A widely used weight-loss drug may have an unexpected side effect, especially for women and older adults. New research suggests that people taking semaglutide could lose more muscle than expected ...

The diabetes drug Mounjaro will be tested alongside an experimental treatment to study how to maintain muscle mass while losing weight, according to an announcement Thursday—after earlier studies ...

Altimmune said its experimental drug in a midstage trial helped patients shed weight but also minimized the loss of muscle mass. Altimmune is one of several smaller biotech companies pushing to ...

Rapid weight loss affects muscle mass and can increase the risk of osteoporosis. But now there is good news for people taking weight loss medication who may be at risk. A new study indicates that the ...

A new study offers fresh hope for people living with type 2 diabetes and obesity. Researchers report progress toward a pill that lowers blood sugar and boosts fat burning without cutting appetite or ...

Rhabdomyolysis is a condition in which muscle damage—often caused by drug intake—can lead to impaired kidney function and acute kidney failure. However, there have been limitations in directly ...

Metformin's anti-senescent properties have been demonstrated through pre-clinical studies. To test the intervention in humans, the team recruited 20 healthy male and female older adults for a ...

University of Utah Health researchers have discovered that Metformin, a common drug that’s been used in diabetes treatment for more than half a century, has surprising applications on a cellular level ...