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A Brand New Weight Loss Pill Just Hit the Market. Here's How It's Different.
- One doctor breaks down what makes Foundayo so noteworthy. If it seems like new medications for weight loss are coming out at a rapid rate, it's because they are. For a long time, the only options came in injectable form until recently, when the first oral GLP-1 pill became available earlier this year. Now, an even newer oral GLP-1 from drug company Eli Lilly—called Foundayo (orforglipron)— , and it's ...

Source: womenshealthmag.com
MEDICINE   SCIENCE  
The Octopus Penis Arm Doesn't Just Deliver Sperm—It Sniffs Out the Sweet Spot
- Reading time 3 minutes Octopuses are some of the most mysterious animals living in the sea. In research out today, however, scientists have pulled back the curtain on the male octopus' penis-like arm, formally known as the hectocotylus. Researchers at Harvard University and elsewhere studied octopus mating across a series of experiments. To their surprise, they discovered the hectocotylus isn't just used to deliver ...

Source: gizmodo.com