New research suggests that diabetes and weight-loss drugs known as GLP-1 receptor agonists may also help treat alcohol and drug addiction. A widely used group of medications originally developed to ...

A popular class of therapies for treating diabetes and obesity may also have the potential to treat alcohol and drug ...

Ozempic, Wegovy and other GLP-1 drugs have been shown to curb alcohol effects, a new study suggests. Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor (GLP-1) agonists — which contain either semaglutide or liraglutide ...

Associate in medicine, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Boston.

Diabetes mellitus and diabetes insipidus involve different hormones and aren’t related conditions. But they do have similar symptoms of excessive thirst and frequent urination. Diabetes affects ...

There are four types of diabetes insipidus. Each type occurs due to a different mechanism and has a variety of potential causes. The type of diabetes insipidus determines its treatment. Diabetes ...

Diabetes insipidus is very different from diabetes mellitus. It has nothing to do with blood sugar. Instead, the problem is ...

Mechanistically, thirst starts with the excitation of osmoregulatory cells in a brain structure called the lamina terminalis, which is located in the anterior wall of the third ventricle. The lamina ...

Aquaporin-2 (AQP2) is a critical water channel in the renal collecting ducts that governs water reabsorption and urine concentration. Dysregulation of AQP2, through genetic mutations or acquired ...