Here’s how retatrutide works and how it differs from existing weight management medications.

Bimagrumab was shown to result in less total weight loss but better body composition. The fact that medication alone can ...

Share on Pinterest How can you preserve muscle mass if you are using GLP-1 drugs for weight loss? Top experts weigh in. Image credit: Santi Nuñez/Stocksy. The development of GLP-1 drugs, such as ...

Altimmune said its experimental drug in a midstage trial helped patients shed weight but also minimized the loss of muscle mass. Altimmune is one of several smaller biotech companies pushing to ...

In the battle of the obesity bulge, glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist medications — aka GLP-1s such as Wegovy and Zepbound — have changed the game for some people who've struggled to ...

A new study offers fresh hope for people living with type 2 diabetes and obesity. Researchers report progress toward a pill that lowers blood sugar and boosts fat burning without cutting appetite or ...

An experimental oral drug claims to do the work of medications like GLP-1s without losing muscle mass. The medication just went through phase 1 clinical trials. Doctors explain the new medication and ...

For a little over a century, modern weight loss medications have worked to provide a slimming solution that mature adults can count on. Subsequently, reduction drugs such as glucagon-like peptide-1 ...

Rapid weight loss affects muscle mass and can increase the risk of osteoporosis. But now there is good news for people taking weight loss medication who may be at risk. A new study indicates that the ...

University of Utah Health researchers have discovered that Metformin, a common drug that’s been used in diabetes treatment for more than half a century, has surprising applications on a cellular level ...

For fitness-minded folks, muscle testing can sound pretty intriguing. But it turns out that it has little to do with fitness...or even muscles. On a basic level, muscle testing looks at a muscle and ...