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Ozempic’s New Frontier: The War on Aging
Research suggests benefits beyond what popular diabetes and weight-loss drugs were first approved to treat
By Alex Janin
The Wall Street Journal
March 10, 2025
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Research suggests benefits beyond what popular diabetes and weight-loss drugs were first approved to treat
By Alex Janin
The Wall Street Journal
March 10, 2025
https://www.wsj.com/health/wellness/ozempic-weight-loss-drug-aging-health-benefits-d93a22f8For decades, scientists have been on the hunt for an antiaging drug. Now, some say we may have already found it.
A fast-growing body of research signals potential health benefits of GLP-1s, the class of diabetes and weight-loss drugs known by names like Ozempic, beyond what they were initially approved to treat. That includes age-related conditions like Alzheimer’s, osteoarthritis, certain cancers and even mortality.
Doctors and researchers emphasize the need for larger, more rigorous long-term studies to confirm these preventive effects are causal, not just correlational.
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