Weight loss drugs can help identify potential causes of chronic pain
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Medications such as Ozempic and Wigovy may reduce both chronic and acute pain. For this reason, these types of drugs hold promise as safer alternatives to analgesic treatments such as opioids, although their effectiveness has not yet been demonstrated in humans.
Ozempic and Wegovy work by mimicking a hormone released after a meal known as GLP-1, which reduces appetite and regulates blood sugar levels. These drugs are only approved to treat obesity and type 2, but…
Article modified on November 15, 2024
Corrected the name of the researcher and the nature of the synthetic molecule used in the study
Source: www.newscientist.com
