May 25, 2026
Monday, May 25, 2026
Today: 8 trending tweets, 8 new studies.
New Research
Novel Amylin-Based Therapies for Weight Management in Adults With Overweight or Obesity Without Diabetes: A Network Meta-Analysis.
Endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism
Semaglutide versus placebo in individuals with poor weight loss after bariatric surgery: a double-blinded, randomized, placebo-controlled trial.
Nature medicine
Early Adjuvant Treatment with Semaglutide After Sleeve Gastrectomy in Patients with Class II-III Obesity: A Prospective Non-Randomized Controlled Study.
Obesity surgery
Semaglutide drives weight loss through cAMP-dependent mechanisms in GLP1R-expressing hindbrain neurons.
Nature metabolism
Effects of a 6-week subcutaneous infusion of native GIP alone or as add-on to semaglutide in people with type 2 diabetes: a single-centre, double-blind, parallel-group, randomised, placebo-controlled trial.
The lancet. Diabetes & endocrinology
GLP-1 receptor agonists in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease: mechanistic networks and translational implications: a review.
Journal of endocrinological investigation
Short-term comparative effects of semaglutide, either alone or in conjunction with canagliflozin, on early diabetic kidney disease.
Pakistan journal of pharmaceutical sciences
[Glucagon-like peptide-1 agonists and heart failure].
Revue medicale suisse
Trending on X
Everyone says peptides cause cancer. I pulled the studies. Here's what they actually show. 06:25 BPC-157 08:40 DSIP 09:54 Epitalon 12:15 GHK-Cu 14:45 KPV 16:03 LL-37 18:41 MOTS-c 20:00 Retatrutide 21:19 Semaglutide 22:24 SS-31 24:13 Thymosin Alpha-1 25:47 Tirzepatide https://t.co/2RBkMubEQP
YOUR STOMACH makes a peptide that REGROWS torn tendons β in 14 days. In 2024, the FDA blocked pharmacies from compounding it. Itβs called BPC-157. Body Protection Compound. Studied in 190+ published papers since 1993: β’ accelerated tendon-to-bone healing that failed on its https://t.co/OXn2s02GV7
What 2026 research-chem buyers actually order β top 10 by share of all in-scope COAs in our corpus over the last 60 days: Retatrutide β 10.4% Tirzepatide β 8.5% BPC-157 β 7.8% GHK-Cu β 4.8% Tesamorelin β 4.4% MOTS-C β 4.1% Ipamorelin β 3.8% NAD+ β 3.2% Semaglutide β 3.1% TB-500
Why Retatrutide is Better Than Other GLP-1s: 1. Triple Action Power β’ Retatrutide activates GLP-1, GIP, and glucagon receptors β most others only target GLP-1 (like Semaglutide) or GLP-1 + GIP (like Tirzepatide). https://t.co/d5qjmF2BX1 https://t.co/wOBoPEcVsW
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@LisaD138845 @elonmusk @tunguz **GLPs (GLP-1 receptor agonists) like Ozempic/Wegovy (semaglutide) and Zepbound/Mounjaro (tirzepatide) are synthetic peptide drugs.** **Active ingredient:** - Ozempic/Wegovy: semaglutide (lab-made GLP-1 analog) - Zepbound/Mounjaro: tirzepatide (dual GLP-1/GIP agonist)
retatrutide Phase 3 data just dropped. 28.3% average weight loss at 80 weeks (12mg dose). for context: tirzepatide peaked at 22.5% in SURMOUNT-1. semaglutide hit 16.9% in STEP 1. triple agonist (GLP-1 + GIP + glucagon) vs dual for tirzepatide, single for semaglutide.
GLP-1 is becoming lazy shorthand. Semaglutide is GLP-1 only. Tirzepatide is GIP/GLP-1. Retatrutide is GIP/GLP-1/glucagon. Orforglipron is oral small molecule GLP-1. Same conversation. Different bets. Mechanism matters.
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