April 15, 2026
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Today: 8 trending tweets, 8 new studies.
New Research
Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists: Their Potential Role in Prediabetes.
Diabetes therapy : research, treatment and education of diabetes and related disorders
Tirzepatide versus dulaglutide in heart failure: another SURPASS attempt yielding a tie.
Heart failure reviews
Comparative Cardiovascular Effectiveness of Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 Receptor Agonists and Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors in Diabetes Mellitus.
Journal of the American College of Cardiology
The ESSENCE of hope: what semaglutide's Food and Drug Administration approval means for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis.
Hepatobiliary surgery and nutrition
GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Semaglutide and SGLT2 Inhibitors after Acute Coronary Syndrome in Patients with Diabetes: Real-World Comparative Outcomes from an Observational Registry.
Cardiology
Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonist Utilization Among Sleep Surgery Clinic Patients.
Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Short-Term Associations Between Fat-Free Mass Preservation and Glycaemic Markers During Tirzepatide Therapy: A Secondary Exploratory Analysis.
Nutrients
Disproportionality Analysis of Tirzepatide vs. Semaglutide and Liraglutide: System Organ Class-Level Post-Marketing Reporting Patterns in EudraVigilance.
International journal of molecular sciences
Trending on X
New blog live on PeptiDex discussing the new FDA Peptide Reclassifications for 2026! It discusses the 14 peptides (BPC-157, Ipamorelin, CJC-1295, GHK-cu, MOTS-c, Selank, Semax, +++) which will be re-legalized & what exactly it entails! vvv https://t.co/k3P9TalgOf https://t.co/30qiSVu9qv
since we're on the subject, here are some issues with GLP-1 (noting the legend), aka Ozempic (semaglutide), Wegovy (semaglutide), Mounjaro (tirzepatide), Zepbound (tirzepatide), and Trulicity (dulaglutide) https://t.co/rjvFWumuDp
On July 23–24, 2026, an FDA advisory committee will evaluate whether multiple peptide substances—BPC-157, KPV, TB-500, MOTS-C, emideltide (DSIP), semax, and epitalon—should be added to the 503A compounding list, including review of proposed uses and sponsor presentations.
🚨HUGE news in the peptide space🚨 Earlier today, the FDA announced it will be removing 12 peptides from Category 2 and into category 1. - BPC-157 - Thymosin beta-4 fragment (LKKTETQ) - Epitalon - GHK-Cu (injectable) - MOTS-c - DSIP (Emideltide) - Dihexa Acetate - https://t.co/6nfU0CFWCU
Wait a minute! I'm sure FDA continues to see other unapproved but popular peptide drugs like BPC-157 continuing to be marketed. These can be risky & ineffective too. Are you going to go after companies violating regs on peptide drugs or cave into RFK Jr. on their compounding? https://t.co/yhJ7DX7wAH
• HHS Secretary Kennedy just announced the FDA is removing 12 key peptides from Category 2 restrictions starting with BPC-157 and others moving to full scientific review. • $HIMS is not a GLP-1 only company. The entire peptide industry stands ready to boom as regulated access https://t.co/3HzcTJWfS0 https://t.co/9UySm2FWBU
@LeRoi__Bear @TheDrMAWZ @sarasteinmd BPC-157: Synthetic stomach peptide promoting angiogenesis and repair. Strong animal data for tendon/wound/gut healing, NSAID alternative; limited human trials, unapproved. Rare sides, mostly none reported. GLP-1 agonists (semaglutide etc.): Curb cravings/appetite. Emerging
@newstart_2024 The infrastructure argument here is solid, but this tweet skips the part that actually matters for policy: the difference between GLP-1 agonists and something like BPC-157 is not just regulatory status, it is the entire evidentiary architecture behind them. Semaglutide has
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