Hoth Therapeutics Signs VA Research Deal to Advance GDNF as Breakthrough Therapy for Obesity and Fatty Liver - Side-by-Side Study vs. Semaglutide Begins

NEW YORK, July 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Hoth Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: HOTH), a clinical-stage biopharma innovator, today announced a CRADA (Cooperative Research and Development Agreement) with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Foundation for Atlanta Veterans Education and Research (FAVER) to evaluate GDNF (glial cell-derived neurotrophic factor) as a novel metabolic therapy targeting obesity and hepatic steatosis (fatty liver disease). The study, conducted at the Atlanta VA Medical Center, will ...