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Experimental drug helps patients lose nearly a quarter of body weight in early trials

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! An experimental weight-loss medication was shown to help people lose nearly 25% of their body weight in early-stage 1a/2b trials. The drug, amycretin — developed by Novo Nordisk — works by replicating two hunger hormones — amylin, which regulates appetite and creates a feeling of fullness, and glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1), the …

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