[rktman]

Will everyone be required to get it?

[Sarcazmo]

It’s about time! This is probably why everyone in Star Trek was fairly skinny. Except Jabba, not sure what his deal was.

[1Old Pro]

and we did not see any untoward side effects," reports Thayumanavan.

Well that's good enough for me, they didn't see anything wrong with the covid shots either.

[redfreedom]

My first thoughts when reading “Groundbreaking new drug” were that of the covid scam.

So no thanks. A good diet and exercise still works for weight problems.

[maddog55]

I found eating right and eating less along with exercise does the same thing and at no cost.

In society they say “There’s an app for that”
In the medical world they say “There’s a drug for that”

[Track9]

And here I thought they were talking about daily exercise.

[philman_36]

Isn't it interesting how all of this fascinating new medical nano tech suddenly appears to solve all these ills. /blatant sarcasm

[SpaceBar]

Torturing lab animals so fat disgusting blobs can stuff their faces.

[fwdude]

The downside: It turns the patient into a zombie.

[ByteMercenary]

“... we did not see any untoward side effects,” reports Thayumanavan.” ... except for a developing prehensile tail and pointy ears. Since mice already have these, any change would be unnoticeable. In people ...

[thinden]

thanx red

[E. Pluribus Unum]

If something is too good to be true...

[Flaming Conservative]

I’m in. I’m overweight, have diabetes, low energy and depression, and my memory is getting bad. At my age (73), I’ll take all the help I can get. What??? You say its $1500 a month??? Not covered by Medicare??? Aw, nuts!

[frank ballenger]

Easy solutions are appealing.

Movie Bruce Almighty (2003):

Happy woman:
“l lost 47 pounds on the Krispy Kreme diet.”
🍩🍩🍩🍩🍩🍩🍩🍩

[GOPJ]

Thyromimetic drugs mimic the action of thyroid hormones, and their health benefits extend beyond traditional thyroid hormone replacement therapies. These drugs can have a range of effects due to their influence on metabolism, cardiovascular function, and lipid regulation.

Is some of this breakthrough stuff happening because of AI?

[mewzilla]

https://cytatx.com/

Polymer based nanogels.

Nope.

[MikeHu]

It seems that all we need is better health and nutrition information — so people don’t become obese and diabetic in the first place. For most people, that would simply be knowing that they don’t have to be eating and drinking every five minutes — or their bodies will die of starvation and thirst. Most of the problems of contemporary life is the problem of excessive indulgence — rather than the lack of the latest pharmaceutical invention.

We have to go in the direction of less — and not more — and eliminate the fat and excess in our society. That’s what the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) should be leading the way. We can do more with less — which is the sign of intelligence — rather than winning Nobel prizes for enabling these problems.

That’s the Trump era. More health and not simply more health care.

[ZOOKER]

This is too easy, there's gotta be a catch.

Eat as much of whatever I like.
No change in diet or appetite.
No need, or even mention of, exercise.
And I lose weight AND lower my cholesterol?

This one is right up there with the 200 mpg carburetor and perpetual motion machine.

[PIF]

“There is a significant amount of development work to be conducted between mice and humans,” Thayumanavan cautions, “but we are hoping it will eventually become a drug.”

—
Someday, in the far far future it will be a pill, not an injection.

[Seruzawa]

Another wonder drug. A long article with a lot of terminology that no one understands. I wonder what the long term effects are. Like every other wonder drug the hype will not be realized. Apparently this sort of psyop is eternally effective.