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Oral GLP-1 pill elecoglipron hit 10% weight loss in a trial
A Lancet phase 2 trial of 310 adults found the oral GLP-1 drug elecoglipron produced up to 10.5% weight loss in 26 weeks against 0.6% on placebo, with no injections and no food restrictions.
Jul 26, 2026
Sarcopenic obesity tripled type 2 diabetes risk
A Diabetes Care analysis of 479,607 UK Biobank participants found people with both low muscle strength and high body fat had over three times the type 2 diabetes risk, far above either problem alone.
Jul 26, 2026
Childhood fruit juice tracks with high blood pressure at 36
A Circulation study followed 25,749 Americans from age 12 to age 36 and found daily sugary drinks and daily fruit juice both tracked with higher rates of high blood pressure, while whole fruit did not.
Jul 25, 2026
Apitegromab kept muscle on during tirzepatide weight loss
A Nature Medicine trial of 102 adults found adding the antibody apitegromab to tirzepatide cut lean-mass loss by 1.9 kilograms over 24 weeks, without slowing total weight loss.
Jul 25, 2026