Obesity News

Medindia's Press Release’ section provides the latest press release on Obesity from across the world for the global audience. This page links to 480 Obesity press releases.

Obesity Action Coalition (OAC) Mobilizes Advocates on Capitol Hill to Mark the Start of Obesity Care Week 2024

WASHINGTON , March 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- To kick off Obesity Care Week 2024, more than 60 advocates with the Obesity Action Coalition (OAC) will gather on Capitol Hill to meet with more than 70 legislators to express the importance of ...


NeuroBo Pharmaceuticals Receives First Site IRB Approval for Its Phase 1 Clinical Trial Evaluating DA-1726 for the Treatment of Obesity

First Patient Expected to be Randomized in the Second Quarter of 2024 CAMBRIDGE, Mass. , Feb. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ --  NeuroBo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: NRBO), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on ...

NeuroBo Pharmaceuticals Announces FDA Clearance of IND for a Phase 1 Clinical Trial of DA-1726 for the Treatment of Obesity

Preclinical Studies Show DA-1726 Elicits Superior Weight Loss Compared to Semaglutide (Wegovy™) and Similar Weight Loss Compared to Tirzepatide (Mounjaro™), While Consuming More Food Initiation of Phase 1 Clinical Trial Expected to Occur ...

NeuroBo Pharmaceuticals Submits IND Application to the FDA for a Phase 1 Clinical Trial of DA-1726 for the Treatment of Obesity

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. , Dec. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- NeuroBo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: NRBO), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on transforming cardiometabolic diseases, today announced that it has submitted an ...

Doctors and Advocates Call for Better Testing and Labeling of Drugs for People with Obesity

TAMPA, Fla. , Nov. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Obesity Action Coalition (OAC) announces the publication of a "Joint Statement in Support of Closing Gaps in the Drug Approval Process and Drug Labeling for People with Obesity." The ...

With Obesity on the Rise, New Bariatric Study Finds Surgeons Don't Follow the Same Best Practices, Even Within the Same Hospital

With over 100 million US adults experiencing obesity, and the condition accounting for $173 billion dollars in extra health costs annually, health tech company Theator set out to examine how bariatric surgeries are stacking up, only to find ...

Innovent Announces Robust Weight Loss Efficacy, Multiple Metabolic Benefits and Favorable Safety Profile of Higher Dose 9 mg Mazdutide (IBI362) after 48-week Treatment in Phase 2 Study for Obesity

Mazdutide demonstrates its differentiated advantages as a novel dual agonist of GLP-1 and GCG receptor with superior weight loss efficacy, significant improvement in a series of cardiometabolic indicators (waist circumferenc e, ...

Federal Officials and Local Leaders to Discuss Policy Solutions to Nation's Obesity Crisis

WASHINGTON , Oct. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Live-stream and In Person Event, October 11 , 2:00 – 4:00 PM, ET National Press Club, Washington DC , or live stream – register here: The State of Obesity: Creating Pathways to a ...

Foresee Pharmaceuticals Announces Publication of Preclinical Data in Nature Communications Demonstrating the Therapeutic Potential of ALDH2 Activator AD-9308 in the Treatment of Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome-Related Disorders

AD-9308 is a potent, and highly selective oral ALDH2 activator ready for IND-enabling development. AD-9308 treatment ameliorates diet-induced obesity and fatty liver, and improves glucose homeostasis in both male Aldh2 wild-type and Aldh2 ...

Phenomix Sciences Co-Founders Awarded First Patent for Using Precision Medicine and Phenotyping to Treat Obesity

New patent covers methods to treat obesity using phenotyping. MENLO PARK, Calif. , Sept. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Phenomix Sciences (Phenomix), a precision medicine biotechnology company that brings data-driven precision medicine ...

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Diet and Lifestyle Crisis Fuels India's Abdominal Obesity

Diet and Lifestyle Crisis Fuels India's Abdominal Obesity

Soumya Swaminathan, former WHO Chief Scientist, highlights that the rise in abdominal obesity in India is largely due to unhealthy diets and a lack of physical activity, pointing to a significant public health concern ( ). ...

Muscle Risk in Weight-Loss Medication

Muscle Risk in Weight-Loss Medication

Essential need to preserve skeletal muscle mass when using GLP-1 receptor agonists for weight loss has been highlighted in the Lancet editorial. Although effective for obesity treatment, these medications raise concerns over the potential for ...

Expanding Access to Weight Loss Drugs Could Save Lives

Expanding Access to Weight Loss Drugs Could Save Lives

Expanding access to new and highly effective weight-loss medications could save over 40,000 deaths every year in the United States ( ). A recent study by the Yale School of Public Health and the University of Florida, explains the ...

Simple Blood Test Offers Early Detection of Obesity-Related Risks in Kids

Simple Blood Test Offers Early Detection of Obesity-Related Risks in Kids

New blood test has been developed that measures lipids to identify children at risk of obesity-related complications, including type 2 diabetes , liver disease , and heart disease , as per a study from King’s College London published in Nature ...

Obesity Care Crisis: Underfunded Services Limiting Access to Treatment

Obesity Care Crisis: Underfunded Services Limiting Access to Treatment

A BMJ investigation has uncovered a widespread lack of access to obesity care in England. Nearly half of the country's patients cannot see specialist weight loss teams, and...

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