
Researchers found that semaglutide, the active ingredient in popular weight-loss medicines, extended the lifespan of elderly female mice and improved measures associated with healthy ageing.
The study, published in Nature, showed that mice treated with semaglutide lived significantly longer than those in the control group.
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