A Weekly Injection Could Replace Painful Daily Treatment for Rare Fat Disorder
January 29, 2025
January 29, 2025
NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Jan. 29 -- Rutgers University issued the following news:
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A Weekly Injection Could Replace Painful Daily Treatment for Rare Fat Disorder
Rutgers Health researchers have found that a weekly injection of diabetes medication could replace painful daily hormone shots for people with a rare genetic form of lipodystrophy that leaves patients with almost zero fat tissue, according to a study in The New England Journal of Medicine.
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A Weekly Injection Could Replace Painful Daily Treatment for Rare Fat Disorder
Rutgers Health researchers have found that a weekly injection of diabetes medication could replace painful daily hormone shots for people with a rare genetic form of lipodystrophy that leaves patients with almost zero fat tissue, according to a study in The New England Journal of Medicine.