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Ozempic could delay ageing, researchers suggest

New studies suggest the weight loss drug could be used to treat a range of issues, including heart failure.

"It wouldn't surprise me that improving people's health this way actually slows down the ageing process," Prof Krumholz was quoted on Friday as telling the European Society of Cardiology Conference 2024, where the studies were presented. Dr Benjamin Scirica, lead author of one of the studies and a professor of cardiovascular medicine at Harvard Medical School, said the findings "reinforce that overweight and obesity increases the risk of death due to many etiologies". The medication is a prescription drug offered by the NHS, which supresses appetite and is sold under the brand names Wegovy - used to treat obesity - and Ozempic, for diabetes.

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