Could GLP-1 drugs influence the aging process? Image credit: picture alliance/Getty Images Those living with HIV may also experience lipohypertrophy, which is the accumulation of fat in certain areas ...

Weight loss drugs show signs of slowing biological aging, scientists discover - GLP-1 drugs help fight the harmful inflammation that raises the risk of chronic disease ...

UC San Diego is leading the way in exploring whether popular GLP-1 drugs consisting of semaglutide — like Ozempic and Wegovy — can slow biological aging. Their new federally funded study provides the ...

Early evidence of GLP-1 benefits for aging are mixed, but researchers believe the concept warrants further research.

The quest to prolong life has gone on for as long as human existence itself, from the mythical Fountain of Youth to quick-fix ...

Drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy are already changing the way doctors treat diabetes and obesity. Now, KPBS health reporter Heidi de Marco says UC San Diego researchers are asking another question. Could ...

The so-called "anti-aging" and "longevity" (healthy long life) market, which aims to slow down the inevitable aging process over time, is growing explosively. While anti-aging drugs were once ...

People have long given up on the search for the Fountain of Youth, a mythical spring that could reverse aging. But for some scientists, the hunt has not ended; it’s just moved to a different place.

"Compound 10" is how Ursula Quitterer refers to the chemical compound that her team has developed and that could slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease. Quitterer is a professor of molecular ...

Researchers have identified a new Alzheimer’s target and created an experimental compound that blocks a damaging process inside brain cells. In mice, the treatment slowed nerve cell loss, reduced ...

Insilico Medicine will partner with SK Biopharmaceuticals to discover new artificial intelligence (AI)-based drug candidates for disorders affecting the neuroimmune area of the central nervous system ...

A controversial Alzheimer's protocol claims to reverse cognitive decline, but medical experts warn it lacks proof.