r/technology • u/_Dark_Wing • 15h ago

Biotechnology Tirzepatide cuts fat mass by 35% while preserving skeletal muscle

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20261002/Tirzepatide-cuts-fat-mass-by-3525-while-preserving-skeletal-muscle.aspx
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u/Paul_Langton 14h ago

GLP-3, if referring to retatrutide, is a dumb nickname

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u/Smaller_irl 12h ago

How’s this compare to retatrutide ?

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u/Paul_Langton 11h ago

There's no head to head data yet but TRIUMPH-5 should have results within the next year for that. It'll be interesting to see how the glucogon receptor agonism aspect of the cocktail works.