Journal Watch 19/06/2024
Welcome to our weekly round-up of the latest bariatric and obesity-related papers published in the medical literature. As ever, we have...
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Aphaia Pharma completes enrolment of phase 2 trial in individuals with obesity
Aphaia Pharma, a clinical-stage company harnessing precision-targeted drug formulations to restore endogenous endocrine balance for the...
The complex role body weight plays in T2DM
A study by researchers at the University of Lincoln has highlighted why some people more at risk of developing T2DM than others and the...
Allurion balloon results in 22.1% weight loss at one year
Allurion Technologies has revealed data from a study of 121 patients across 11 obesity centres treated with two consecutive, four-month...
Pre-operative use of GLP-1s may reduce post-bariatric complications
A combination of GLP-1 agonists taken before metabolic and bariatric surgery may help patients with extreme obesity lower the risk of...
Flagship Pioneering, ProFound Therapeutics and Pfizer to identify novel first-in-class therapeutics for the treatment of obesity
Flagship Pioneering and ProFound Therapeutics have entered a collaboration to conduct foundational research to identify potential...
Palatin initiates study of bremelanotide for the treatment of obesity
Palatin Technologies has begun a Phase 2 clinical study of bremelanotide for the treatment of obesity. The clinical study will evaluate...
Long-term effectiveness of gastric bypass in treating type 2 diabetes and obesity
Roux-en-Y gastric bypass kept type 2 diabetes in remission for up to 15 years and most of the weight off for up to 20 years in one of the...
MBS more effective and durable than new AOMs and lifestyle intervention
Systematic reviews of medical literature between 2020 and 2024 show that bariatric and metabolic surgery produces the greatest and most...
MBS prevents pre-diabetes from developing into T2DM in most patients
Patients with pre-diabetes and severe obesity who had metabolic and bariatric surgery were 20 times less likely to develop full-blown...
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