Medical Notes: A New Weight Loss Drug Without The Side Effects, How Paternal Drinking Affects Kids, And How To Fix Your Arthritic Knees Without Surgery

Why are weight loss drugs so difficult to take long-term?

GIP-1 medications help suppress a person’s appetite, but the various side effects like vomiting and nausea cause a majority of patients to stop using the drugs within a year. Thankfully, a research team has found a new brain region to target that won’t cause these gastro-intestinal symptoms. When tested in mice, the injection helped the animals lose weight without negative side effects. The study is published in the journal Science Translational Medicine.

Alcoholism doesn’t just affect one person.

New research in the journal Aging And Disease shows that paternal drinking habits before conception can negatively affect fetal development. It can also cause symptoms of early aging in kids, even when consuming the legal limit. And the effects continue to worsen if both parents drink.

Fix your bad knees without surgery.

Osteo-arthritis is a leading cause of adult disability and there’s no way to reverse the damage. However, scientists have found that making a small adjustment to how someone walks can cause the same amount of relief as medication. It also reduces cartilage damage in the knee. The study is published in The Lancet Rheumatology.

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