Day 1,939: diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular, agonist, receptor
Every day seems to bring more exciting news. First the drugs tackled diabetes. Then, with just an injection a week, they took on obesity. Now they are being found to treat cardiovascular and kidney disease, and are being tested for Alzheimer’s and addiction. It is early days yet, but glp-1 receptor agonists have all the makings of one of the most successful classes of drugs in history.
Artwork of the day
The Drugist
Norman_RockwellDate:1939Style:RegionalismGenre:genre painting
Word of the day
diabetes: a disease in which the body cannot control the level of sugar in the blood:
obesity: the fact of being extremely fat, in a way that is dangerous for health:
cardiovascular: relating to the heart and blood vessels (= tubest hat carry blood around the body):
agonist: a muscle that moves a part of the body by contracting (= becoming shorter): a substance that combines with a receptor and causes a change or reaction in the body:
receptor: a nerve ending that reacts to a change, such as heat or cold, in the body by sending a messageto the central nervous system
Quote of the day
“Can I come back and see you sometime?"
"Long as you bring me some chocolate," Gramma said, and smiled. "I'm partial to chocolate."
"Gramma, you're diabetic."
"I'm old, girl. Gonna die of something. Might as well be chocolate.”
― Rachel Caine, The Dead Girls' Dance