Bimagrumab was shown to result in less total weight loss but better body composition. The fact that medication alone can cause fat loss and muscle gain at the same time was a "major breakthrough," ...

Researchers found that GLP-1 medicines caused weight loss mainly through fat reduction, with only modest decreases in absolute muscle mass and no disproportionate loss of muscle function. In mice, ...

Revolutionary GLP-1 medications like Ozempic and Wegovy can help people who have struggled with weight drop pounds far more ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A biotechnology start-up developing lab-grown human muscle tissue has secured £325,000 in investment to accelerate its technology. Myomaker Bio, a spin-out from Loughborough University, has raised the ...

A new study suggests that combining two medicines may help people lose a large amount of weight while protecting their muscles at the same time. The research looked at a treatment that uses ...

A biotech company which aims to revolutionise drug testing using lab-grown human muscles has secured the backing of a seed-stage investor to accelerate its growth.