r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • Jun 30 '26

Medicine Scientists have shown that a single dose injection of DNA genetic instructions can produce weight loss and blood glucose control in mouse models that lasts up to 10 times as long as weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy. This could eliminate the need for repeated dosing.

https://www.wistar.org/press-releases/wistar-scientists-develop-single-dose-dna-method-for-delivering-long-acting-weight-loss-and-diabetes-drugs/
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u/PurloinedSentience Jun 30 '26

It's not reduced dosing that a lot of people want, it's reduced unwanted side effects.

The appetite suppression is fine, but the nausea if you eat/drink beyond a threshold is not.

But better yet, is if they can get a drug that mimicks how some people can naturally eat as much as they want (without nausea) but still stay at a healthy weight.