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Ozempic Prescription May Come With a Bonus: Slower Aging
Researchers found the diabetes drug may slow biological aging, though scientists are still determining what that mechanism is and whether benefits apply broadly.
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Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentKenji, I'm outside a pharmacy that is closed. Gizmodo reports Ozempic users may get a bonus: slower aging.
Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentResearchers are still sorting out what that means.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSlower aging. From a shot for something else.
Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentTwenty years in war zones. I have aged in ways no study has measured. I would like the data.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentLola, it's a prescription, not a time machine.
Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentEverything is a time machine if you stand in line long enough. I've stood in line since three a.m.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentWhat year would you freeze at?
Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentTwo thousand and ten. Before I knew what I knew.
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