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GLP-1s May Be Working in an Entirely Different Way Than We Thought

Popular semaglutide weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy may work in a more complex way than we realized.

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Popular semaglutide weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy may work in a more complex way than we realized. Their effects on weight are generally understood to depend partly on reducing appetite, but new research in mice suggests that the drug's long-term weight-loss effects do not depend solely on suppressing hunger.

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