Phase 2 Obesity Clinical Trial from Palatin Set to Begin
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Phase 2 Obesity Clinical Trial from Palatin Set to Begin

According to a story from drugs.com, the biopharmaceutical company Palatin Technologies, Inc., which is specializing in the development of therapies that interact with the melanocortin receptor system, recently announced the…

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Researchers Seek Reason for a Higher Survival Rate in Obese Patients with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH)

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Experimental Drug Earns Orphan Drug Designation for Hypothalamic Obesity
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Experimental Drug Earns Orphan Drug Designation for Hypothalamic Obesity

According to a press release published on Globe Newswire, the biopharmaceutical company Saniona has announced recently that its investigational therapy Tesomet has recently earned Orphan Drug designation from the US…

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Setmelanotide Shows Positive Results in BBS and Alstrom Syndrome
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Setmelanotide Shows Positive Results in BBS and Alstrom Syndrome

In a recent press release, biopharmaceutical company Rhythm Pharmaceuticals (“Rhythm”) announced positive data from a Phase 3 clinical trial. During the trial, Rhythm evaluated setmelanotide for patients with Bardet-Biedl syndrome…

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Study: The Relationship Between Obesity, Lung Diseases, and Pulmonary Hypertension in Transplant Patients

The United States is coping with an obesity epidemic. It is therefore critical to understand the distribution of body fat and its effect on treatment. A recent article in Healio…

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