A diabetes drug made from Gila monster spit doesn't just help blood sugar — it can also help people lose weight, protect the heart, and even reduce cravings for things like alcohol or drugs.
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Effect of Once-Weekly Exenatide in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes With and Without Heart Failure and Heart Failure-Related Outcomes: Insights From the EXSCEL Trial.
Randomized Controlled Trial
Human
2019 Nov 1282
Microvascular and Cardiovascular Outcomes According to Renal Function in Patients Treated With Once-Weekly Exenatide: Insights From the EXSCEL Trial
Randomized Controlled Trial
Human
2020 Feb27
GLP-1 receptor agonists are associated with higher mitochondrial coupling efficiency in the human heart
Cohort Study
Human & In Vitro
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