What if Weight Loss Didn’t Mean Losing Muscle

Jul 13, 2026

What if weight loss didn’t have to mean losing muscle? A new early research phase 2 clinical trial published in Nature Medicine tested a powerful idea: combine the currently available drug semaglutide, a GLP-1 weight-loss medication, with a second drug called bimagrumab, which is still experimental and currently not FDA approved, to see if patients could lose more fat while keeping more muscle

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