Every so often a drug comes along that has the potential to change the world.
Medical specialists say the latest to offer that possibility are the new drugs that treat obesity — Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and more that may soon be coming onto the market.
Obesity affects nearly 42 percent of American adults, and yet, Dr. Engel said, “we have been powerless.” Research into potential medical treatments for the condition led to failures.
While other drugs discovered in recent decades for diseases like cancer, heart disease and Alzheimer’s were found through a logical process that led to clear targets for drug designers, the path that led to the obesity drugs was not like that.
Researchers discovered by accident that exposing the brain to a natural hormone at levels never seen in nature elicited weight loss.
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—, ”, Jonathan Engel, Engel
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Baruch College
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New York