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Even so, companies that sell GLP-1 drugs are still trying to get rid of this side effect.
It's a major reason many patients stop taking the medications.
About half the people who take these drugs feel queasy.
That's because this class of drugs, called GLP-1, affects an area of the brain stem known as the vomit center.
So researchers did an experiment that kept the drug from reaching this brain area in mice.
Warren Yakowich of the University of Michigan says that kept the mice from feeling sick, but also meant they didn't lose weight.
Even so, companies that sell GLP-1 drugs are still trying to get rid of this side effect.
It's a major reason many patients stop taking the medications.
I'm Dave Mattingly, NPR News in Washington.
Just finishing up my prefrontal reps here.
Got to keep the old cortex shredded.
Those all focus on really narrow skills.
You know, word recognition, number processing, throwing a turtle shell.
Cognitive fitness is more of a whole brain workout.
You're trying to build up these broad areas like working memory, processing speed, focus.