GLP-1 may slow biological aging(universityofcalifornia.edu)
136 points by dzink | 121 comments
University of California news article reporting a UC San Diego study suggesting a popular GLP-1 weight loss drug may slow biological aging.
#semaglutide on Hacker News
7 stories tagged semaglutide, newest first.
Hair Loss Was Just the Start. Ozempic Users Are Also Reporting Nail Trouble(gizmodo.com)
44 points by gumby | 32 comments
Gizmodo article reporting on two studies finding GLP-1 drug users like Ozempic patients are more likely to experience hair loss and nail problems.
Semaglutide linked to lower predicted dementia risk(alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com)
469 points by randycupertino | 370 comments
A Wiley Alzheimer's & Dementia journal article on semaglutide's association with lower predicted dementia risk; the capture shows a Cloudflare verification page.
Novo Nordisk's Canadian Mistake(science.org)
399 points by jbm | 211 comments
Derek Lowe's In the Pipeline blog post at Science on Novo Nordisk's mistake in letting its semaglutide patent lapse in Canada, opening the door to generics like Sandoz.
Ozempic shows anti-aging effects in trial(trial.medpath.com)
376 points by amichail | 665 comments
MedPath news article on a randomized trial of 108 people with HIV-associated lipohypertrophy where weekly Ozempic reversed epigenetic biological age by 3.1 years.
Weight-loss drug found to shrink muscle in mice, human cells(ualberta.ca)
322 points by Eumenes | 361 comments
University of Alberta Folio article on research finding a weight-loss drug shrinks heart muscle in mice and human cells.
How long til we're all on Ozempic?(asteriskmag.com)
377 points by thehoff | 1281 comments
An Asterisk Magazine forecast essay by Greg Justice on how long until the 100+ million Americans who could benefit from GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic can access them.