Rapid weight loss on popular drugs could ‘starve’ the brain, expert warns

Dr. Tommy Wood warns GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy can shrink brain tissue when caloric restriction cuts off vital ...
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Weight loss drugs could change the brain, a new study suggests

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 ...
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The Impact of Drugs on the Teenage Brain

This post was coauthored by Gabriella P. Oettinger and Juan M. Dominguez, Ph.D. As we begin the new school year, the importance of understanding the challenges and risks that students face becomes ...

Used for 60 years against diabetes, this drug also works in the brain

Doctors have prescribed metformin for type 2 diabetes since the 1950s. It works: reliably, cheaply, and with a safety record few drugs can match. What nobody fully understood, until now, was how. A ...