Patients often report frustration that loose skin hides their weight-loss success
In humans, women typically show greater responsiveness to GLP-1 receptor agonists compared to men, potentially due to estrogens potentiation of GLP-1 receptor signaling within reward-related and metabolic pathways in the brain (Hayes et al
Lgr5 + stem cells divide into proliferating transit-amplifying (TA) cells, each of which can differentiate into either a secretory or absorptive progenitor cell
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If food cues didnt make us think about eating, then we probably wouldnt take the actions necessary to keep ourselves alive
A case-control study from March 2023 found that there was a significant positive correlation with the presence of increased retained gastric contents, determined by esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD), in patients on GLP-1 agonists compared to control (5.4% to 0.5%)