Health rounds: Genetic variations linked to weight loss, side effects from GLP-1 drugs

By Nancy Lapid April 9 (Reuters) - Hello Health Rounds readers! Today we feature a pair of studies that took a deeper dive into the effects of GLP-1 drugs being widely used for weight loss and diabetes. We also report on a fascinating Israeli study in mice that found gender development can be affected and even reversed by a minuscule DNA variation. Genetic variants predict responses to GLP-1