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GLP-1 is short for glucagon-like peptide-1

The risks rise even further the longer the gap, with up to 22% higher risk of a major cardiovascular event after two years off therapy

"People often use medications differently than they're prescribed, so it's also important to look at real-world usage, which can diverge from usage in a clinical trial," lead researcher Neil Sehgal, a PhD student at the University of Pennsylvania, told Fox News Digital

Anglo-Swedish pharma major AstraZeneca (LSE: AZN) is moving its oral GLP-1 receptor agonist elecoglipron into an extensive Phase III program after positive Phase IIb results in obesity and type 2 diabetes

Another study reported that subjects using liraglutide, a GLP-1 RA, had attenuated responses in the cortex and insular regions of the brain when exposed to images of food in the fasting state compared to the control group [6]