This finding was later combined with research by Joel Habener and jointly published in JCI.11 The team of Jens Juul Holst at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark published a report in FEBS Letters, reaching the same conclusion in January 1987.23 In December 1987, Stephen Blooms team confirmed in a Lancet paper that GLP-1(7-36) is a human intestinal hormone that stimulates insulin production in the pancreas and lowers blood sugar.24 GLP-1, used for treating diabetes, is quickly broken down in the body, requiring high doses that can cause side effects like nausea
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This study systematically explored the associations between GLP-1RAs and 12 common psychiatric and neurodevelopmental conditions using large-scale GWAS datasets, revealing protective effects against schizophrenia, anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, bulimia nervosa, PTSD, and autism, with consistent findings across multiple databases for anxiety disorders, autism, and schizophrenia
