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Scientists found another surprising effect of semaglutide, and it may have nothing to do with weight loss

Researchers are increasingly interested in what GLP-1 drugs might be doing elsewhere in the body. Now a large new study suggests semaglutide may be associated with lower rates of several neurological and psychiatric problems—and researchers found evidence that weight loss alone doesn't explain the difference.

Scientists found another surprising effect of semaglutide, and it may have nothing to do with weight loss

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Researchers are increasingly interested in what GLP-1 drugs might be doing elsewhere in the body.

Now a large new study suggests semaglutide may be associated with lower rates of several neurological and psychiatric problems—and researchers found evidence that weight loss alone doesn't explain the...

Compared with matched metformin users, for example, dementia or […]

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Researchers are increasingly interested in what GLP-1 drugs might be doing elsewhere in the body. Now a large new study suggests semaglutide may be associated with lower rates of several neurological and psychiatric problems—and researchers found evidence that weight loss alone doesn't explain the difference. It's also far too early to start thinking of Ozempic or Wegovy as brain drugs.

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  • Researchers evaluated 24 different outcomes over approximately two years and compared semaglutide-treated patients with matched patients taking other diabetes medications.
  • Compared with matched metformin users, for example, dementia or […]
  • Semaglutide use was associated with lower rates of numerous neuropsychiatric outcomes.

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Semaglutide has become famous for what it does to the waistline.

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