A GLP-1 receptor agonist approved for type 2 diabetes and chronic weight management.
Diabetes, obesity & metabolism|2026|Nanna M et al.
AIMS: To evaluate the association between semaglutide 2.4 mg and major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) among adults with clinical atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) and overweight/obesity without diabetes in real-world clinical pract…
PMID: 41889157
Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.)|2026|Barenbaum S et al.
OBJECTIVE: This study compared weight-loss outcomes in patients prescribed tirzepatide by weight-loss status and assessed results among patients transitioning from semaglutide. METHODS: This retrospective cohort study analyzed 6-month weight-loss out…
PMID: 41902614
International journal of clinical pharmacy|2026|Seijas-Amigo J et al.
INTRODUCTION: Regulatory reviews in 2023-2024 reignited concern about possible suicidality with Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists used for weight management. While clinical trials and real-world studies have not confirmed an increased…
PMID: 41739406
Skin appendage disorders|2026|Alharbi S, Alkhalifah A
INTRODUCTION: Although glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) demonstrate remarkable efficacy for weight management, emerging pharmacovigilance data suggest an increased hair loss risk, particularly with newer agents. This study invest…
PMID: 41799300
European heart journal supplements : journal of the European Society of Cardiology|2026|Cesaro A, Acerbo V, Calabrò P
Incretin-based therapies currently represent one of the cornerstones in the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus and obesity, owing to their ability to integratively modulate cardiometabolic risk. Semaglutide, a selective agonist of the glucagon-li…
PMID: 42099488
The British journal of ophthalmology|2026|Lakhani M et al.
Ischaemic optic neuropathy (ION) is a rare but vision-threatening complication recently linked to GLP-1 receptor agonists, particularly semaglutide. Using over 30 million reports from the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (2017-2024), we evaluated f…
PMID: 41807083
Cureus|2026|Makkena H
Background The rapid adoption of incretin-based therapies for obesity has raised questions regarding their comparative safety profiles. While the gynecological safety of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists is documented, the potential r…
PMID: 41704984
Cardiovascular diabetology. Endocrinology reports|2026|Kapoor N et al.
BACKGROUND: This study evaluated the efficacy and safety of generic semaglutide compared with innovator Semaglutide in Indian adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). METHODS: This Phase 3, multicenter, randomized, active-controlled, non-inferior…
PMID: 42026662
Clinical obesity|2026|Salama M et al.
Melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4R) deficiency is the most common cause of monogenic obesity; yet treatment options for children with MC4R mutations are limited. We describe significant improvement in weight in three patients with pathogenic or likely pat…
Case Report
PMID: 41489233
Zhonghua yi xue za zhi|2026|Zhang S et al.
The prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus has been rising continuously in China. However, glycemic control rates remain suboptimal, posing a significant public health challenge. Although traditional intensive insulin strategies are effective in impr…
PMID: 42161872
Clinical and molecular hepatology|2026|Bong S, Teh K, Wong V
Steatotic liver disease (SLD) is a growing global epidemic, with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) now the most common chronic liver disease worldwide and closely linked to adverse cardiovascular outcomes. Lifestyle mod…
Review
PMID: 41928627
Gut|2026|Russo S et al.
PMID: 42120185
Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry|2026|Michalon R et al.
Recent revisions of Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) definitions by two leading research groups—the Alzheimer’s Association and the International Working Group—reflect divergent approaches: the former promotes a strictly biological definition, while the latt…
PMID: 41702711
Scientific reports|2026|Klemets A et al.
The gut microbiome has been shown to be affected by the use of many human-targeted medications, and the interaction can be bidirectional. This has been clearly demonstrated for type 2 diabetes medications that have been in clinical use for several de…
PMID: 41580554
Diabetes, obesity & metabolism|2026|Müller-Wieland D et al.
PMID: 41969169
Chirurgie (Heidelberg, Germany)|2026|Hussain M, Miras A
The anorectic peptide-based obesity management medications (OMM) have dominated the treatment of obesity over the last decade. This review analyses the evidence that has laid the ground for the three most frequently used drugs (liraglutide, semagluti…
Review
PMID: 41191087
British journal of clinical pharmacology|2026|Qaisar R et al.|3 citations
AIMS: Older men with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) face a heightened risk of sarcopenia. This study aimed to compare the longitudinal effects of semaglutide, a glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist and sitagliptin as the control group on sarcope…
PMID: 40855709
European heart journal|2026|Nordanstig J et al.
PMID: 41780559
American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism|2026|Bredum S et al.
The objective of this is to compare the effects of diet restriction and semaglutide treatment on body composition (BC), energy expenditure (EE), and metabolic adaptation (MA) in Göttingen Minipigs as a model for human obesity. Diet-induced obese Gött…
PMID: 41671030
European radiology experimental|2026|Li Y et al.
OBJECTIVE: Early intervention in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) is critical to halt disease progression. However, noninvasive tools for monitoring early-stage MASH and therapeutic efficacy in preclinical models remain limited…
Animal Study
PMID: 42090063