Why People Stop Using Drugs Like Ozempic

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View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter preferences 07.12.23 Your weekly roundup of the best stories on health care, the climate crisis, genetic engineering, robotics, space, and more. For all our science coverage, visit WIRED Science.   Why People Stop Using Drugs Like Ozempic SLIM CHANCE | 5-MINUTE READ  Drugs like semaglutide—better known as Ozempic or Wegovy—could be lifelong treatments for obesity, but what little data scientists have suggests that people don't stick with them for long. By Matt Reynolds   The Problem With Sunscreen Isn't Its Ingredients—It's You SKIN IN THE GAME | 9-MINUTE READ  Humans need protecting from the sun more than ever, and yet this gloopy white cream is widely distrusted, misunderstood, and misused. By Grace Browne   Listen to These Photographs of Sparkling Galaxies WIRED30 | 5-MINUTE READ  How do you make space images more accessible? Turn celestial data into sonic compositions that don't have to be seen to be enjoyed. By Ramin Skibba   A One-Time Shot for Type 2 Diabetes? A Biotech Company Is On It BIOTECH | 4-MINUTE READ  Fractyl Health is developing a gene therapy alternative to drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy to control blood sugar and body weight without repeated injections. By Emily Mullin   Old Memories Can Prime Brains to Make New Ones A SNAIL TALE | 5-MINUTE READ  Creating a memory takes energy, and brains only have so much. A study using snails shows how they can be primed for future learning. By Yasemin Saplakoglu ADVERTISEMENT More from WIRED Science All the Ways to Slow a Car (Even Some Bad Ways) A Hair Loss Study Raises New Questions About Aging Cells An Astrobiologist's Search for Life in Space—and Meaning on Earth Trans People's Mental Health Is Being Weaponized Against Them The Microplastic Crisis Is Getting Exponentially Worse Trending on WIRED PRIME DAY | 35-MINUTE READ The Best Prime Day Deals to Snag Before Midnight By Scott Gilbertson WIRED reviewers have scoured the web for the best Amazon Prime Day deals on gear we've tested and love. GET WIRED Unmissable Deals for Two Days Only. Get full Prime Day coverage with a subscription to WIRED for just $29.99 $5. Subscribe now. ADVERTISEMENT Have questions or comments? Reply to this email.   This email was sent to you by WIRED. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our email address, wired@newsletters.wired.com, to your address book.   View our Privacy Policy Unsubscribe or Manage your newsletter subscriptions   Copyright © Condé Nast 2023. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.