The GLP1 weight loss drugs offering new hope for Parkinson’s treatment

Beyond diabetes: Exploring lixisenatide’s neuroprotective effects; some thoughts on why evolution has not finely tuned our GLP 1 system

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The GLP1 weight loss drugs offering new hope for Parkinson’s treatment

Beyond diabetes: Exploring lixisenatide’s neuroprotective effects; some thoughts on why evolution has not finely tuned our GLP 1 system

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Diabetes drug slows development of Parkinson’s disease
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Diabetes drug slows development of Parkinson’s disease

The drug, which is in the same family as blockbuster weight-loss drugs such as Wegovy, slowed development of symptoms by a small but statistically significant amount.