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Peptides & Therapeutics

Peptides & Therapeutics

Therapeutic peptides and peptide drug discovery from the research literature — informational only, never clinical advice.

2026-07-18 · 2 sources How a gut hormone became a blockbuster peptide drug: the science behind GLP-1

A short-lived gut hormone, re-engineered to survive in the body, drove large weight reduction in a major trial — a case study in the peptide-drug strategy of stabilizing the body's own signals.