Stories

Questions worth exploring.

Illustrated stories about the body, emerging treatments and the experiments that test them.

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GIP receptorDownstream responseGLP-1 receptorDownstream responseGlucagon receptorDownstream responseONE MOLECULE · THREE TARGETS
Illustrated story

Why would one medicine target several signals?

The interesting idea is not “more targets must be better”. It is whether changing several signals can produce a useful overall result.

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Sending cellReceiving cellA chemical signal
Illustrated story

What would show a lasting benefit?

An unusual immediate experience and a durable clinical improvement are different things to measure.

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