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Listen: BioMarin’s executive shakeup, a GLP-1 lowers diabetes risk, and a deep look at Recursion’s AI bona fides

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Can Eli Lilly’s blockbuster obesity medicine lower the risk of diabetes? And will Recursion Pharma, the AI drug developer, live up to all the hype? What does the hiring of a well-known industry dealmaker mean for the future of BioMarin Pharmaceuticals? ” Read the rest…

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STAT+: Structure Therapeutics GLP-1 pill cuts blood sugar, weight in early diabetes study

STAT

The Structure drug, called GSBR-1290, may have a tolerability advantage: Only one participant out of 36 dropped out of the study due to drug-related side effects — a 2.8% discontinuation rate that could prove to be an advantage if confirmed in larger studies. Continue to STAT+ to read the full story…

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STAT+: EU regulator recommends expanding diabetes drug Mounjaro’s approval to include obesity

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regulators in Europe on Friday recommended that the approval of Eli Lilly’s diabetes drug Mounjaro be widened to include obesity.   Doctors have been prescribing the diabetes drugs off-label for obesity, but having specific authorization could streamline the process of getting the medicines.

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STAT+: U.K. agency declines to recommend Eli Lilly’s Mounjaro for type 2 diabetes

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government agency on Tuesday said that it won’t recommend Eli Lilly’s Mounjaro — part of a new class of medications that help patients lose weight — for people with type 2 diabetes without additional evidence. LONDON — A U.K. Mounjaro, also known as tirzepatide, has U.S.

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Can GLP-1 drugs help with type 1 diabetes?

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Parkinson’s disease may be helped by GLP-1 drug, new study finds

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The booming class of GLP-1 drugs that includes Ozempic and Wegovy is not only effective for diabetes and obesity, but is also showing early potential to help with conditions involving the brain, like mental health disorders , Alzheimer’s, and even, as new study results suggest — Parkinson’s disease.

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Merck to buy eye drug developer for $1.3B

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An acquisition of EyeBio will hand Merck a treatment for diabetic macular edema and age-related macular degeneration that’s ready for pivotal testing.