Scientists might be inching closer to a breakthrough that some of us lazy bums would very much appreciate: a pill that can safely provide the same healthy benefits of exercise.
On Tuesday, the pharmaceutical company Enveda announced the results of a Phase I trial of its experimental drug ENV-308, which is designed to mimic a hormone released while exercising. In healthy volunteers, the trial showed that ENV-308 appears to be safe and well-tolerated, and Enveda is hoping that the drug can help people maintain their weight loss and hold onto their muscle mass, all without causing the well-known gastrointestinal side effects seen with popular…
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