Ketamine and the future of rapid-acting antidepressants
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In addition to residual cardiovascular risk despite aggressive LDL reduction, high costs limiting accessibility, and unresolved long-term safety concerns, past failures of HDL-directed therapies such as CETP inhibitors underscore the complexity of lipid biology
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The authors of the study concluded that the GLP-1 receptor agonist lixisenatide had a three-point beneficial effect, when compared with placebo, in the change over a 12-month period from a baseline value of approximately 15 points on a 132-point scale measuring motor disability. The active arm improved 0.04 points in the lixisenatide group and worsened 3.04 points in the placebo group