Ozempic Could Turn Back the Clock on Your Biological Age
When people were randomized to receive either a placebo or Ozempic, they became biologically younger with the latter drug.
The type 2 diabetes drug Ozempic has been linked to slower rates of ageing, and now we have good-quality evidence that this really does occur.
GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy, both of which contain the medication semaglutide, have gained huge prominence for their effects on obesity, but are also being explored for conditions such as cardiovascular disease, addiction and dementia.
Scientists have previously suggested that they might delay biological ageing – the rate at which cells age – largely based on animal studies and observational human data. Now, we have the first clinical trial results providing direct evidence of that, says Varun Dwaraka at diagnostics company TruDiagnostic in Lexington, Kentucky.
