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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Isabel Keane

Research suggests another side effect of weight loss drugs could be changing the brain

Scientists are exploring how GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic may not only be a metabolism breakthrough, but could also reshape some patients’ brains.

GLP-1s were originally developed to treat diabetes and obesity, but researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz have found that the drugs increased brain connectivity in some patients and may rewire brains beyond quieting appetites, researchers told the Washington Post.

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