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Trending topics in diabetes and obesity research and care highlight the 2026 Scientific Sessions program
Experts from across the globe will offer new perspectives on obesity, artificial intelligence, liver disease, behavioral health, women’s health, nutrition, new technology, and other trending topics in diabetes this June in New Orleans.
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New clinical trial results to debut daily in New Orleans
Investigators will present high-impact results for type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, and obesity in several clinical trial sessions. Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1)-based therapies—including dual and triple agonists, oral agents, and longer acting formulations—will be a recurring topic.
2025 Scientific Sessions Newsmakers
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Discover New Orleans during the Scientific Sessions
Let the good times roll! A rich cultural character, exceptional culinary landscape, and vibrant musical traditions await in the city known as The Big Easy.
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Standards of Care in Overweight and Obesity 2025 updates help optimize care for patients and clinicians
Louis J. Aronne, MD, DABOM, and Kim Gudzune, MD, MPH, led an overview of the newly developed guidance, which provides clinicians, researchers, policy makers, and others with the components of obesity care, general treatment goals, and tools to evaluate the quality of care.
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Investigators spotlight innovative bioengineering efforts for beta cell replacement therapy
Michael R. Rickels, MD, MS, and others shared results from FORWARD-101, which studied an investigational stem cell-derived, fully differentiated islet cell therapy for people with type 1 diabetes with impaired hypoglycemic awareness and severe hypoglycemic events.
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Diabetes Care Symposium examines how to fix a health care system driven by drug prices
Seth A. Berkowitz, MD, MPH, and other panelists discussed the challenges facing the U.S. health care system and how policy changes could address them.
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Monoclonal antibody-peptide conjugate demonstrates efficacy as once-monthly treatment for obesity
Researchers, including Ania M. Jastreboff, MD, PhD, detailed the results of a phase 2 study of maridebart cafraglutide for inducing weight loss in adults living with obesity, with or without type 2 diabetes.
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BELIEVE spotlights quality and quantity approach to weight management with combo therapy
Steven B. Heymsfield, MD, and other panelists discussed how bimagrumab can preserve the weight reduction seen with semaglutide while also improving body composition.