ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,472,236, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to POVIVA CORP (Carson City, Nev.).

"Compositions and methods for treating diabetes" was invented by John Docherty (Port Perry, Canada) and Christopher Andrew Bunka (Kelowna, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein are compositions and methods for treating diabetes wherein the compositions comprise GLP-1 agonists. The disclosed compositions are also effective for reducing body weight and improving triglyceride and cholesterol levels. Disclosed herein are methods for treating type-2 diabetes in a subject, for lowering a subject's A1C, for lowering the body mass of a subject, and for ...