Posts Tagged ‘scientific excellence’

Matthias Tschöp Accepts the Banting Medal for Scientific Achievement

ADA2023: A Golden Age of Obesity Medicine?

June 26, 2023 — “We may be on the cusp of an era of astonishing innovation – the limits of which aren’t even clear yet,” writes David Wallace-Wells in the New York Times. Among other breakthroughs, he cites the transformation in care that semaglutide and tirzepatide are bringing for the most prevalent chronic disease in the world – obesity. […]

John Speakman Opens Conference on Obesity Causes

What Causes Obesity? Evidence and Speculation

October 17, 2022 — “This [obesity] is an important problem and we really still don’t know what causes it,” said John Speakman this morning to open a meeting of the Royal Society in London. Three days of presentations and discussion with some of the most brilliant scientists in the world lie ahead. It”s unfolding on YouTube and a dedicated […]