was linked to better mental health, eating behaviors and weight loss after bariatric surgery.

Current injectable weight-loss drugs still fall short of that gold standard, so the Tufts chemists are focused on a drug redesign that could match the 30% weight-loss outcome.

Researchers find tirzepatide more effective than semaglutide for weight loss in a 72-week trial, with significant reductions in body weight and waist circumference.

Jim Gaffigan opens up about his 50lb weight loss using Mounjaro, sharing insights on feeling better, health benefits and societal perceptions ...

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By eliminating the essential amino acid cysteine from the diets of mice, and disabling their ability to produce it, scientists have induced rapid and dramatic weight loss. The technique opens a ...

Tirzepatide (Zepbound) led to more weight loss than semaglutide (Wegovy) in a clinical trial funded by Eli Lilly. Participants who received tirzepatide also had greater improvements in metabolic ...

Weight loss medications are controversial due to some of the side effects caused by the most popular drugs.