Both small biotech companies, like Qiu’s Regor Therapeutics, and industry goliaths, like Lilly, are developing small-molecule weight-loss candidates with the goal of marketing a once-a-day pill.

Scientists are hard at work on a new workout pill that could replace the need to physically exercise altogether.

Louis spent 10 years creating a compound to mimic the effects of exercise on the body, in pill form. A study presented at a ...