Posted on 05/10/2023 9:38:42 PM PDT by ConservativeMind
Maynooth University's Kathleen Londsdale Institute for Human Health Research has just published research into the benefits of the popular obesity treatment drug, GLP-1.
Previous research has found that people with obesity are at a greater risk of developing cancer, in part due to their anticancer immune cells—better known as the 'Natural Killer (NK)' cell—being rendered useless due to their disease.
New research carried out by Dr. Andrew Hogan and his team has found that the popular, and gold-standard pharmacological treatment for obesity, Glucagon-like peptide (GLP-1) analogues, can actually restore the NK cell function in the body including its ability to kill cancerous cells.
The World Health Organization estimates that 13% of the global adult population suffers from obesity; a disease linked with a higher risk of getting cancer. These cancers make up 40% of all cancers diagnosed in the United States each year.
The research also shows that the restored cancer-killing effect of NK cells is independent of the GLP-1's main weight loss function so it appears the treatment is directly kick-starting the NK cells' engine.
(Excerpt) Read more at medicalxpress.com ...
Please try to get your weight down. After all, who wants cancer to win?
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Would it work for/can I get this for my dog?
He’s all I have left now.
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It would only help if he was obese and it was not toxic.
I’m sorry it can’t do more.
Whether there are any studies saying any of these over the counter products are safe for dogs, I don't know.
Metformin has already been shown to reduce some forms of cancer by over 50%. Shhhh . . .
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